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2 edits | Punch up those photos.......fast and easy.
I saw this technique in another forum and it work so well and is so easy that I had to share it with everyone here. I use Photoshop so the technique will use that software as a base. I am sure it will work with other imaging software as well.
This technique really punches up some images dramatically and quickly. Gives them a pop that is quite striking. Here are the steps.
1) Open an image in Photoshop.
2) Go Image > Mode > Lab Color.
3) Then go Image > Apply Image.
4) In the dialog box change the blending mode to Overlay and lower the opacity to something that looks good. In this case, I lowered the blending opacity to 35%
5) Image > Mode > RGB (to change it back to RBG).
That's it!!!
Try it and post some before and after examples please.
first image is before...second image is after technique applied.
Canon EOS 10D
17mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
Canon EOS 10D
17mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
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Pretorious
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clubs:   | Wow! Very cool, and very quick to apply! Thanks ET! |
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| said by Pretorious  :Wow! Very cool, and very quick to apply! Thanks ET! Post an example.....please. 
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Pretorious
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Heres an image right out of the cam and then the same one with the method you posted applied at 40%.
Opps! I forgot to resize. lol |
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Nezmo
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No lab color in Elements. Can you describe what changing to that does? I have seen the reference in several threads but never asked up to this point.
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Jed
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original | 
technique applied | 
final after lce and dv |
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Pretorious
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OLYMPUS C2100UZ
41mm 1/500th F3.5 ISO100
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OLYMPUS C2100UZ
41mm 1/500th F3.5 ISO100
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First is original and the second is doctored. |
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Jtmo
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Mosquito Lake, Sierra's. |
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Nezmo
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Appears similar to what I get using levels and color correction and sometimes curves.
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said by Nezmo :No lab color in Elements. Can you describe what changing to that does? I have seen the reference in several threads but never asked up to this point. In all honesty I have no idea.....but......when I find out I'll post the answer here.
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Nezmo
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| said by Edit This :said by Nezmo :No lab color in Elements. Can you describe what changing to that does? I have seen the reference in several threads but never asked up to this point. In all honesty I have no idea.....but......when I find out I'll post the answer here. Thanks ET.
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From Photoshop Help
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The Lab Color mode has a lightness component (L) that can range from 0 to 100. In the Adobe Color Picker, the a component (green-red axis) and the b component (blue-yellow axis) can range from +127 to –128. In the Color palette, the a component and the b component can range from +127 to –128.
You can use Lab mode to work with Photo CD images, edit the luminance and the color values in an image independently, move images between systems, and print to PostScript Level 2 and Level 3 printers. To print Lab images to other color PostScript devices, convert to CMYK first.
Lab images can be saved in Photoshop, Photoshop EPS, Large Document Format (PSB), Photoshop PDF, Photoshop Raw, TIFF, Photoshop DCS 1.0, or Photoshop DCS 2.0 formats. You can save 48‑bit (16‑bits-per-channel) Lab images in Photoshop, Large Document Format (PSB), Photoshop PDF, Photoshop Raw, or TIFF formats.
Note: The DCS 1.0 and DCS 2.0 formats convert the file to CMYK when opened.
Lab color is the intermediate color model Photoshop uses when converting from one color mode to another.
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NIKON D70
116mm 1/3200th F6.3 ISO200
Before (untouched NEF) | 
NIKON D70
116mm 1/3200th F6.3 ISO200
After | 
NIKON D70
116mm 1/3200th F6.3 ISO200
After w/ s/h work done to bring back foreground detail |
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That is excellent!! I have a quick question. When I open up an image in Adobe Photoshop 8.0 and do this tutorial and try to save it, I dont get an option to save it as a Jpeg. Instead I get PSD, TIFF, RAW, EPS etc etc...Do you know of a fix for this?
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Edit This
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join:2001-05-08 | Yes. You must do step 5) Image > Mode > RGB (to change it back to RBG). |
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Jed
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said by ixNay :That is excellent!! I have a quick question. When I open up an image in Adobe Photoshop 8.0 and do this tutorial and try to save it, I dont get an option to save it as a Jpeg. Instead I get PSD, TIFF, RAW, EPS etc etc...Do you know of a fix for this? Make sure you convert back to RGB first.
D'oh! Too slow....
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Incredible work xterrain . Bravo!!! |
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It works on macros too:
Canon EOS 10D
100mm 1/180th F9.5 ISO200
Canon EOS 10D
100mm 1/180th F9.5 ISO200
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Canon EOS 20D
35mm 1/125th F9 ISO100
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Canon EOS 20D
35mm 1/125th F9 ISO100
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Wouldn't this do the same as duplicating the layer, setting the layer to overlay, then adjusting the opacity of the layer?
If so, then yes it's quite nice I've been using it a lot. Also try adding a gassiuan blur to the duplicated layer to give the image a surreal effect.
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