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Selections, Post Processing attempt
Started May 30, 2011 @ 4:52pm by Mateo58
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| Selections, Post Processing attempt | May 30, 2011 @ 4:52pm | This probably isn't the right forum for this but not sure where else to post.
Trying to teach myself how to use selection tools and adjustment layers.
Most everything I have done in the past have been "Global" changes.
Suggestions on how to improve the use of "selection tools" would be appreciated.
I used the Polygonal tool which probably wasn't the right choice to begin with.
Thanks.
#1 Unprocessed jpeg as shot.
#2 Processed jpeg without selection tool
#3 Processed jpeg with selection tool (polygonal)
#4 final crop
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Wes
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| May 30, 2011 @ 10:20pm | Matthew, I can only speak for myself, but, the two selection tools that I use most are the Quick select and the Quick mask tools. On occasion, for very fine control of the selection I will use the pen tool.
I know that Craig doesn't use selections at all, except for rectangular or loose lasso selections, but does it all in layer masks and does a great job of it. I have even gotten more into making changes to local areas through the use of layer masks. I am sure there will be many other suggestions.
By the way, I am using PS CS5 extended.
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Last Edit: May 31, 2011 @ 8:44am by Wes | |
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| May 31, 2011 @ 12:14am | Thanks Wes.
I didn't think I was approaching the problem correctly but thought I would give it a try.
Is there a way of "turning off" some of the "features"?
There are too many choices in Photoshop. 
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Wes
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| May 31, 2011 @ 8:49am | I agree, Matthew, there are many ways of doing things in PS but, in time, maybe we will find uses for all of them. I just don't know if I will live long enough to get to that point.
I don't know if there is a way to turn off features but there are ways of hiding menus choices so that the menus aren't as complicated looking. I have just learned to ignore many features that I don't need.
It does take a lot of time and I do spend a whole lot of time watching tutorials and reading books. I forget most of what I have read when I need it but slowly, it sticks in my poor brain.
I would say, if you have the time, just have fun with it and try out a lot of stuff to see what it does.
Good luck with your learning curve,
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Don
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| post processing suggestions | May 31, 2011 @ 11:19am | Matthew, as one who is struggling with all this stuff, here are my thoughts, right from the git/go.
1. I alwasy shoot using the highest rez the camera will allow
2. When I start PP, I always open in Camera Raw before going into PS.
3. After fiddling with the dials/sliders, I go into PS and start with a duplicate layer (the only layer I know how to use). That way I'm not afraid to 'muck things up'
4. Then I decide what I want to do with the image.. crop now or not, etc.
5. After I figure out what look I want and what part of the image I want to use, I begin my quest for the right plugin. IOW, I skip the use of PS layers because they are so confusing (to me anyway)
6. The plugins provided by topaz; oneOne; powerretouche; nik software, etc. have a myriad of presents that you can clumb in and out of fairly quickly... and although they all cost money, the 30 day trial period gives me ample time to see whether or not I want to eventually buy it.
Hope this helps. I really sound like a professional, but that's because I play one on the Forum. Actually, I've just graduated from Snapshot 101, but because I use this stuff for my therapy, I get curious about just about everything.
As Wes said, good luck on your learning curve. At my age the stuff I learned is fading almost as fast as the stuff I'm learning.... but I'm having fun
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| May 31, 2011 @ 9:03pm | Thx Wes and Don,
That helps quiet a bit.
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Ted_Byrne
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| June 1, 2011 @ 9:08am | LOVE what you have done here Mateo. The final image ROCKS! Um, except for the dreaded boundary line between earth and sky (obvious at the right top of hill). There are lots of ways of doing things in PS. There is NO ONE PERFECT WAY. Well, whatever works for you... that's perfect
Quick hint. If you are using a selection tool, set the feathering to at least 1pxl. That way your edges will be just soft enough to obscure boundary lines a great deal. It will also allow you to cut and paste pieces with better initial blending.
VERY NICE WORK HERE.
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Last Edit: June 1, 2011 @ 9:09am by Ted_Byrne | |
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| June 6, 2011 @ 2:04pm | Thanks again to Don, Wes and Ted.
Thought it would be a relative easy one to learn how to use "selection tools".
Polygonal tool was definitely the wrong choice
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Last Edit: June 6, 2011 @ 4:50pm by Mateo58 | |
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