Practical Photography - UK (2020-01)

Using the Curves

adjustment layer

and creating an ‘S’ curve

has boosted the overall

contrast of the image.

Some localised use

of the Dodge and

Burn tools has brought out

the ethereal quality of the

sea in the long exposure.

The Vibrancy

adjustmentlayer

boosts the coloursin the

shot, allowing themany

varied tones topop.

Theskyhasbeen

darkenedby creatinga

new layerandusinga Layer

Maskto makea selective

Levelsadjustments.

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Remember whenwe usedto holdphotographsin

our hands? Magical,wasn’tit?Sadly,all toomany

sh ots are neverseenawayfromthecomputer

sc reen these days,whichis an awfulshame.

Home printing doesrequiresomeinvestmentin

both hardware andsoftware– youwill wantto

spend a decentamountof moneyon a good-quality

in kjet printer (andinkrefillswon’tbe cheap),while

calibrating softwareforyourmonitoris vitalfor

ensuring you outputthesamecoloursthatyour

camera recorded.Butthe paybackwill be beautiful

images that youcanframeandhangon yourwalls

where they willinspireyouto keepgoingoutand

pr oducing morework.

print & display

your work

tips & a dvice

after

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