RE: digital negative possibilities for gum
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Screen
is another mode that can blend well; I tend to just go through the blending
modes until I find the one that does it for me. I don't often read the manuals -
for me, it's better to use the programme and find your way through it that
way. Other "art" users have some good wrinkles too. Most of the stuff I kow
comes from practice and sharing with others.
Kate
Someday I'm going to read the manuals and learn just what all of those
Mode settings actually do!
I'm
not sure if my comment regarding the Soft Light effects and noise is actually
cogent to this discussion of bitmaps and whatnot. Maybe not.
But adding a filter effect, such as Noise is like putting a window screen
in front of the image. It just Sits There and calls attention to
itself. With Soft Light, the noise is imbedded into the image, and yes -
it just looks natural.
Keith,
I use the same method and it works very
well. I usually use a setting for amount of between 8 and 12,
but it depends on the image and the image size & resolution.
I also set it to Monochromatic and use
Uniform.
Filter>Noise>Add Noise
Oddly enough though, I
like this method because it doesn't produce grain in the deeper shadows and
blacks—it looks more natural to me.
Best Wishes,
Mark
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In a message
dated 10/21/06 12:48:53 PM, Keith@GumPhoto.com writes:
For what it is worth, here is a method to add noise
that (I feel) comes closer to duplicating grain in a silver
neg:
1) Add a New Layer
2) Fill it with 50%
Gray
3) Adjust the Noise or Film Grain filters until the
degree of grain is achieved.
4) Change the layer Mode to Soft Light
The result is more grain in the
shadows than in the highlights.
Keith
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