Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:49 pm
Hello
I found this to be a very difficult image. Please give me your complete comments and recommendations for this example. Furthermore, if you can post your screenshots and your curve file(s) I would appreciate it.
This image involved creating a mask to enhance the background without effecting the skin, hair and without making the boxes appear yellowish. I decided to make two tries of this image, both in Lab, the first using the L channel as a mask and the second using the S Channel as a Mask.
In the first one, Lab1, I used the L channel for a mask. As the screenshots will show a red fringe appears around the hair of the face. In the end, I did not use the L channel for the mask. I over-saturated this image to show the shortcomings of this mask. It did not mask the hair or eyes making a red fringe around the face and some red in the eyes.
In the second try, Lab2, I used the S channel for a mask. This made the faces black, masked the face, eyes, hair which eliminated the red fringe. I experimented with this image to keep the overall color including the skin while bring out the background. What do you think?
In the end, I believe the S channel provides the best mask if not adjusted manually. If I had used the L mask loaded it as a layer mask, and manually masked the hair, face, eyes and made sure that the boxes were masked the L channel would have worked fine.
I know this is off topic but how do I use layer masks with Smart Filters?
Please give me your opinion on both of this trys? Again, please send some example screenshots along with curve files and a complete explanation. I would appreciated any help you would provide.
Thank you
David
I found this to be a very difficult image. Please give me your complete comments and recommendations for this example. Furthermore, if you can post your screenshots and your curve file(s) I would appreciate it.
This image involved creating a mask to enhance the background without effecting the skin, hair and without making the boxes appear yellowish. I decided to make two tries of this image, both in Lab, the first using the L channel as a mask and the second using the S Channel as a Mask.
In the first one, Lab1, I used the L channel for a mask. As the screenshots will show a red fringe appears around the hair of the face. In the end, I did not use the L channel for the mask. I over-saturated this image to show the shortcomings of this mask. It did not mask the hair or eyes making a red fringe around the face and some red in the eyes.
In the second try, Lab2, I used the S channel for a mask. This made the faces black, masked the face, eyes, hair which eliminated the red fringe. I experimented with this image to keep the overall color including the skin while bring out the background. What do you think?
In the end, I believe the S channel provides the best mask if not adjusted manually. If I had used the L mask loaded it as a layer mask, and manually masked the hair, face, eyes and made sure that the boxes were masked the L channel would have worked fine.
I know this is off topic but how do I use layer masks with Smart Filters?
Please give me your opinion on both of this trys? Again, please send some example screenshots along with curve files and a complete explanation. I would appreciated any help you would provide.
Thank you
David