Duotone Work

VanceW · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

Howdy all,

Well, it was a slow week at work, and I was able to use the laptop to work on some of my recent First Wedding shots.

I was challenged, on another forum, by a very talented wedding shooter, to try my hand at some b&w treatments.

This was my response to that challenge.

Original shot that some of you may remember:

And what I was able to create with some PS CS work.

Printed this out with my Epson R220 with the Premium Luster Photo Paper, and had my sox knocked off, and will be placing this in my portfolio.

Constructive C&C is always welcome.

mizuno · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

Nice work.

Very tastefully done, I think the treatment is perfect for the image and really adds to it.

PIXI_666 · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

Oh yeh that is so much better than the original, its really beautiful with the sepia great job!!!

Del

mizuno · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

You could take it a step further and remove the background completely, but it's hardly distracting as is.

tim · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

Have you just done a B&W conversion, changed the tint to sepia, and applied a medium strength vignette? No softening or anything? I'd probably remove the blemishes from the face of the woman.

Great shot, great processing!

VanceW · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

Thanks all.

Tim,
Softened up the image with gaussian blur to soften the background. Removed the GB around the subjects, and flattened layers. Then I used the healing brush to clean up
her complexion just a bit, didn't want to go overboard. Created another layer for creating the vignette. Feathered the mask by about 170 pixels, and then lowered the opacity. After doing that, I used the Duotone tool and reduced it just a hair.

PineCone · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

nice... inspires me to try doing some pp work and hopefully improve my skills

VanceW · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

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inspires me to try doing some pp work and hopefully improve my skills

I highly recommend this book, it's well written for both PS pro's and for those just getting started: The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelley.

PIXI_666 · 15th of March 2006 (Wed)

i think photoshop is a lifesaver, i never had the patience to do the processing work in the darkroom...EVER! Burning in, dodging, sepia all that crap bugged the hell out of me! It's sooooo muuuuuuuch easier in PS...just thought id mention how much i love it hehe

and in fact my experience in PS might have just got me a job...im excited! LOL

Del

BLINN · 16th of March 2006 (Thu)

All I can say is "!!!!AWESOME!!!"

queenbee288 · 16th of March 2006 (Thu)

Much better. Very well done.

kawter2 · 16th of March 2006 (Thu)

color looks great, but IMO your gausian blur radius is too big and you might want to tone it down a tad bit as well

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#1
VanceW Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Leon Texas (just south of Houston) Posts: 209	Duotone Work Howdy all, Well, it was a slow week at work, and I was able to use the laptop to work on some of my recent First Wedding shots. I was challenged, on another forum, by a very talented wedding shooter, to try my hand at some b&w treatments. This was my response to that challenge. Original shot that some of you may remember: And what I was able to create with some PS CS work. Printed this out with my Epson R220 with the Premium Luster Photo Paper, and had my sox knocked off, and will be placing this in my portfolio. Constructive C&C is always welcome. __________________ Vance White 30D(new)10D 17-40mm f4/L 28-135mm IS 70-200mm f4/L 400mm 5.6/L and a whole bag of extra goodies. My humble spot on the big ole web. http://www.vancewhitephotography.com

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#2
mizuno User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobart, Australia Posts: 1,680 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Duotone Work Nice work. Very tastefully done, I think the treatment is perfect for the image and really adds to it.

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#3
PIXI_666 Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Posts: 2,005	Re: Duotone Work Oh yeh that is so much better than the original, its really beautiful with the sepia great job!!! Del __________________ "Capturing, Creating & Preserving your memories" Adelle Cousins Photography www.adellecousins.com.au info@adellecousins.com.au

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#4
mizuno User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobart, Australia Posts: 1,680 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Duotone Work You could take it a step further and remove the background completely, but it's hardly distracting as is.

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#5
tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Duotone Work Have you just done a B&W conversion, changed the tint to sepia, and applied a medium strength vignette? No softening or anything? I'd probably remove the blemishes from the face of the woman. Great shot, great processing! __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#6
VanceW Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Leon Texas (just south of Houston) Posts: 209	Re: Duotone Work Thanks all. Tim, Softened up the image with gaussian blur to soften the background. Removed the GB around the subjects, and flattened layers. Then I used the healing brush to clean up her complexion just a bit, didn't want to go overboard. Created another layer for creating the vignette. Feathered the mask by about 170 pixels, and then lowered the opacity. After doing that, I used the Duotone tool and reduced it just a hair. __________________ Vance White 30D(new)10D 17-40mm f4/L 28-135mm IS 70-200mm f4/L 400mm 5.6/L and a whole bag of extra goodies. My humble spot on the big ole web. http://www.vancewhitephotography.com

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#7
PineCone Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baguio City, Philippines Posts: 113	Re: Duotone Work nice... inspires me to try doing some pp work and hopefully improve my skills

15th of March 2006 (Wed)	#9
PIXI_666 Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Posts: 2,005	Re: Duotone Work i think photoshop is a lifesaver, i never had the patience to do the processing work in the darkroom...EVER! Burning in, dodging, sepia all that crap bugged the hell out of me! It's sooooo muuuuuuuch easier in PS...just thought id mention how much i love it hehe and in fact my experience in PS might have just got me a job...im excited! LOL Del __________________ "Capturing, Creating & Preserving your memories" Adelle Cousins Photography www.adellecousins.com.au info@adellecousins.com.au

16th of March 2006 (Thu)	#10
BLINN Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Coniston, Ontario Posts: 587	Re: Duotone Work All I can say is "!!!!AWESOME!!!" __________________ MBCL Photography Michael Blinn Your Eye's the Limit http://mbclphotography.com

16th of March 2006 (Thu)	#11
queenbee288 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madison, Alabama Posts: 5,479 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Duotone Work Much better. Very well done. __________________ Char www.lanephotography.smugmug.com Canon 7D, Sigma 70-200, Tamron 28-75, Canon 100 2.8, 50 1.8,

16th of March 2006 (Thu)	#12
kawter2 Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,046	Re: Duotone Work color looks great, but IMO your gausian blur radius is too big and you might want to tone it down a tad bit as well __________________ Wedding Blog Eric J. Weddings

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