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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · First outing with 200-400mm f/4 LL Baseball (little guys!) | |
Corillien wrote:
Not to derail the thread, but just curious John, does this yield results that are any better than using something like unsharp mask?
Users of Ps and their workflows are like Aholes.. Everybody has a way, and everybody thinks the others stink.
More on point. Having been a NAPP member for 7 years with a slew of PSW under the belt. Along with S I's Peter Read Millers camps, working with S I's Damian Strohmeyer, and a few other heavy hitters, I have taken a lot of things into account when it come to people saying 'works just like' in the workflow end of Ps.
This is why I will always, usually say.."This is MY way -- not the ONLY way" to do it.
I find that using the high pass on a PSD is non-destructive and gives me the ability to add a mask, reduce the amount even after application, and choices in blend modes which can change up the outcome.. and few other little things I prefer over unsharp. I mean lets face it here. We are very very limited in how and what we are allowed to do to a journalistic or sports image. I've got between 13 and 17 MP to get the very best image I can produce. So any little tip coming from the likes of Corey Barker, Read Miller at his workshops etc.. Goes a long way with me when I see the results I PERSONALLY like to put out. This not to say my way is best or only way, it's just me, and 10 years of hard study to try and make images. I use other methods in other types of images. Such a frequency sharpening, and inverted unsharp mask. Again, this and these comments more specifically were used in the "Sports" section, as this method I M O only, works best on sports images.
Just as in ISO noise. Years ago I would have spent a lot on things like Noiseware (which I did) and used for a long time. With advances in ACR, I have zero need for that. With the slider and masking in ACR, it does it all now. So things change as the time passes. To each his own !
You guys don't do anything different, I weep seeing the images on this part of this forum. Some of these images and image makers are the very best Nikon shooters full stop. They may not be employed doing it, but they dam sure could be.
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