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Post by hmca on Oct 4, 2018 14:56:13 GMT
Over the course of the challenge a few of you have submitted toned black and white images. Often the photographer will choose this method to create a certain mood for their work. Inspired by your entries, I thought it might be fun to explore this option when creating monotone/split tone images. By @storkington  By PeteB  By Sydney  By tonyw  By Peterj  This technique can be achieved by using the toning presets in NIK Silver EFex. I am also including links as to how you might use LR or Photoshop Elements to achieve this look. Remember that you must first start with a B/W conversion before you can explore toning your image. Let's experiment together and share some toned images this month. Please include how you achieved your toning. I will start with a picture I took on a recent trip to Maine. I thought the Ambrotype preset in Silver Efex gave this landscape a nice slightly golden tone.  For my second attempt I tried split toning in LR:   |
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Post by tonyw on Oct 6, 2018 17:05:59 GMT
My favourite way to tone images is using a gradient map adjustment layer. You can use a gradient map adjustment layer with or without first converting to black and white as the gradient map works on the luminosity and ignores colour. Photoshop CS6 and later came with a really nice set of photographic toning gradients although you can find similar for download or you can make your own gradients. This one was done using a Selenium toning gradient which I tweaked a bit by moving the gradient sliders to give the effect I was looking for. It's a very simple technique that can give everything from wild to subtle depending on the gradient you use.  Tony |
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Post by hmca on Oct 7, 2018 1:30:37 GMT
Great start, tonyw! Your explanation plus experience using gradient map adjustment layers is very much appreciated. Like the way you composed your image, looks like a grand estate. |
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Post by Sydney on Oct 7, 2018 2:18:10 GMT
Lovely images, Helen & Tony. I am a bit under the weather with the flu at the moment, but when I am feeling better will try my hand at this effect.
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Post by PeteB on Oct 7, 2018 2:27:11 GMT
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Post by preeb on Oct 7, 2018 3:44:50 GMT
I took this a week ago in Durango CO. The engine is coming from the roundhouse to hook onto a string of coaches for the daily run to Silverton. Processing in Lightroom 6. Converted to B&W, then did basic adjustments and tone curve. Then split tone it for the very slight antique look, and added a subtle vignette to finish.  EXIF data Canon EOS 60D LENS Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM ISO 400 FOCAL LENGTH 200.0 mm (314.6 mm in 35mm) APERTURE f/5.6 EXPOSURE TIME 0.002s (1/500) |
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Post by hmca on Oct 7, 2018 13:12:22 GMT
PeteB.......really like the way you have handled the shadows and highlights in your starting shot. Looking at it again I am wondering if it might be a composite? Thanks for introducing another way to create split-toning and including the link. preeb.....I would have felt like I struck gold if I ever came home with the images you have shared from your recent trip to Durango. Creating an antique look is perfect for your train shot. Thanks for also including the camera data.
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Post by PeteB on Oct 7, 2018 14:26:36 GMT
PeteB .......really like the way you have handled the shadows and highlights in your starting shot. Looking at it again I am wondering if it might be a composite? Thanks for introducing another way to create split-toning and including the link. Hi Helen The image is not a composite. I did fail to mention that I did some burning of the well lit background. Also, the Nik filter used was Dark Contrasts. Thanks for the nice comment. |
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Post by hmca on Oct 7, 2018 16:04:33 GMT
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Post by tonyw on Oct 7, 2018 19:06:27 GMT
One more! This time Using ON1 Effects to do the B&W conversion and then a Split Tone before bringing back into Lightroom and tweaking the White Balance to adjust the tone colour a bit to taste. If you don't recognize the location it's the Millenium Bridge over the River Thames in London and that's St Paul's Cathedral across the other side.  Tony |
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Post by hmca on Oct 7, 2018 21:16:59 GMT
Like the way the bridge leads us back to the city and the subtle toning is beautiful, tonyw. You sent me to On1 to find where split-toning was available. I need to become more familiar with that program as I am increasingly impressed with their features. |
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Post by PeteB on Oct 9, 2018 15:46:28 GMT
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 9, 2018 16:37:26 GMT
An old moody shot from 2013. It hangs in our dining room in an "old wood" frame. No idea how it was processed in PSE 11 .. probably changed to B&W using >>new layer >> gradient map. Then "change colors" ... and mild HDR using the clarity slider in ACR. Clive  |
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Post by preeb on Oct 9, 2018 19:28:39 GMT
A stand of scrub oaks along the tracks on my Durango trip. Used split toning in Lightroom again.  |
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Post by hmca on Oct 10, 2018 0:30:26 GMT
PeteB.....may have seen this before but even if we did, it's worth taking another look at......beautifully toned! pontiac1940.....definite old time feel....must look wonderful in the frame you mentioned. preeb......this is really lovely. It has an ethereal abstract quality......it would make an impressive print IMHO.
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