Adobe Photoshop

[Ding]

Here is a good site to learn Photoshop CS2 online free
http://www.dive.snoack.de/
Ding :D

[Eddie]

I've got various Photoshop CS2 training CD and DVD's if anyone wants to borrow them.

[Ding]

I've got various Photoshop CS2 training CD and DVD's if anyone wants to borrow them.

Put me down for first shot cheers eddie :D

[Ding]

http://www.gotosnapshot.com/digital-slr/digital-photography-16.shtml

Great tip ;)

[Ding]

I've got various Photoshop CS2 training CD and DVD's if anyone wants to borrow them.

Its a long course looks like it will take a while :eek:

[Eddie]

Its a long course looks like it will take a while :eek:


Ahem.. I'm sure you can fit it into your busy schedule ;)

[Ding]

Ahem.. I'm sure you can fit it into your busy schedule ;)

Always make time for u/w photography cheers eddie ;)

[Ding]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/Temp%20folder/Lionsmane1.jpg

What do u think? I like by changing the opacity of the bottom jelly the tenticles of the top one are over the top. I have left a bit at the bottom right not done so you can see its two pictures.

[charlie]

Very impressive, Ding. You're quite a whizz kid with PhotoShop! :cool:

Are there any ends to your talent? :p

[Ding]

Very impressive, Ding. You're quite a whizz kid with PhotoShop! :cool:

Are there any ends to your talent? :p

Charlie you say all the right things... How much do you need.....

[Ding]

I like this picture cos it looks real

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/Temp%20folder/Conger.jpg

There is movement in the water and the colours are good the fin is not quite real its to black
I will have to lighten or add white to it. I thought black would be more menacing...but it does
not look right..Also the light is comming from the right so the right of the fin needs highlights..

[Ding]

My strobe stoped working at depth where the sturgeon was but I took this picture

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/Capernwray/Sturgeon.jpg

Original

I took the above picture and tweaked it in Adobe

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/Capernwray/Sturgeon5.jpg

Modified

Which picture do you think is best

[dive granny]

the second one is easier to see. It is clearer.

[Ding]

Here is a site for anyone who would like to learn Photoshop

http://www.lovetodive.net/Lovetodive/Photoshop%20Tutorial.html

This link seams to be broken

Cheers ;)

[charlie]

I love playing with photos using Photoshop too ;)

Forgive me, Ding... :rolleyes:


http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/diving/temp/Sturgeon[1].jpg

[Ding]

That a good mod, If my memory serves thats well done...;)
Which adjustment did u use ?

[charlie]

I used a pretty low tech approach.

I only have Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Mickey Mouse version, but still quite good) and don't have access to most of the tools mentioned in the tutorial, so I improvise a little:

My usual protocol is:

Try "Enhance > Auto Levels": sometimes this works nicely, but other times (such as with your sturgeon) it doesn't look quite right ;) and I have to "Undo" it:
http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/diving/temp/Sturgeon[autolevels].jpg



I then try "Enhance > Auto Colo(u)r Correction": it usually improves things a bit:
http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/diving/temp/Sturgeon[autocolour].jpg


I then try "Enhance > Adjust Color > Color Cast" and click areas of the picture with the dropper tool until it looks good:
http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/diving/temp/Sturgeon[colorcast].jpg


Sometimes (as with this one) that's enough, other times I have to touch up colour (hue/saturation) and brightness/contrast levels.
Basically, I just muck about with it until it looks reasonable: not very scientific but usually quite successful.

[Ding]

I was looking for pictures of divers to put here and found a Picture of urchin but it had tons of backscatter...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/Temp%20folder/P5274352.jpg

So I had to learn how to get rid of back scatter. I found a website by Herb Segars, It had tons of great info.

http://www.gotosnapshot.com/digital-slr/digital-photography-16.shtml

Will put this on divelinks...

[dive granny]

Think the first pic is better even with the scatter. The second one looks out of focus especially her face.