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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:40 pm
by ggroess
A friend just returned from a Caribbean vacation and asked me to make something out of this...

Give it a shot.

Greg

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:12 pm
by imported_Tanja
A try... Maybe bit too much.

Greetings, Tanja

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:42 pm
by ggroess
Maybe..the cookie cutter effect is a bit over the top...

Greg

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:16 pm
by imported_Tanja
What is a cookie cutter effect? Never heard this.

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 11:11 am
by ggroess
The windows look cut out like a stamped cookie.

Greg

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:47 pm
by imported_Tanja
Oh, okay. Yes, you're right.
Too much of blurring, I think. Maybe I can fix this.

Greetings, Tanja

Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:02 am
by imported_Tanja
Maybe a little bit better now, but I can't bring the halos out totally.
Wrong decition before in the workflow for lighten the picture...

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:29 pm
by ggroess
Tanja,

Here is what I did...

1) Layer copy and use an inverted K channel mask in CM to allow me to use the underexposed curves from the library.  I chose the maximum change.  Blur slightly and apply.
2) flatten the image.
3) open in CM and use the B channel from RGB to make a high contrast mask and copied it out to the clipboard, then pasted it in as a layer mask in PS so I could paint on the foreground and the arm to make the mask complete.
4) Open the masked layer in CM and adjust the RGB master curve to make the midtones of the window scene darker and not create the cut out windows look.

Give it another try...
Greg

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 5:59 pm
by imported_Tanja
Works! Good tip. Thanks!

Greetings, Tanja

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:21 pm
by ggroess
Nicely done....

Greg