 Amy D. Tuetken |
Getting brown tones in digital photos I have Photoshop Elements 5.0. I know how to convert my digital, colored photos to b/w, but am trying to get "brown" tones without looking too "yellow." It's almost like having a b/w photo with a brown tint...not yellow...to warm it up. I have a friend that is a Pro Photographer and she has plain ole' Photoshop. She says that she goes to "color balance" and changes the red to +57, green to +27 and blue to -7. Those are her "starting values." I can't find this in Elements 5.0. Help!!
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Sarah G |
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshopelements/ht/psesepia.htm The above link might help. It is supposed to be for elements.
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Amy D. Tuetken |
Sarah G. ~ Thanks for the link. However, I've tried the method recommended in the link and the photo still has too much yellow. This method doesn't offer a "value" like +55 or -45, etc. It's pre-set, which doesn't allow as much manipulation. I'm sure there is some other way - that is probably simple - but I'm missing it. Any additional info. anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated!
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Sarah G |
Sorry it didn't help. Sent this thread's link to someone I know who has done sepia and uses PSE 5. Perhaps she'll get a chance to help...I also know she has a sick kid so...
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Try the colorize option. On a desaturated or grayscale picture, you can get a sepia tone by adjusting the hue and saturation.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
I should add that if you do it with a grayscale picture, you'll have to change it back to rgb to use the colorize option.
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Amber J. Skene |
Amy, When I do sepia, there are two ways I lik to do it. The first one is to add an ajustment layer and add a sepia photo filter. Then, I like to adjust the opacity of the layer to either really get the browns to be bold, or to soften them. The other is to add a speia tint in the special effects pallete. Again, you can adjust the opacity to your liking. I am using PSE 5 by the way. If you ned further explanation, pleae contact me. I'll be glad to help if I can!!
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Amy D. Tuetken |
Thanks for your responses. I'm going to try Gregory's recommendation as well as Amber's and see which works best for me. I'm still learning PSE 5, so thanks for the help!! I may have a few more "questions." If so, I'll contact you individually. I've got a sick little one right now, so I'll try and give you an update in the next couple of days! THANKS!!!
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