meaghancarr Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Hey Damien, I'm working on a black background portrait of this horse who has a severely sunbleached coat on his neck/body and some sweaty patches. I'm struggling to even out and darken his neck/body to match his cheek. How would I go about doing this? Thanks! My attempt: SOOC: How his coat normally looks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 First of all, please read and acknowledge understanding: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/09/cropping-tutorial.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Ah! Sorry, didn't realize I had uploaded a cropped version. Here is the uncropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Thanks. Did you shoot raw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yes. The forum won't allow me to upload it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 No, that's ok, just checking. Can you do this for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 My Windows desktop is calibrated and I have an exact print match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Ok, can you update your profile details with your calibrator information? 15 minutes ago, meaghancarr said: You definitely didn't need to do all that stuff with turning the blue areas to grey in the background. You're simply going to add a black Solid Color layer and carefully mask it around the whole horse. And you definitely need to do that first, before we discuss the imbalances in the coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 Without thinking I answered the calibration question about my home monitor, but I am traveling and editing on a friend's factory calibrated monitor. I did, however, bring pro prints to match and they are dead on. I apologize...clearly I am a hot mess today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Now, talk to me. Do you still think the body needs to be darkened? Or do you share my point of view that the sweet spot is actually somewhere in between the two areas? I think the body should be darkened a bit, and the face lightened a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Ok, so how about this? https://max.mailbigfile.com/2af97d8ff66f24df97f4c157c9991f86/listFiles.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 I like the evenness color, but the sweaty areas and mottling definitely stand out a lot. Switching the blend mode of the hue/sat 1 layer to Luminosity helps some, but definitely looks flat compared to Soft Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 That's ok, it's all about the d&b from here. https://www.damiensymonds.net/simple-dodge-and-burn-tutorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 LOVE these tutorials. Thank you for the direction! Time to get to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Don't keep me in suspense, @meaghancarr! How did it turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
365andBrand Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 9/11/2022 at 4:51 PM, Damien Symonds said: First of all, please read and acknowledge understanding: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/09/cropping-tutorial.html This is critical information i wish i learned years ago! I've spent so much time trying to figure out how to manage cropping, both in camera and in processing workflow, particularly for printing ans saving for different purposes! But, never did I consider this. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaghancarr Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 9/13/2022 at 3:40 PM, Damien Symonds said: Don't keep me in suspense, @meaghancarr! How did it turn out? My bad -- client changed her mind and went with a different photo, but I used the same method and it turned out great *chef's kiss* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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