Thanks, Moose. Very detail.
May you tell me more how to do that as below:-
4) What is LCE? A function or a plugin of PS?
6) How to dodge & burn in digital?
Thank you very much.
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Michael
2009/10/22 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> Michael Wong wrote:
> > Moose,
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Your effect is pretty good.
>
> Thanks!
>
> > What have you done for it?
> >
>
> This is a close as I can reconstruct what I did:
>
> 1. The histogram of the web version was right up against the top, with
> nothing at the bottom. I used the Brightness Tool to center it.
>
> 2. I'm not a fan of big grain, so I used NeatImage to reduce it.
>
> 3. Highlight tool to bring down the background highlights and
> reflections on his forehead a bit.
>
> 4. LCE to enhance micro contrast. It sort of lifted a veil, making the
> image seem more immediate.
>
> 5. Very slight Curves to bring background and reflections down a bit more.
>
> 6. Dodge shadows in her face. Burn reflections on his forehead.
>
> 7. Light sharpening, less for detail than to bring up the hair
> highlights, although it did the eyes some good, too. I think I applied
> it selectively to only parts of the image?
>
> 8. Another round of NeatImage on a masked layer so it only reduced grain
> in the darker areas.
>
> 9. More dodging on her face.
>
> Moose
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