And it will be our little secret, because the subject line is about a
chimp :-).
Paul
On Oct 31, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Cotty wrote:
On 31/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
Thanks to all who commented. By the way, this BW conversion was done
the
fast and easy way: A simple mode change to grayscale followed by
adjustment of the tonal range in curves. In that this simple procedure
allows complete control of tonal range and that any more elaborate
method
takes you to the same place -- grayscale -- I fail to see the need for
elaborate "recipes." I mentioned some of these elaborate procedures
to a
professional photo retoucher a couple of weeks ago. She simply said,
"That's all a lot of bullshit for people with too much time on their
hands." That being said, I sometimes use the channel mixer because
it's
fun. But I don't think it's necessary.
That's very interesting you say that. I have often suspected it. I also
use the grayscale conversion followed by curves rather a lot, and I
have
to say that nine times out of ten, it works very well for me.
Sometimes a
bit of dodging and burning.
Cheers,
Cotty
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