Digital Darkroom Assignment: 5/21 - 6/1

[cletus]

Your assignment: Toning

Note: This assignment has been extended until 6/1

Use the photo editing software of your choice to tone an image. You may tone part of the image or all of the image... Its up to you.

As usual, the purpose of this assignment is to help you learn how to use your photo editing software. If you already know a method for toning images, try to find another!

Exampleshttp://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/4419914-M.jpg

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/4419915-M.jpg
Hints



The easiest way to create toned images in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements is with a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer. Just make sure the Colorize option is turned on!
You can use layer blending modes to tone an image.

[ginger_55]

I did this the second I read the assignment. That is taken right outside the back door. I used the hue/saturation method. I had to have books in my lap, but this one I found easily.

Then I did the light vivid thing. I used the paint brush to paint the chosen colors in, so I could leave the dogs their natural color. I left some of the pathway under their feet. I thought it looked better, also that way I can enter it in another assignment for pathways, smile. I just rehomed a dog. I had too many, so this picture is special for me. I did save it to psd.

[cletus]

Nice work ginger :thumb

[wxwax]

Original (from Nome last week.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435208-M.jpg

Slightly green (barely noticeable, I see. Shoulda been more aggeressive.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435163-M.jpg

And purple.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435345-M.jpg




Nigritude Ultramarine (http://nigritude-ultramarine.smugmug.com/)

[wxwax]

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4459056-M.jpg

[damonff]

Beautiful shots and post Sid. How was Alaska??

[GREAPER]

Original

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4383486-M.jpg


Toned

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4465227-L.jpg

[wxwax]

Original
Toned


Very nice work, Greaper. Excellent shot, and a nice touch on the toning. Looks good. :nod

[wxwax]

Beautiful shots and post Sid. How was Alaska??

Thanks. The mountains, as always, were beautiful. I didn't have much time to shoot stills, was rolling tape for the project we're doing.

I think I prefer Alaska in February/March - there's daylight but still winter. Great for winter activities, everything looks beautiful.

Also went to the tiny, disappearing town of Shishmaref this time. It's on a barrier island no longer as protected by sea ice and permafrost - it's now a sandbar being gobbled up by each successive storm. It's doomed. Fascinating look at local subsistence culture, though. Carrion air-drying everywhere, once you start looking for it. Would have made some great gross-out shots!

[Andy]

Toned

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4465227-S.jpg[/QUOTE]

hey greaper .. nice work. try it with about a 20-30% opacity - and see what the result looks like ... i'm finding that if i "tone down the toning" i get a better result.

aw

[Andy]

cletus, i hope it's okay if i jump in and give some suggestions?

toning is explained here with some examples (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7823308)
***note*** where i say "screen" in that tutorial i really mean "overlay" :thumb

cross-toning

this is a nice effect, too

1. convert your image to b&w with your favorite method. there's a ton of info on b&w conversions here (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7475823)

2. now press ctrl-alt-tilde (selects) and then layer>new fill layer>solid color and pick the color you want (try a medium brown). grab the paint bucket and fill the layer.

3. set blending to "color" for this layer and then press ctrl-i

4. make the background layer the active layer and again press ctrl-alt-tilde, and then layer>new fill layer>solid color and pick the color you want (try a slate blue or grey). grab the paint bucket and fill the layer.

5. set blending to "color" for this layer and then press ctrl-i

6. now, play with the opacity sliders for these two toned layers. i usually end up with something like 20-30%, but i've used more and i've used less.

7. you can also press ctrl-l and do a levels adjustment on each toning layer if you need to...

here's a before and after:

color version
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/4428622-M.jpg

cross-toned version
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/4428620-M.jpg

this mimics a very old b&w darkroom technique, one that i was taught as a kid and i'm very happy to know now as a photoshopper :wink

[wxwax]

try it with about a 20-30% opacity - and see what the result looks like ... i'm finding that if i "tone down the toning" i get a better result.

aw

Couldn't you have separated this a little more from my comment about "nice touch on the toning" ? :wxwax

:rofl

[GREAPER]

Hmmm,

Trying to figure this layers stuff out. I couldnt do anything to the opacity on that shot cuz everthing I did I did on one layer.

