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The materials and some of the curves used in today's session are attached.  The youtube video is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LjbxYNPseY

Thanks to all for participating!

Mike

Firstly did Shadow/Highlight in PS (Mild)  Then I did Dan's False profile (1.0 gamma)to lighten more. Into CM and set the skin tones in Lab (screenshot 1) Lastly darkened sky with help of a mask  and saturated in Lab again and finally did Dan's "Sharpen 2011"

Ganna,
On your monitor do the shadows look incomplete??  It seems like the blacks are not quite black...
Greg

You are quite right. Thanks Greg

Good job on matching up the skin tones, Ganna!

I am only a newb

This way of PP is quite new to me. (curving combine with blending and masking). I really think it is awesome!!! I can't wait to test CM on a mates machine as i use linux, i can't run CM :-(

Though could not resist to play a bit with this image.


i did use CMYK K channel to get some light in the faces. and applied some luminosity blending in K channel on the Y and M channel to avoid messing with the blue parts to much.  Used Lab for blue /green / red cast fixes. To bad i cannot use the hue clock :-(

Greg feels the methode i use for fixing cast do take away blue's where one does not want. Can me stubborn though the blues at the plateau or ok for me. The sky might be a bit flat. though it could be realistic i have no clue

Nice job on opening up the shadows.
The skin tones are a bit too yellow - try to get a touch more red in them.

Thnx will do. I envy you guys for that color clock

did play with CMYK, though had to go to LAB to get this.



the woman's face is so tricky imo. Before i know she goes red like a tomato

so did remove some yellow instead of adding red.

Definitely a big improvemen, HL.  Nice going.

Thnx Mike.

btw your movies are very educating. I like very much the you way do it. You have a business, though i feel love (for photography)

thnx. for your work.