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Faux Split Toning
Started July 31, 2010 @ 9:06am by Flo
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Flo
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| Faux Split Toning | July 31, 2010 @ 9:06am | Happened upon a new effect which I like very much. I have a Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro IR/UV camera body, which is a limited edition made primarily for law enforcement. It's no longer made and was on the market for only a few months. It's very heavy and uses as its shell a Nikon D100 or 200 body. But the innards are strictly Fuji. It does take Nikkor lenses, tho.
Since this sensor is especially sensitive to infra red frequencies, Fuji did not put a filter over it to block most IR. All digital sensors are sensitive to IR, so the manufacturers place this filter over them so people can shoot normal color. But with this particular body, I have to use a special visible pass filter to shoot normal color images.
When I shoot for infra red, I shoot in color mode, rather than B&W, because I get more pixel info this way. But the images turn out to be pale magenta without much contrast, so need some pp.
Here is an 8-image panorama shot in color mode. I did increase the contrast.
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After I converted it to B&W, I was dissatisfied with the distortion - the level of the lotus pond isn't level, lol.
So I went back and redid the pano stitching and then had to rotate it 4 degrees counterclockwise. The foibles of hand holding, lol. Then I had to transform>warp it considerably. It's much better, but I'm still not totally happy with it.
1. I used a Selective Color layer. I moved the sliders until I got sort of a warm sepia feeling. A Brightness/Contrast layer was next. Then I merged the visible layers.
2. Next I created 2 duplicate layers.
3. For the top dupe, I applied Filter>Stylize>Find Edges. Then I moved that layer UNDER the other dupe layer.
4. The blend mode that produced this effect was Luminosity.
I like it because it gives the image much greater depth and also resembles a split toned process, but to me is a little more interesting, due to the hints of other colors.
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I'd be interested in hearing how others like or don't like this effect. And yes, I KNOW it has waaay too many details for the minimalists among us! LOL
Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens. F/9.5. ISO 400. EV -3 (because I didn't remember to check it before shooting).
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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| Hi Flo | July 31, 2010 @ 11:58pm | I like the shot.
Wish I had your knowledge of Photoshop.
I'm still bewildered by it all but Craig's video's have helped a lot.
I've tried using Lynda.com too but I think the way Craig deconstructs an image is very very helpful.
You guys do a great job 
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Flo
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| August 1, 2010 @ 7:45am | Thanks, Mathew. Keep at it. Most of my "expertise" with CS3 is just poking around and trying out various things. Plus picking up tidbits here and there, including some of the best from Craig.
BTW, since I created this image, I've tried this technique on other color IR images made the same day. Sometimes it works, but most of the time it doesn't! So this just goes to show that not every technique will work on every image.
The trick is knowing from experience what might work better on a particular image. I'm a long way from that type of experience, tho.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Pixelle
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| August 6, 2010 @ 12:18am | Foisonnant, mais très beau. Made in the image of North American vegetation. I prefer the blue picture but love the light in the red one.
I would try yellow tones.
A minimalist that also loves profusion. 
Micheline
"Finding and expressing your vision is a journey, not a destination". David Du Chemin
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Flo
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| August 6, 2010 @ 8:48am | Thanks, Micheline. A minimlist who also loves profusion - LOL, this is me in reverse - a profusionist who also loves minimalism - but who rarely can produce the latter!
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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