I am trying to follow what you are saying Andy and I know I just have to play with it some more to understand.

here is another original

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4469782-L.jpg

And some after playing with some of the layers

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4469781-L.jpg

[wxwax]

A couple of different versions. I introduced a lot of noise somewhere in the first one. Either too much contrast or too much Selective Black. Dunno, but it's not the first time that processing the shot brought ina lot of noise. I even ran it through Noise Ninja, not much help.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4471434-M.jpg

And on this one I only played with Color Balance and Selective Black.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4471435-M.jpg

Rubbish, I'm afraid.

Greaper, I like the glow you got on the house. :nod

[cletus]

cletus, i hope it's okay if i jump in and give some suggestions?

toning is explained here with some examples (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7823308)
***note*** where i say "screen" in that tutorial i really mean "overlay" :thumb

Thanks Andy :thumb

I was looking for a link to that thread when I posted this assignment!

[ginger_55]

I find I am using just about everything I know, sometimes in one picture. I think while I am half way through that I would never be able to explain what I have done. Here is one I did today.

But first a question. On the posting here from smugmug, the thing you all prefer, I did one this morning just to see if I could. The photos I did today are not in Smugmug yet, so I will use attachment(s). But I am a little confused on
1) how you get that really big size you all are posting. The one I posted from smugmug came through as the same size as the attachments have.

2) I am in here, and I want to post. So do I get my post set up, minimize the page, go get one address, come back with it copied down, get it on the post, then minimize again, and so on, for multiple images on one post.

3) My questions start out with the really simple stuff that everyone knows, as that is what is never explained, smile.

Here is one picture I did today. I am trying to take pictures for the pathways challenge, then put at least some hue work in them, so I can use them here, too. And I did my usual church baptisms and a couple of African nuns wanted their pictures taken with a church member. I went to church, did the baptism, ran down the path to the beach, no need to go to the beach, no paths there, then went over to where the shrimp boats dock in a creek, as there is a really good path there.

Then I have some more ideas, but I knew that I was not going to get my husband to go anywhere else today. Came home, and I have been on the computer ever since. I got a sandwich for lunch, but didn't even know it was evening. Am starved.

Oh, I love that sepia bridge thing picture, and I think it is toned fine either way. I love sepia, in general, but haven't done it for this assignment, yet.

ginger

I picked one of the pictures I like least. I did it first, did just about everything under the sun to it. Kept thinking the next thing might actually "help". It looked better before I started messing with it. Actually, I got a lot of good shots that I really questioned the idea of doing anything to them.
But assignments beckoned.

[ginger_55]

by ginger, I think this might have just been an overlay.

[ginger_55]

I do like this one, but it has the same feel as the beach picture. I am getting rid of small people who are in my shots, don't want them there. I can do it when they are very small people.

ginger

This one I called Pathways, and I like it as the water "pathway" in the morsh is right next to the pedestrian pathway. These are working walkways, they are there for the shrimpers. We still have those and this is where they are mostly located, about 5 minutes from my house. (I really did do something to this picture, don't remember what. I find that I like those overlays, or whatever last week's assignment was better than the hues, except as an addition to a picture, a small addition.)

[ginger_55]

My husband said he liked it as he was going upstairs to bed. I remember that the skye was just right, and I didn't get many of those today, I do have skies, just didn't want to figure out how to add them on top of the hues, the overlays and the pathways, along with getting the baptisms out. Is there anything in the world except photography?

Anyway, the sky was fine, but the bottom of the picture was dark, so I did use that rectangular thing to seal off the sky, and I lightened the bottom. Helped a lot. Then I did the green or blue or gold thing, don't remember. But I do remember thinking that if I got the green hue thing, I could just add a bit of green to the marsh grass that is just starting to turn from its brown winter color to the green of summer. It wasn't noticeable in most of my shots, so I added some along the edges here. Maybe I did a gold overlay, still don't know what they word means, I am guessing, then I know I used the hue thing for the grass.
I was using everything. I always do the more difficult things first, get them out of my system, then I work on the better photos.

Yup, it is a yucky green.

[wxwax]

I like the second one, Ginger. I know what you mean about working on the pics you like the least. For some reason, I do exactly the same thing. Must be some deeper psychological reason for it, eh?

