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Lightening without blowing the highlights?
Does anyone know how to do this? I use adjust curves/levels and when I bring up the blacks, the whites also follow and get blown to totally white. I'm looking to do an effect similar to this:  It's lighter than in reality but the whites are not blown. Jun 13 16 05:40 pm Link try image - adjustments - selective color Jun 13 16 05:58 pm Link Try duplicating the layer and change the blend to something like lighten or screen. Change the opacity. Mask out whatever is blown out. Jun 13 16 06:16 pm Link Learn how to make luminosity masks http://goodlight.us/writing/luminositym … sks-1.html http://ppmastery.net/introduction-to-lu … y-masking/ Jun 13 16 06:48 pm Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: I agree, you could use a luminosity mask so that you're not affecting the highlights and only the shadow/midtone. Jun 13 16 06:51 pm Link Since you're in "Curves," just anchor the RGB line segment near the whites so they do not move. Then you can alter the shadows wherever you want them without affecting the whites. Like this:  I just clicked on the three areas around the 75% high side of the line to anchor them (Small white squares.), and then I can move the bottom two for the shadows. The example shows darkening for shadows, but you can move the lower two up to lighten without affecting the whites. Jun 13 16 07:13 pm Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: This Jun 13 16 07:37 pm Link Thach of FotoHouse wrote: You can divide up the zones quite a bit. I think it terms of the zone system, because that's how I was taught, but you can do it however you like. Jun 13 16 07:39 pm Link Blend If in Layer Style. It's the same as luma masking only interactive. Jun 14 16 05:37 am Link Do you shoot in manual mode? I check my histogram. I make most of my adjustments for exposure in camera because I find post editing to be time consuming. Jun 14 16 06:21 am Link |
