Photoshop
Tips: The Digital Darkroom Target
Workflow
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Set the black
and white point
Select Layer > New > Adjustment Layer. In the New Adjustment
Layer dialog box, for Type, select Levels and click OK. In the layers
dialog box, slide the highlight and shadow triangles in the input
area under the first pixel data in the histogram. If there is an area
in the image that is neutral gray, use the gray balance eyedropper
(the one in the middle)and click in the neutral area in the image.
Click OK.
Adjust the
midtones
Select Layer > New > Adjustment Layer. In the New Adjustment
Layer dialog box, for Type, select Curves and click OK. In the curves
dialog box, set points on the curve and raise and lower the points
to adjust the quarter tones, midtones and three quarter tones of the
image. You can place up to 16 points on this curve Note: to make more
grid lines appear in the curve dialog box, option click in the grid
area.
Adjust the
color
If there are color casts in the image, select Layer > New >
Adjustment Layer. In the New Adjustment Layer dialog box, for Type,
select color balance and click OK. In the Color Balance dialog box,
drag the sliders to adjust the colors subjectively. Note: you can
also use the color samplers to sample up to 4 areas in the image and
adjust the color numerically by looking at he info palette readout.
Make local
tonal and color corrections
To make local tonal and color corrections, select the area that
you want to effect. Then, select Layer > New > Adjustment Layer.
In the New Adjustment Layer dialog box, for Type, select the adjustment
that you want to make. (We made a selection of the window and used
the Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer to change the color. )Note: adding
the adjustment layer automatically turned the selection into a mask.
Remove imperfections
in the image
Select Layer > New Layer. In the New Layer dialog box, name
the layer stamp and click OK. On the tool palette, double click the
Rubber Stamp. In the Rubber Stamp Options palette, check the Use All
Layers button. Holding down the option key, click in the area to sample
from. Then, release the option key and paint over the imperfections
in the image. If needed, use the move tool to reposition the new layer.
