bruce levy Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I'm a film photographer being dragged kicking and screaming into digital (I love it). I frequently do sepia-blue split toning in the wet DR. Any ideas for transfering this technique to the digital darkroom. I'm sure there are several ways to approach it and look forward to your expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 The most straightforward way I know is with the "Gradient Map" tool in Photoshop. What application do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce levy Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 Elements 3. I have CS2 but haven't loaded it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 There's a technique here: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/tutorials/tutorial_2_1.htm (towards the end) Here's an example I tried: http://www.photo.net/photo/3587069 Not sure how well it comes across on-screen, it does print nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_bright Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Bruce The 'Computer-Darkroom' technique that Mendel mentions is excellent and very flexible. I've edited numerous images using it. Here's one I did a short while back: http://www.photo.net/photo/3787846 Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_kallet Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Bruce, Here's another: http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/index.php?m=show&opt=printable&id=118 Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Bruce, I use Image Print RIP for my Epson 2200 which has a fabulous "tint picker" feature. Accurate and incredibly flexible toning. Single or split tone, where you choose the precise percentage of each. It also has a high res preview so you can see the effect quite clearly before printing (on your calibrated monitor, of course). The other nice thing about usiing Image Print with an Epson printer and Ultra Chrome inks is that your prints start out absolutely neutral with incredible shadow detail and no metamerism at all. IP comes with its own specialized profiles for many papers. It it's not available, they'll create one for you (no charge). It's a bit pricey at $500, but I would never think of using the regular driver for B&W printing. The techniques that others have offered in this thread are all very good, from the Photoshop side, but this software is a great choice for fine printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce levy Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 Fantastic-thank you all. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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