Digital_Camera_World_Issue_192_July_2017

PhotoshoP mastercLass
Digital Darkroom
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Add rAdiAl filter streAks
Select the Radial Filter tool (press J); in
the control panel, click twice on the + icon to the right of
Temperature. This will increase the setting by +50 and zero
all the other sliders. Move Exposure to +0.50 and drag out
a thin oval selection. You can move it by dragging within
the selection or rotate it by dragging just outside. Position
it pointing towards the boat from the bottom right, like a
streak of sunlight. Right-click inside it and select Duplicate,
then drag the duplicate over to the left. Rotate and position
it as a second streak from the bottom left.
Add dehAze for contrAst
Select the Graduated Filter tool (G); in the
control panel, click the + icon alongside Dehaze. This will
set it to +25 and zero all the others. Although Dehaze is
primarily used for adding or removing misty haze effects
from shots, it also functions like a contrast control on
steroids! Click on the top of the image and drag down to
the horizon to see the sky get richer and darker. To make
the clouds more distinct, increase Clarity to around +75.
To see the effect without all the Graduated Filter lines, just
click in the Overlay box to toggle it on and off.
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finishing touches
To finish the picture, a subtle vignette
effect will hem in the image, focusing
attention on the core content in the
scene. To apply one, click on the Hand
tool to exit the Graduated Filter display,
then click on the FX tab (or press
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+7). Under Post Crop
Vignetting, decrease the Amount slider
to around -30, then adjust the
Midpoint, Roundness and
Feather sliders to get the shape
and fall-off you want. For this
pic, we used settings of 40, -40
and 50 respectively, but you
may want to experiment with
the values to get the best
results for your own images.
When you’re happy with the
overall look, click Open Image to
load the file into Photoshop and
save all the raw adjustments
you’ve made. To save it in a
regular file format, go to File >
Save As; choose JPEG for a
smaller file size or Photoshop
(PSD) for maximum quality.
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