Postprocessing exercise

[michaellinder]

<p>I hope this image provides enough material with which you can tinker.</p><div></div>

[michaellinder]

<p>And now for the original . . .</p><div></div>

[michaellinder]

<p>Here's my take.</p>

<p>First, I adjusted the tonality using levels in PSE11. Then, using Color EFEX's pro contrast, I corrected the bluish color cast and adjusted the contrast. Also, in Color EFEX, I used the lighten/darken center filter to direct more luminosity on the two subjects. Then, back in PSE11, I slightly increased saturation and applied a finishing touch with an 85 warming filter.</p><div></div>

[richard_]

<p>just basic manual levels with white/black point in CS5</p><div></div>

[igord]

<p>Just basic corrections of shadows and red channel. I like the blue cast.</p><div></div>

[fhmillard]

<p>have you ever used shadows and highlights in photoshop -> image->adjustments; and you can edit->fade shadows and highlights to change opacity and blending mode</p>

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>Copied lit paddler twice<br>

Used channel mixed on each image to get down to primary colors<br>

Posterized to 7 channels<br>

Fractalized for line drawing look</p>

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>opps</p><div></div>

[igord]

<p>@Frank - better make a copy of red or green channel, invert it to get negative and use overlay mode, blur it. Much more control. Then background copy on top in darken/lighten mode.</p>

[michaellinder]

<p>Another abstract version, not nearly as sophisticated as Rick's.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Cropped it and used an effects filter in PSE 6.</p><div></div>

[michaellinder]

<p>Randy: plastic wrap?</p>

[tuutuutuut_taataataat]

<p>looks like an extreme setting in the High pass filter.</p>