With glow or dreamy or "Orton" type of effects, have you ever tried running the effect(s) on a Layer in Photoshop and then have the original underneath, and then going to the Layer Style Blending Options - "Blend If" and splitting the Black Pointer/Slider and moving the right side slowly (to taste) to the right? This slowly reduces the effect in the deepest darks, to dark tones the further you slide it. The reason I bring it up is that it can do wonders in disguising the effect, yet it still be in the image. Fading it lower in the shadows... It is a rockin' method for those interested in doing that...
Mark Metternich wrote:
Nice, creative any moody! Beautiful photo.
With glow or dreamy or "Orton" type of effects, have you ever tried running the effect(s) on a Layer in Photoshop and then have the original underneath, and then going to the Layer Style Blending Options - "Blend If" and splitting the Black Pointer/Slider and moving the right side slowly (to taste) to the right? This slowly reduces the effect in the deepest darks, to dark tones the further you slide it. The reason I bring it up is that it can do wonders in disguising the effect, yet it still be in the image. Fading it lower in the shadows... It is a rockin' method for those interested in doing that... ...Show more →
Excellent point by Mark. I use custom luminosity masks to target specific areas in the event an Orton type effect is applied.
Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Excellent point by Mark. I use custom luminosity masks to target specific areas in the event an Orton type effect is applied.
Cool! That works!
What I love about "Blend If" in this type of case is #1, its lossless (not based on selections which are 8 bit) so way less chance of damage to the image, but #2 even more notable is that "Blend If" allows you to see in smooth, free form, flexible, real time the immediate adjustments (and all the possible looks) as you slide the slider(s) back and forth, thus allowing true precision of tonal control, or falloff without any increments.
