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Archive of posts tagged Contrast Curves

Masking Adjustment Layers and When (not) to Sharpen — Mantis Shrimp Photo

any times, if I’m getting my exposures right, and there is adequate lighting, i.e., I’m not too deep and the visibility is not too poor, the resulting photos will clean up nicely with a simple levels adjustment and maybe an added contrast curve. Then there are the other times when maybe the lighting was not [...]

Santa Cruz Island 10-02

For these first several photo galleries it seems I tried every photoshop trick in the book, faux red filters, using the eyedropper tool, multiple small moves in levels. But for all the faux red filters and things I’ve tried, and all the “Madrake-y” stuff I’ve read about, I’m convinced that nothing beats a solid knowledge and careful application of levels and curves.