Damien Symonds

The Luminance and Color sliders are still the only ones that matter, and they work exactly the same, I promise.

Hi Margaret, It's very easy ... the only difficult part is knowing what size to make them. First, have you read this article, and this one?

That's fine. Those are the same sliders as have ever been. I don't understand the quandary?

As he's looking almost directly at the camera, it should be possible to copy and flip the other side of his face.

Because your lab don't change the way they print just because you got a new screen! Can you imagine having to call the lab to tell them to print differently because you have a new screen? Can you imagine EVERY photographer calling the lab to tell them to print differently? Of course that's impossible.

Please tell me about the light in your room. Are you sure it's not too warm? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html

Oh, bummer I was hoping it might be smooth textureless fabric like silk. No, I don't have a fast solution for this, sorry.

WHAT DID I SAY?

Hi Leslie! We might be able to manage something. May I see a 100% crop of the worst area? (Make sure your noise removal is done perfectly first.)

No, I mean of the noise sliders

Oh crap, sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to put the hat on one of the other photos.

Hi Quintin, I've moved this post to Brian's area, because he's the expert in this regard. He'll be along shortly.

May I see a screenshot of them?

I can help you achieve ANY sort of shit you want. But you have to post here, and make sure you read the posting guidelines carefully first.

Good grief, what awful photos. May I suggest setting your standards a bit higher.

I don't think 9464 would work, but I reckon the others might.

No, no tutorial necessary. The noise layer you always add to a gradient is a form of texture. Any other texture, you add the same way. Place it, clip it, then play with its blend mode.

Please post some photos.

No, seriously, don't leave the spacing to your feeble human eyes. Use grids: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/05/grids-in-photoshop.html

Great. Glad it was an easy fix.

Have you made your sheet, @Quintin?

@JenniferSuggs?

How did you go, Ella?

Have you double-clicked on it to make sure it's really set to black?

It's very easy, but yes, you're right, you should have asked it first. You simply duplicate the Background layer, the turn on grids and Ctrl T to get the transform handles, and rotate until the horizon is straight. Then add a new blank layer and clone in the sides of the truck a bit: Then group those two layers (the rotated layer and the clone layer) and again, add a black mask to the group. Paint white to reveal the new straight horizon: