In this post I am going to try and explain
how i edited the image above.
I will be using Photoshop CS5 and the
plug-ins, Silver Efex pro and HDR efex pro by Nik Software. Plug ins are just
a much quicker way to do something, every thing in a plug in does can be done
just using the tools in Photoshop but I would like to show how I do things.
If you are totally stuck and would like to
know how certain plug in effects are created in Photoshop please ask and ill
try and answer.
To create this image I took 9 exposures 0.7
of a stop. 1 correct exposure and then 4 bellow and 4 over.
For HDR processing at the moment I am
loving HDR efex pro by Nik software, I used to be a big fan of Photomatix but
Nik are kicking ass at the mo.
Selecting the images to open in Photoshop through the HDR efex Pro plug in.
On the left you can see all the presets. My
style with HDR tone mapping I prefer a natural look, but there are plenty to
choose from, so I would recommend to be creative and experiment.
This time I have chosen realistic strong.
Once clicking done the image opens into Photoshop.
As you can see the image is pretty flat and
not a lot of contrast. But I personally like to start like this and then I can
add depth and contrast in a way I like too.
I duplicated the background layer by clicking (cmd/control) and the “J” key.
As you can see there are some dust spots,
probably from my lens or the cameras sensor, and so I used the healing brush
tool. I prefer this then the spot healing tool, as I can pick different sample
areas to maintain textures.
Now for a little contrast, I opened colour effex pro from the filters menu and chose pro contrast. I like the way it changes the colourings too. On the left of the red line is the before and to the right the after.
By clicking done it opens the image back to
photoshop into a new layer.
Next
for the Black and White conversion.
I
again used colour effex pro.
Now to boost the textures, I used Silver effex pro this time. I upped the structure till I was happy with the effect.
I wanted to lighten some of this image. My
fave way to dodge and burn is too create a new layer. Fill it with 50% grey and
change the blend mode to soft light.
Using the Dodge tool I brightened up the
image to where I was happy.
The dodge and burn layer on its own to show what was painted.
Ok now to add some colour. Clicking on the adjustments choose Hue/Saturation.
This dialogue box opens. Too add colour globally click into the colourize box.
Moving the Hue slider you can change the
colour and playing with the saturation slider you can create any colour and
brightness to your taste.
For a desaturated look which you see alot, if you play with the layers opacity, you can create some cool effects.
Clicking on the layer option at the top of
the screen you can flatten the image and save it.
Done..
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