To answer some of your questions... when I'm finished messing with a shot, I save it, then upload it to smugmug. As it's uploading, I work on another image, or maybe in another window, I begin writing my dgrin post.

I almost always have multiple browser windows open. When the piccies are uploaded, I go to smugmug and copy the URL for each one, and put them in my post, where they belong.

You asked how we get different size photos from smugmug. Look at this image. In the purple box you'll see where smugmug ask you what size piccie you want to see. Click on whatever size you want, then copy the URL (right click, Properties, etc. for Windows; right click, Copy Image location for Mozilla based browsers.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4488160-L.jpg


Large is often obnoxiously large. Medium is what most people use, unless they're especially proud of their shot. :evil Small is a wee bit on the small side.

Here's Small, of a much cropped image.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4251341-S.jpg

Here's the Medium.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4251341-M.jpg

And here's the Large.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4251341-L.jpg

You can also do Original, but that's unusably large. Some folks link to the original, when they're inviting mad croppers (like me!) to play with their shots.

[digismile]

But first a question. On the posting here from smugmug, the thing you all prefer, I did one this morning just to see if I could. The photos I did today are not in Smugmug yet, so I will use attachment(s). But I am a little confused on
1) how you get that really big size you all are posting. The one I posted from smugmug came through as the same size as the attachments have.


Hi Ginger. You can get bigger photos from your smugmug links by uploading larger originals. The reason they are the same size as the attachments is that is your full size. I looked at a few of your smugmugphotos (the Dogs of course!:D ) and they were mostly smaller than 500-600 pixels wide. I'm guessing that you are using Elements to downsize the photos before uploading (or you are shooting at a small original jpeg size in the camera). For most shots on smugmug, the reduced size is OK. But if you'd like to see the odd picture at a larger size try uploading at 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768. My guess is that most people on dgrin have at least that.

Then, as per the last message, simply link to the larger file. What I do is click on the "Share with Friends" link and then right mouse click on the size I want, click copy and eventually paste it in the dialogue box for linking the picture on dgrin.

Another useful technique is that you don't have to minimize the screens as you go back and forth between dgrin and smugmug. Once you have both windows open, simply use ALT-TAB to hop back and forth between any open windows. This way you can keep them at full screen and save a few mouse clicks.

Regards,
Brad

P.S. I wish I had as much time as you to photograph and work in photoshop! Keep up the great work.

[wxwax]

:thumb Good catch, Digi!

[ginger_55]

OK, I did a bit else, like taking a bird out of a picture, and with the red pelicans, I think I kept most of one of the birds out of the "hue".

Thank you so much for all your answers on my question.

I hope I don't mess up, I am getting tired, I can tell by my typing.

ginger

I am logged in, but they have done something today to block my being able to get the url on my photos, I could do it this morning. So I am going to put each of these photos here, anyway, I am going to attach them again. I have changed my settings so now anyone can rt click, but I still can't.

This is the original of my pelican series, so to speak.

(For attachments they have to be under 117 kbs, that is why I have been resizing them, for here and for e-mail.)

This original picture is cropped considerably from a larger picture. This is more pleasing, IMO. Trust me on that.

[ginger_55]

by ginger

[ginger_55]

One was not completely toned in red.

[ginger_55]

by ginger I only did one of these in a small size. It is sepia, I think.

[digismile]

I am logged in, but they have done something today to block my being able to get the url on my photos, I could do it this morning. So I am going to put each of these photos here, anyway, I am going to attach them again. I have changed my settings so now anyone can rt click, but I still can't.

Hi Ginger,
I noticed that you were going to unblock the ability for right clicking. Here's what I would do (and if anyone has additional thoughts ...).

1. Create another gallery just for your dgrin postings.
2. Hide it from public view, but make the URL's available to other sources, allowing sharing, etc. Basically leave it pretty wide open other than the public viewing.
3. Then copy the images that you want to make available to your messages in this area.

When you want to share something, click on the share "with friends" and you should see something like this:

http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/4498087-L.jpg

Then I right click on the link for the size that I want under the "Message Forums - Inline Links", select "Copy Shortcut", hop back to my message and paste the link.

