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jrkdyw
Joined: 27 Aug 2005
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 Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:55 am Post subject: Getting good contrast with out messing with colors???? |
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OK so I wasn't paying attention in class- There is a way to separate hue/color from contrast? So that you may increase the contrast and sharpness of an image with out causing over saturation of color. I think it's done by separating the two some how I can't think of it and it's driving me bonkers*#$@!*@!# My pictures are purple and yellow form age, and I can do enough color adjustments to get the color right but there's just no tonality left when I'm done. I can do curves and levels untill the richness and sharpness are there but then the colors go nuts. Please help SOS  References at least, thanks. |
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Datameister
Joined: 28 Jun 2005
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Well, here's one way you could do it. Duplicate the layer you're working with and do whatever contrast changes you want to the copied layer. Then set that layer's blending mode to Luminosity. That way the colors won't be affected. This won't always look good, though.
Usually, you won't have to make such drastic contrast changes that the colors become seriously oversaturated. Low contrast is not just a brightness problem, but a a saturation one, too, so most photos will benefit from a little more saturation. If you want, you can make color adjustments first and set the saturation a little lower than you really want it. Then do contrast adjustments, and the saturation should be right where you want it.
If you post example pictures, we can help even more.
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lasa
Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 1090
Location: Florida
PS Version: CS
OS: MS XP
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Datameister is right...if you show us a picture of the problem maybe somebody here help you.
When you use the curve..are you using the "gray set point" that tends to be the eyedropper that make pictures come back...
click it on some color that you feel should be a neutral gray.
Color correction is a trial and error job...
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BlueFlare
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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