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Posted on 29/07/10 10:51:47 PM |
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miggy2007
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House and light
Hello, I am new here and interested in learning more than adding sepia tone.  ( i actually just learned that) I like to take photos of homes, and the best photos are in soft, even lighting, which limits the time that I can go and shoot. What techniques might I use to soften the harsh "Natural" light, and even the impossible "Bright Backlight" times of day? I have seen some great shots that seem to pull the interior lights into the photo adding a warm feel, like a Thomas Kinkade print. Thoughts please?
thanks, Miggy  |
Posted on 29/07/10 11:44:08 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: House and light
Two quick and easy ways. Try Lightroom, you can download a trial version, good for 30 days. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ They have a lot of presets, you can try, without harming the original image. The other thing to try is Topaz Adjust, a filter plugin,whith lots of different looks, 30 day trial here too http://www.topazlabs.com/downloads/index.php Good luck _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 30/07/10 08:25:39 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: House and light
Try taking several photos of the same scene at different exposures. You can then load them up into Photoshop as a single High Dynamic Range image, which will combine the best detail from all the images into a single, striking shot. |
Posted on 30/07/10 6:16:30 PM |
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miggy2007
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Re: House and light
Thank you Vibeke and Steve for the ideas. I will give it a try. It's fun to learn! |
Posted on 30/07/10 11:10:06 PM |
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LonnieK
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Re: House and light
Hi Miggy. If you have a newer version of Photoshop, you should have the Shadow/Highlight adjustment available. This should help greatly with the type of changes you desire. In this case, I applied the adjustment to the L layer in L*A*B mode (took about 5 seconds), but it would be similarly effective in RGB. It's difficult to demo with such a small image, but you should see a distinct difference. 
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Posted on 02/08/10 3:57:28 PM |
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miggy2007
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Re: House and light
[quoted] LonnieK wrote: Hi Miggy. If you have a newer version of Photoshop, you should have the Shadow/Highlight adjustment available. Thank you LonnieK! MMost Excellent....!! I appreciate you, miggy |