This way you keep your photos protected except for those that you are posting on the message forums.

Brad

[ginger_55]

Thanks, Brad,

When I wake up, as in my eyes are open without all this "grain" in them, I will pay attention to this stuff again.

I will hope this is there to print out later, should be.

It would be handy, don't know how it could be done, if this stuff could be printed easily without taking the whole page, multi posts and all with it.

Can you already do that?

Oh, last night someone posted about having all sorts of windows open at once. I have a 17" monitor, and I only have one window open at a time, don't actually know how to do otherwise.

ginger

[digismile]

Toning isn't something I've done a lot with in Photoshop, so although I found the "mechanics" quite easy, using it to improve the photo was quite another matter.

The photo I played with was of a vintage caboose taken today as it rolled into the station. I wanted to show a bit of motion, so I used a slower shutter speed. I wasn't quite expecting the result.

After converting the photo to B/W and then adding a color tone, I didn't like the color of the conductor's face and hands. So I masked these areas and softly brought back the underlying original.

Since the sky was very close to being completely blown out, I wanted a sharp contrast between the back of the caboose and the sky, so I added a multiply blending layer copy. This darkened the front too much, so I masked again with a gradient fill in the mask to balance the contrast.

Original

http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/4516943-M.jpg

Toned


http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/4517525-M.jpg

[wxwax]

It would be handy, don't know how it could be done, if this stuff could be printed easily without taking the whole page, multi posts and all with it.

Can you already do that?

Oh, last night someone posted about having all sorts of windows open at once. I have a 17" monitor, and I only have one window open at a time, don't actually know how to do otherwise.

ginger


1/ Yes, you can print just his post. Click on the number at the top right corner of each post. In this case, his is post #27. When you double click on the #27, the post, all by its lonesome, appears in a new browser window. Print that.
PS After doing this, you now have 2 browser windows open. :evil

2/ To open a new browser window, just double click on whatever you double click to open your browser in the first place. You know, whatever you do to first get to dgrin. Do it again, and it will open another window. Do it yet again, and you have a third window. Etc.

[ginger_55]

Thanks Sid, it can really "pay" to ask a question here. I just now, because of your information, printed two pieces of info with 4 sheets of paper total. In the past it was 15 pages, usually. Nothing short.

I haven't had an occasion to open another browser window here.

But I will try that tomorrow.

Thanks again,

ginger

By the way, I read some of the histories of the people on these forums. I was reading the last group, something with "wide" in it.

I was impressed, if I had known all that stuff before, I would have been too intimidated to really join in here.

[cletus]

Original:
http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/4533699-M.jpg

Toned:
http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/4533700-M.jpg

[wxwax]

Yabbut, can you change the 88A? :evil

[lynnma]

Original (from Nome last week.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435208-M.jpg

Slightly green (barely noticeable, I see. Shoulda been more aggeressive.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435163-M.jpg

And purple.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4435345-M.jpg




Nigritude Ultramarine (http://nigritude-ultramarine.smugmug.com/)Beautiful shots Sid.. bet it was quite humbling out there.
I thought of you whilst flying over Atlanta yesterday.

[lynnma]

Took this picture with my little canon Elf, only 2.5 mp for some daft reason I left my DRebel at home? why?

Anyhow, it's all I have to use til I can get out. The quality is'nt great but I kinda liked the pose... (or rather, unpose)

[lynnma]

the sepia toned version..

[pathfinder]

the sepia toned version..Now that is really good!! Cool work, Lynn!! The tighter crop and the tone are just the ticket for that image. Outstanding.

The tighter crop really brings the canine into the image and forces the viewers attention to the dogs face more effectively to me. Much stronger image - just go's to show how good an image you can get witha P&S camera!http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif

[SavannahMan]

Original

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4383486-M.jpg


Toned

http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/photos/4465227-L.jpg
I love that shot! :bow

[ginger_55]

the sepia toned version.._________________________________________ ___________


I really like that sepia toned picture, Lynnma (the names here are going to be my downfall), but I wanted to say that I really like that picture.

I bought a DRebel This February, so I am shooting with that now, I am a little spoiled by the flexibility of the lenses.

