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 05/23/2006 05:32:28 PM · #1


wondering if those who know the ways of PS could help a noobie

took this photo today and feel that it has potential to be a tad more dramatic; thinking perhaps the sky darker whilst retaining the blues of the huts, I'm thinking as a start

would *really* welcome how to advice to achieve this and any other suggestions ...

tvm!

here's the photo ...
 05/23/2006 05:59:45 PM · #2
You are right... there are tons of ways to make it more dramatic. I predict you will be flooded with them shortly! :)
 05/23/2006 06:04:52 PM · #3
I'm sure Bear will be along to tell you the proper things to do but just a quick pass..



Just duplicated the layer, set the blend mode to multiple and masked off the houses.
 05/23/2006 06:12:14 PM · #4
Some basics for creating darkness (of different kinds; experiment to see which you want):

1. Image -> Adjustments -> Brightness/Contrast. Turn the brightness down.

2. Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation. Turn the lightness down.

3. Image -> Adjustments -> Exposure. Turn any of the three listed down.

4. Create a duplicate layer (Ctrl+J), then set its mode from Normal to Multiply (in the Layer Window, which you can get to from Windows -> Layers). You can change the opacity of the layer with the sliding bar at the top of the Layer Window when the new layer is selected.

Some basics for making colors pop:

1. Image -> Adjustments -> Brightness/Contrast. Turn the contrast up.

2. Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation. Turn the saturation up.

3. Image -> Adjustments -> Selective color. Choose the color type you want to change and play with the values.

There are some other ways, but those should get you started.

Also, you may want to make the sky and the huts into separate layers. The way that I do this is to use the lasso tool to make a loose selection of one section (say, the huts), then right-click and choose "layer via copy." Then I make changes to the new layer (such as changing the contrast) and, when I'm done, I can trim off any overlap with the eraser.

Hope that helps.
 05/23/2006 06:13:31 PM · #5

05/23/2006 06:17:26 PM · #6
See... I told ya... and you get something like this:



1-Select hightlights
2-Inverse to select shadows and give it a large feathering
3-Copy to separate layer
4-Set Layer mode to Multiply (makes it darker)
5-Duplicate that layer a couple times (makes it darker still
6-Deselect and use color range selection to select blue of buildings.
7-Create 50% greyscale layer and paint with cyan using the selection to make the the blue... wellll.. bluer. LOL!
 05/23/2006 06:19:14 PM · #7
these are fab! love the ideas and particularly appreciating the menu based instructions

thanks v much

05/23/2006 06:22:44 PM · #8
Originally posted by mk:
I'm sure Bear will be along to tell you the proper things to do but just a quick pass..



Just duplicated the layer, set the blend mode to multiple and masked off the houses.

Ooooooooooo... MK... your skilled post processing makes me hot! ;)
 05/23/2006 06:25:10 PM · #9


-select the sky with the magic wand
-new layer via copy
-selective color layer, play with neutrals
-make clipping mask between adjustment layer&sky layer
-flatten
-my favourite: dodge&burn
 05/23/2006 06:26:21 PM · #10
Originally posted by wavelength:


oops, layer/new layer via copy, hard light, hue/sat layer. free rotate till the lines on the center building were level. crop. layer via copy again, multiply blending, gaussian blur@3 or so, 20% opacity.
05/23/2006 06:31:54 PM · #11
late night for me trying out all these techniques :) lol
 05/23/2006 06:48:04 PM · #12
05/23/2006 06:51:39 PM · #13
Originally posted by stdavidson:

Ooooooooooo... MK... your skilled post processing makes me hot! ;)


Are you mocking me? :(
 05/23/2006 07:05:49 PM · #14
I gave it a go. I tried to not over do it.

05/23/2006 07:20:13 PM · #15
well, you asked for it :)



sorry, i couldnt restrain myself, it does add action to the pic though

-Dan
 05/24/2006 09:46:07 PM · #16
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by stdavidson:

Ooooooooooo... MK... your skilled post processing makes me hot! ;)


Are you mocking me? :(

I am definitely NOT mocking you. :) I like your style.
 05/24/2006 09:48:44 PM · #17
Originally posted by I Enjoy Ham:
well, you asked for it :)



sorry, i couldnt restrain myself, it does add action to the pic though

-Dan

I'm sorry, but this just won't do.

Where are the flames ???????

Art ROFLMAO will be crushed.
 05/24/2006 09:51:57 PM · #18
My version ^_^

05/25/2006 12:43:03 AM · #19
I had company tonight, just saw this on a cruise-back.



Used perspective and skew adjustments to more or less square the verticals.

Selected sky/BG and saved selection

Levels, hue/sat, and selective color on the sky (sel color to add something to the bright gaps between buildings)

Levels, hue/sat on everything else but sky done separetly on inverted selection

Slight vignette applied

Created new empty layer and applied and faded a gradient from top of sky in multiply mode

sharpened with USM

Robt.
 05/25/2006 01:25:10 AM · #20
You know this is just screaming selective color to me. I hate working on an image that keeps getting compressed when saved to jpg but here's what I produced out of it. I changed the colors of three of the buildings just to add some comformity and the one building to form the color contrast.



Edited to add: I also gave the roof top edges a bright white color to match the two in the middle.

Message edited by author 2006-05-25 01:26:48.
 05/25/2006 01:53:52 AM · #21
Originally posted by yanko:
You know this is just screaming selective color to me. ...

The last time a picture screamed selective color to me I was immobilized in a strait jacket by mental health professionals for a week.
 05/25/2006 01:55:05 AM · #22
Hahaha, that's very good Yanko. Poor Kano's pic is morphing before his eyes, assuming he's watching :-)

R.
 05/25/2006 01:57:05 AM · #23
Best I could do with small image. Prob not what you were looking 4.

05/25/2006 01:57:45 AM · #24
Originally posted by Bear_Music:


Used perspective and skew adjustments to more or less square the verticals.

I'm with you, I hate it when verticals get skewed, especially when I'm sober. LOL!
 05/25/2006 03:47:28 AM · #25
I swear it screamed but lets pretend I didn't say that. I don't want a white truck stopping by my house. :P
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