Thanks for that Graham. Looks fairly straightforward *in principle*! So
I could then take a step further by scanning in Vuescan twice, once
with a higher brightness setting to bring out the shadows and then
combine theses two images having made any adjustments to the shadows
layer to give a natural match to the highlights layer?
Would scanning at a higher brightness setting actually bring more out
in the shadows? I would imagine so as the sensor in the scanner is not
struggling to capture low light levels. And from what you say AG.
I remember seeing a method to fit the two versions of the image
together which I can look up so that part's no problem.
James
On 13 Oct 2004, at 10:29 am, GeeBee wrote:
>
> From: "James Royall" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Subject: [OM] Re: now increasing scanner range
>
>
>>
>> So you get more shadow detail doing this? That would *really* help me.
>> Anyone know how this would be done in Photoshop?
>>
>> James
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> Hi James,
>
> 1. load your shot into PhotoShop and adjust the image for optimum
> highlights
> then <save as> 'highlights'
>
> 2. return image to original then adjust for optimum shadows. <save as>
> 'shadows'
>
> 3. load 'highlights' and 'shadows' into PhotoShop
>
> 4. open the 'highlights' file and <select all> : <control C> (to copy
> all)
>
> 5. open shadows and <control V> to paste the entire highlight file on
> top of
> the 'shadows' file
>
> You now have the 'shadows' file with the 'highlights' file covering it
>
> 6. select the eraser tool from the tools menu and set to an appropriate
> brush size
>
> 7. rub out the blocked up shadows on the highlights file to reveal the
> correctly adjusted shadows in the 'shadows' file underneath it.
>
> 8 when you have done this select the layers menu and <flatten image>
>
> You can then work on the file in the normal way. You cannot clone out
> dust
> etc until you have flattened the image.
>
>
> There are probably other, possibly better ways of doing it but this
> works.
>
> gb
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