However, I LOVE my Digital Elph, first one was an S100, broke the lens, so I bought the most recent then, the S230. I have all sorts of reasons to love that camera!

Including it is easy to carry, like you had it with you to take the picture of boy and dog, love it. My Rebel case is cool to carry, too, it is kind of a backpack that isn't. It is what a backpack should be for people who are not serious hikers.

ginger

[SavannahMan]

This digital darkroom stuff is waaay to educational to be free...I know there's a catch here somewhere...:twitch
Anyway. Here's a simpler one... (I'm tired and my dog is begging me to read him a story) I started with a cool picture I took Sunday:
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/4551356-L.jpg

Tried orange and pink and yellow and green...figured I'd stick with blue.
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/4551357-L.jpg

The clouds screamed at me and threatened to sue if I didn't make them normal again, so I wound up with this:
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/4551955-L.jpg

playing "Speed Photoshop" I processed the whole simple thing in like fifteen minutes. (the dog is really really begging, holding a tattered copy of Tom Sawyer in his mouth..) I'll work harder next time I swear!

[digismile]

This digital darkroom stuff is waaay to educational to be free...I know there's a catch here somewhere...:twitch
Anyway. Here's a simpler one... (I'm tired and my dog is begging me to read him a story) I started with a cool picture I took Sunday:
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/4551356-L.jpg



Michael,

I love the original! Dramatic lighting and coloring, what more could you ask for! Don't be messin' with mother nature :D

Great shot!
Brad

[wxwax]

Beautiful shots Sid.. bet it was quite humbling out there.
I thought of you whilst flying over Atlanta yesterday.

Was that you?

:D

[ginger_55]

Savannah man, please don't go mentioning that "free" stuff and that this is too good for that, etc. Maybe no one has noticed, lol.

I have had it pointed out to me that people pay a bunch to go places to be taught this stuff. (And I don't even have to leave the house, can do it at 3 AM, etc)

Hope no one in charge here ever realizes the "free" part of it. I hate change.

ginger (Hey that is a great Sky, any way you color it, smile.)

Bet it was free too. This digital stuff is the only way in my life to have fun without paying a bunch every time.

[SavannahMan]

Savannah man, please don't go mentioning that "free" stuff and that this is too good for that, etc. Maybe no one has noticed, lol.

I have had it pointed out to me that people pay a bunch to go places to be taught this stuff. (And I don't even have to leave the house, can do it at 3 AM, etc)

Hope no one in charge here ever realizes the "free" part of it. I hate change.

ginger (Hey that is a great Sky, any way you color it, smile.)

Bet it was free too. This digital stuff is the only way in my life to have fun without paying a bunch every time.
All true. Don't take anything I say seriously, you'll only wind up confused. There's about 50,000 websites with great free photoshop tutorials out there. I'll be perusing over the next few months, and will be sure to post any good findings. In the meanwhile, thank God for Cletus. I say we all buy him a drink! :slurp

[SavannahMan]

Michael,

I love the original! Dramatic lighting and coloring, what more could you ask for! Don't be messin' with mother nature :D

Great shot!
Brad
I know I know. Hate to pick something for the assignment. I was on the outer edge of a thunderstorm system, and sat for 30 minutes trying for lightning, which only flashed between camera bursts. lol. Go figure.

[lynnma]

Now that is really good!! Cool work, Lynn!! The tighter crop and the tone are just the ticket for that image. Outstanding.

The tighter crop really brings the canine into the image and forces the viewers attention to the dogs face more effectively to me. Much stronger image - just go's to show how good an image you can get witha P&S camera!http://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gifThanks Path, I was'nt going to bother then I remembered Andy's phrase "don't blame the camera" so I took it.
:D

[lynnma]

Was that you?

:Dyep... how's the air in Atlanta today?

[lynnma]

__________________________________________________ __


I really like that sepia toned picture, Lynnma (the names here are going to be my downfall), but I wanted to say that I really like that picture.

I bought a DRebel This February, so I am shooting with that now, I am a little spoiled by the flexibility of the lenses.

However, I LOVE my Digital Elph, first one was an S100, broke the lens, so I bought the most recent then, the S230. I have all sorts of reasons to love that camera!

