A Glowing Profile
Uploaded: August 20, 2007
Doctorfish at the Albuquerque Aquarium
Albuquerque Biological Park, New Mexico
See Discussion for details of Photoshop work and Original Photo.
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/100sec; Canon 18-55mm @ 55mm
Feedback greatly appreciated!
Pamela K August 20, 2007
Here's the original photo plus some of the intermediate steps done in Photoshop.Photo #1 (Background Layer): Selected around the focal fish using Magnetic Lasso tool, feathered selection 2 pixels, and painted (Paint Bucket) over background using a blue color selected from the darker area of the photo. Used Lighting Effects: Spotlight to vary the color in the background. Also used a mild Lighting Effects: Spotlight on the fish.
Photo #2: Created a Duplicate Layer of the photo (Layer #2). In this layer, I used "Auto Color" to remove the blue tint from the fish and bring out the other colors (especially greens). Photo #2 is Layer #2 alone with default options.
Photo #3: Changed the Layer Style: Blending Options on Layer #2 to enhance the green and teal colors in the original. Settings for Layer #2: Blend Mode = Normal, Opacity = 50%, Fill Opacity = 100%, Channels = Green and Blue only. Photo #3 is the background (Photo #1) plus Layer #2 with these settings.
Photo #4: Made a second copy of Layer #2 (= Layer #3). For this layer, I set the Blending Options as follows: Blend Mode = Multiply, Opacity = 90%, All channels, Fill Opacity = 100%. Photo #4 is the background plus Layer #3 (without Layer #2).
For the final photo, these layers were all merged and Unsharp Mask applied.
Pam
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Sharon Day August 20, 2007
Great job, Pam!!! Beautiful fish and editing!Nice to see you around again! I hope everything went well while you were here in the states! #4676187
Pamela K August 20, 2007
Thank you, Sharon!!Yep, finally finished everything and got all the signatures I needed. I have to wait for the school and the mail to make sure everything went through all right, but so far all indications are positive... Didn't quite get through all the boxes in my parents' garage, though...
:-)
Pam #4676267
Rahul Sharma August 22, 2007
Thats Amazing capture and rework Pam....Diane Dupuis August 22, 2007
I'm loving it Pam! #4685178Pamela K August 23, 2007
Thank you, Rahul and Diane!!!Pam #4690861
Pat Gamwell August 24, 2007
Not only is your creation presented beautifully, but I am in AWE of the details in your explanation! I would NEVER be able to tell anyone how I accomplished the finished product! I just do a 'little dab here, a little dab there" with soooo many effects, I never pay any attention to what works and what doesn't! Congratulations for knowing where you've been! lol:) LOVE the final results. #4691025Pamela K August 24, 2007
Thank you, Pat!!... I do a lot of teaching... :-)
Also, I like to try to remember what worked for future photos. Though, I definitely start out with the dab here, play with options there, method... I use the history tabs a lot in Photoshop to see what I've done and what effect it had. Also, I have Photoshop set to remember what I did last, rather than always reverting to the default.
Glad you liked it!
Pam #4691066
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