Digital Black and Whites

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0700, "Jeff Alu" wrote:

I have many black and white digital shots online, please stop by and check them out:

http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm

All shots taken with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras, processed in Photoshop

Hope you enjoy,

Jeff T. Alu

WOW, very impressive you have a good eye for the dramatic

Thanks, glad you like!

Jeff

"iDadalex" wrote in message

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0700, "Jeff Alu" wrote:

I have many black and white digital shots online, please stop by and

check

them out:

http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm

All shots taken with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras,

processed

in Photoshop

Hope you enjoy,

Jeff T. Alu

WOW, very impressive you have a good eye for the dramatic

How did you achieve such dramatic contrast. Did you fiddle with the levels a lot? I find a lot of my b&w digitals (Canon G5) are too gray.

"Jeff Alu" wrote in message
: Thanks, glad you like!
:
: Jeff
:
: "iDadalex" wrote in message
: : > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0700, "Jeff Alu" : > wrote:
: >
: > >I have many black and white digital shots online, please stop by and : check
: > >them out:
: > >
: > >http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm
: > >
: > >All shots taken with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras, : processed
: > >in Photoshop
: > >
: > >Hope you enjoy,
: > >
: > >Jeff T. Alu
: > >
: >
: >
: > WOW, very impressive you have a good eye for the dramatic :
:

Hi Mod, I use the dodge and burn brush to get that contrast, and also a little unsharp mask.

You can read about my process here:

http://www.animalu.com/pics/process.htm

Jeff

How did you achieve such dramatic contrast. Did you fiddle with the levels

a

lot? I find a lot of my b&w digitals (Canon G5) are too gray.
"Jeff Alu" wrote in message
: Thanks, glad you like!
:
: Jeff
:
: "iDadalex" wrote in message
: : > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0700, "Jeff Alu" : > wrote:
: >
: > >I have many black and white digital shots online, please stop by and : check
: > >them out:
: > >
: > >http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm
: > >
: > >All shots taken with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras, : processed
: > >in Photoshop
: > >
: > >Hope you enjoy,
: > >
: > >Jeff T. Alu
: > >
: >
: >
: > WOW, very impressive you have a good eye for the dramatic :
:

Jeff Alu wrote:

Hi Mod, I use the dodge and burn brush to get that contrast, and also a little unsharp mask.

You can read about my process here:

http://www.animalu.com/pics/process.htm

Jeff

How did you achieve such dramatic contrast. Did you fiddle with the levels

a

lot? I find a lot of my b&w digitals (Canon G5) are too gray.
"Jeff Alu" wrote in message
: Thanks, glad you like!
:
: Jeff
:
: "iDadalex" wrote in message
: : > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0700, "Jeff Alu" : > wrote:
: >
: > >I have many black and white digital shots online, please stop by and : check
: > >them out:
: > >
: > >http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm
: > >
: > >All shots taken with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras, : processed
: > >in Photoshop
: > >
: > >Hope you enjoy,
: > >
: > >Jeff T. Alu
: > >
: >
: >
: > WOW, very impressive you have a good eye for the dramatic :
:

Really good shots Jeff. I have a few ‘tricks’ I use as well. One is to use a gradient mask on the sky
and adjust the brightness/contrast (so it is darker near the top). I also have a nifty little trick for
clouds… I do the ‘gaussian blur/glamour shot’ trick’, then on the blurred layer, I use the eraser to ‘expose’ the cloud details. (erase the edges to expose the sharp details) It gives it a dreamy gothic feeling, but the details you want to focus on pop out. HTH

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Hi Chris, thanks for those tips, I will give them a try!

Best,

Jeff

Really good shots Jeff. I have a few ‘tricks’ I use as well. One is to use a gradient mask on the sky
and adjust the brightness/contrast (so it is darker near the top). I also have a nifty little trick for
clouds… I do the ‘gaussian blur/glamour shot’ trick’, then on the blurred layer, I use the eraser to ‘expose’ the cloud details. (erase the edges to expose the sharp details) It gives it a dreamy gothic feeling, but the details you want to focus on pop out. HTH

—

Chris Mork
Owner CCG Sales / Small Business Links

====> A Swarm of Traffic to Your Site <====
Targeted prospects will swarm your site 24/7!
Just 5 minutes to set-up. It’s automated, "viral" and proven – and best of all it’s FREE!
http://www.trafficswarm.com/go.cgi?59216
http://home.fuse.net/ccg/smallbizlinks.html

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