Including it is easy to carry, like you had it with you to take the picture of boy and dog, love it. My Rebel case is cool to carry, too, it is kind of a backpack that isn't. It is what a backpack should be for people who are not serious hikers.

gingerthanks Ginger... I've been messin around with duotone in Photoshop. Have you tried that yet? It's in "Image Mode" .. you have to greyscale first. Most interesting I think. I guess I've realized that taking a good picture has nothing to do with the camera really, any more than painting a lovely scene has nothing to do with the paint...
Nice learning..
Lynn:D

[SavannahMan]

Hmmm.... Does this count in this assignment¿
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/4550044-L.jpg

[GREAPER]

I would think it does.


Love the shot of the clouds. The original is really nice. I like what you did to it too.

I am trying hard to learn from all of these assignments too. They are fantastic and I really appreciate the talented people here sharing their techniques.

I dont think I could have taken the clouds back to the original. Guess I have to go back to that making a selection assignment and read it all again.

[gubbs]

Took this picture with my little canon Elf, only 2.5 mp for some daft reason I left my DRebel at home? why?

Anyhow, it's all I have to use til I can get out. The quality is'nt great but I kinda liked the pose... (or rather, unpose) both fantastic but I think I prefer the original, you get the impression of being "flat out" knackered seeing his legs

[ginger_55]

Ginger here, Lynnma, Is there a tutorial or something here that you know of that I could print out on duotoning, or could someone give me a bit more info.

I have about 6 books on Elements 2 photoshop, but nothing on the "real" photoshop, which is the only place one can do duotoning. I did find that out.

I have photoshop 7 on my computer, and I have been using it the last few weeks, gradually getting used to it, but I just am not buying more books.

I printed out what you wrote about the duotoning being in the image mode, with the greyscaling first. But that is all I know..............

ginger

[SavannahMan]

I would think it does.


Love the shot of the clouds. The original is really nice. I like what you did to it too.

I am trying hard to learn from all of these assignments too. They are fantastic and I really appreciate the talented people here sharing their techniques.

I dont think I could have taken the clouds back to the original. Guess I have to go back to that making a selection assignment and read it all again.Thank you. I like the cloud shot alot myself. The layering of the tone adjustment meant it was only a matter of pulling out the eraser and zooming close for the detail work. That part took about 10 minutes as a rush job. (looking close at the original makes it show too!) I got about 20 shots in while I was sitting there, think I'll throw the rest up on smugmug.
BTW, (just me speakin') but the feedback is as valuable as the lesson itself. :clap

[lynnma]

Ginger here, Lynnma, Is there a tutorial or something here that you know of that I could print out on duotoning, or could someone give me a bit more info.

I have about 6 books on Elements 2 photoshop, but nothing on the "real" photoshop, which is the only place one can do duotoning. I did find that out.

I have photoshop 7 on my computer, and I have been using it the last few weeks, gradually getting used to it, but I just am not buying more books.

I printed out what you wrote about the duotoning being in the image mode, with the greyscaling first. But that is all I know..............

gingerHi Ginger,
I broke my ankle last night and am up to my eyes in drugs this morning. Ug ug.. go to Image, Mode, and see greyscale, you need to convert your pic to grey scale before you can use duotone. After it's grey go to duotone in the list and click on it and click on load and see lots of choices of colors... I think Pathfinder can give you a good tutorial until I get my head together.
Hope this gets you going.
Lynn :)

[cletus]

Hi Ginger,
I broke my ankle last night and am up to my eyes in drugs this morning. Ug ug.. go to Image, Mode, and see greyscale, you need to convert your pic to grey scale before you can use duotone. After it's grey go to duotone in the list and click on it and click on load and see lots of choices of colors... I think Pathfinder can give you a good tutorial until I get my head together.
Hope this gets you going.
Lynn :)
Sorry to hear about your ankle Lynn :cry

I hope you get healed up soon!

[SavannahMan]

[QUOTE=lynnma]Hi Ginger,
I broke my ankle last night and am up to my eyes in drugs this morning. QUOTE]

Ouch! Hate to hear it. Brought you some flowers:
http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/3659450-M.jpg

http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/3618008-M.jpg

http://savannahman.smugmug.com/photos/3689889-M.jpg

Hope you get better! (and stay high until then...)

