P&P Workflow: #2
by Andy Smith - "Film Noir"Before:
Olympus Evolt 500
Handheld
Raw
1/19/07
8:00 PM
f/3.5
18 mm focal length
ISO 100
.4 seconds
Movie theater, Hanover, PA
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I originally worked with a similar shot in color, which ended up being ok, but the "film noir" concept crossed my mind.
- I opened the file in Adobe Camera Raw and used the "Fluorescent" preset to minimize the color cast. Opened the file in Photoshop.
- Rotated the image and cropped it to provide better attention to the line of posters.
- Next three steps are from a Scott Kelby book:
- Converted the image to LAB mode, then selected the Lightness Channel.
- Converted the image to grayscale, then RGB mode.
- Duplicated the background layer, then set the mode of this new layer to "Multiply." - Used the Shadow/Highlight adjustment to create the desired balance between light and dark tones.
- The next three sharpening steps are also from Kelby:
- Copied the image into a new channel, and selected the edges.
- Used "Levels" to make sure only the edges were selected. The selection was then inverted.
- Used the Unsharp Mask to sharpen the edges, then deselected.
After:
