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September 25, 2004

Ethan, dirty face and all...
I wanted to try a new style of BW conversion. How does this look??


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JD Anderson26-Sep-2004 19:05
OK, I reduced the yellow and red saturation, then converted to BW using calculations, set to Gray, Blue, Screen 60%. I then did a levels adjustment to get max dynamic range without blowing the highlights. I did a little dodging and burning overall. I then hit SHIFT-ALT-CNTRL-TILDE to select the light areas of the image. I inverted the selection and filled in a new layer with a medium orange-brown. I did a gaussian blur on this layer, and changed the blending mode to multiply and reduced capacity to about 60%. I went back to the base layer and did SHIFT-ALT-CNTRL-TILDE to select light areas again. I filled it on a new layer with an almost white pink color. I did a heavy gaussian blur, changed the blending mode to softlight and set opacity to about 30%. I copied the eyes from the base layer and put them on top. I did a series of levels adjustments and sharpening to get them to look as they do. I just make this stuff up as I go and see how it comes out. I like this one...
jude26-Sep-2004 18:24
i like this also.... interesting tones.. really brings out the detail. so what is it, she asked, coyly?
Guest 26-Sep-2004 16:29
Superb b&w tone!!!! It's something I've been trying to achieve but not... so what did you do? The kid's eyes & expression are amazing.
Rick Lewis26-Sep-2004 13:02
The conversion you did really accentuates the detail. Nicely done.
type26-Sep-2004 11:18
A very strong image. Visceral, almost. Well done!
EMangl26-Sep-2004 08:42
it looks great and strong
Guest 26-Sep-2004 06:25
WOW super image and great conversion you did! His expression is nice as well!