[ginger_55]

Until I started exercising. That stuff can kill you, you know the things we
do for our health. (I play tennis, a broken hand and a badly broken wrist)
Still play. Gotta keep on dancing.

Thanks Lynn. Sorry about the broken ankle. Maybe we can suggest a sit down assignment for next time. Can't have you "sitting" out.

Really sorry about it. Thanks for a starter on the duotone. I am thinking of ordering a photoshop book by Kelby, should have done it last night.

Get well soon, take care, all that jazz. (I will not say, "break a leg")

ginger

[lynnma]

:smile6 Thanks everyone for your kind words and flowers.. I've hobbled over here twice today to see whats going on but can only stay a short time and have to get back into the recliner. Seeing orthopod early in the morning and he said "don't eat" hmmmm what can that mean...

Have attention span difficulty.. (left over purple shots and pills like Humungas) and crutched hurt like mad. pout, sniff.

Oh get over it lynn and be a man.

I'll check in to make sure everyone is ok and behaving.
:D
broken Lynnma xx

[DavidTO]

Well, when I started tinting this shot, I decided to do it selectively, and it ended up looking like an old postcard to me, so I through on the type. This is taken at Lotusland (obviously) an amazing garden that was built by an amazing woman, Madame Ganna Walska

Lotusland (http://lotusland.org/)

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/4603957-M.jpg

[ginger_55]

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/4576096-M.jpghttp://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/4576109-M.jpghttp://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/4576165-M.jpg

ginger

[Bryan]

Ginger,
Nice work with the powerlines!

I love the first shot, Color is great, fruit stand looks so warm and inviting.

[wxwax]

I agree, I like the first shot too. The ones in color are so busy that the fruit stand is lost in the action.

[ginger_55]

Can't let a whole day go by without a post. Two versions of the same picture.
ginger



http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4576105-M.jpg

http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4576100-M.jpg

[wxwax]

Well, when I started tinting this shot, I decided to do it selectively, and it ended up looking like an old postcard to me, so I through on the type. This is taken at Lotusland (obviously) an amazing garden that was built by an amazing woman, Madame Ganna Walska

Lotusland (http://lotusland.org/)

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/4603957-M.jpg

That's a very nice piece of work, David.

[wxwax]

Since I'd never tried it before, here's some fun with the Hue/Saturation layering in colorize, as Cletus suggested.

Before
http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4411727-M.jpg


After
http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4776321-M.jpg

[ginger_55]

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/4780442-M.jpg
http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4780448-M.jpg
http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4780438-M.jpg
http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4780436-M.jpg

I will see you yours and raise you mine by ginger

http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/4780432-M.jpg

[Andy]

I will see you yours and raise you mine by ginger



ginger ...

hit "enter" after you insert each pic as you're creating yoru post. then the new pic will be below the previous one, instead of beside it....

cheers ;)

[DavidTO]

That's a very nice piece of work, David.
Why thank you.

[wxwax]

OK, this is one I would have submitted for the Paths challenge, had my computer not taken a dive. It ws rather colorless, so I used Andy's luminence toning tip for starters, then did a blur layer, and also yellow, brown and red layers.



http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4812208-L.jpg

[lynnma]

Nice ginger... I especially like the duotoned shot.:clap

[lynnma]

Since I'd never tried it before, here's some fun with the Hue/Saturation layering in colorize, as Cletus suggested.

Before
http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4411727-M.jpg


After
http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/4776321-M.jpgVery cool sid :D

[lynnma]

black and white conversion..

[lynnma]

garish tones

[lynnma]

tritone attempt

[wxwax]

Hey gimp, how ya feeling? You doing alright?

I like the b&w version because he's so backlit, it makes a logical contrast. Looks good.

[lynnma]

Hey gimp, how ya feeling? You doing alright?

I like the b&w version because he's so backlit, it makes a logical contrast. Looks good. Thanks sid.. this really is'nt my best shot but I'm so bored with not being able to get out I'm diggin deep for something to play with... I'm doing great actually, pain is way way down and I'm hoppin about a lot. Maybe I can get out today somehow with my camera and take a shot or two of "People in my neighborhood" ... by the way, is everyone else singing that song? or just me...
:D