Re: gallery review

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Good point. I occasionally do some dodging and burning (with the
dodge/burn tool), but only if my original exposure was a bit off, or if
something is a bit distracting in the image. I do not have Ansel Adams'
touch with the zone system, n-1 and n+1 developing, or his dodging and
burning skills, and I have not really tried to duplicate these methods
with photoshop. Not yet retired, I have only the time to learn
composition, design, light and exposure. My "darkroom" skills are
limited, but that forces me to take the time when I photograph to make
the best picture I can. I shoot with only old manual primes (except when
traveling), and believe me, that slows you down.

Andrew


On 08/22/2010 08:34 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> On 22-Aug-10 17:48, Andrew Sharpe wrote:
>> Thanks for these suggestions. It is far more photoshopping than I
>> normally do on my images (I usually do cropping, B&W, curves and a bit
>> of sharpening, which already seems like a lot of post-processing). But
>> your ideas have a lot of merit, and I'll see what I can do. It may very
>> well be beyond my (current) ability at photoshop, but it sounds like an
>> interesting way to learn more.
> 
> In terms of "a lot" -- I guess it depends on your standards.  It's less
> than I'd do in the darkroom for any serious picture -- your list doesn't
> have any dodging and burning.  Which is exactly what additional curves
> layers with layer masks is giving you (though you could use the
> burn/dodge tool instead; but I'm a devotee of the cult of lossless
> editing).
> 

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