Phocus
- Major editing such as colour temperature should be done in phocus.
- Job info
> Destination: [RAW Files Destination]
- ‘Adjust’ tab:
> colour temp can be changed
> colour correction- select colour with eyedropper tool & then change tint on colour wheel.
- Modify:
> Change something about one image
> Select other images which we want to extend our changes to
> Click modify- this will give them the same adjustments.
- Preferences:
> ‘Save Adjustments’ should be set to ‘Always Save’.
- Export:
> export as TIFF
- Naming of Folders:
> Main Folder- [name of project]
> [name]_preview
> [name]_raw
> [name]_tiff
- When saving on photoshop- save as PSD or TIFF
- Check blacks for colour cast.
Photoshop
- Image Size:
> Pixel dimension should never change
> unclick ‘Resample image’
> when changing document size- 110cm width, keep resolution the same
> ‘Save as’ when taking away info.
- Use Ctrl + space to select ‘actual pixels’ which allows viewing at 100%
- Dust/scratch removing:
> Create a new layer (make sure to always work on correct layer)- [Dust/Scratches] layer should sit on top of background with nothing in between.
> Spot healing brush Tool (100% hardness)- automatically samples, for even surfaces eg. skies.
> Healing Brush Tool (100% hardness)- (all layers) alt + select area to sample from eg. close to edges & lines.
> Clone stamp tool- use when the other two tools do not work (have ‘sample all layers’ ticked).
> Bracket keys can be used to increase and decrease the zoom.
Never use adjustments from top bar always from the layers section on the right.
- Curves:
> Contrast & colour corrections
> S shape
> Use one curve for one change eg. luminosity, rename and then create another.
- Masks:
> Select a mask on a layer/curve (if white everything is selected, if black nothing is selected).
> To select areas- use a soft & large brush tool.
> Shortcut to make mask black- command + backspace with the second colour square black or edit> fill> change colour
- Use back slash key to highlight what has been selected by brush tool
> Alt + click mask to look for any holes in the selection.
Selective Colour:
> select a colour using eyedropper, choosing colour from a list & then slide bars to change tone
> use before curves to change eg. skin tone
- Use arrow button in bottom bar & select document profile
> in photoshop always should be Adobe RGB 1998 file.
> monitors cannot represent all of the colours in colour space
> so do papers therefore colours will look different from screen to paper.
- View> Proof Setup> Custom> Device to simulate: (set to profile given)- EP4880 imediaT Photo Lustre paper.
- SP9800 is used to print at a larger scale.
- Black point compensation & simulate paper colour turned on then turn preview on & off to check colour tone etc.
- Gamut warning on with Proof Colour on (under View)- this shows any colours that cannot be represented by the monitor & therefore the printer will not be able to produce the colour (only happens with saturated image).
File> New> Size: A3
- Click ‘Advanced’> Adobe RGB 1998
- Print Corrections:
> flatten layers before doing corrections for printing (save this for digital hand in).
- For printing:
> Image Size: 300 resolution, resample image, change width to 10cm
> Add a curve- brighter
> Flatten the layers and move over to new canvas which will fit around 12 on.
> Then undo flattening, hide first curve, add new curve to make brighter & repeat flattening and moving.
> Continue doing for 3-5 tests as if doing a test strip.
> Do the same with colour tone- warmer/ cooler etc.
> Also include an unadjusted image on test strip
> ‘Save as’ test strip.
Save final image as PSD for Bjorn to print with print adjustment layers included eg. Bright 1 curve
- We should save final image as [title of project]_final_number.
- Print test file with lower resolution- decide on print adjustments (name curves ‘Print Adjustments’) from test strip- move onto proof print file & Bjorn’s file.
- File > Print >
1. Printer: Epson left Semi/Gloos
2. Photoshop Manage Colours
3. Profile: EP4880 imediaT photo lustre
4. Print settings >
5. Preset: Epson Left imediaT T 265gsm
6. Paper Size: Super A3 / B
After we had made this decision we wrote down what needed to be tweaked in Phocus and Photoshop:
> Right hand side (trees) need to be lightened as they are too dark so need more detail
> In some places tone down the flowers too bright
>Top branch needs to be dodged and burned. Too light so becomes a distracting factor. Crop it.
> Correct the colour on the dress. Too dull, needs to be crisper
> Flooring at the front needs to be lightened to create a ring. Also looking a little flat?
> Even out light and dark parts of the shot, to balance out the composition.
> More detail in the overall composition
> Silver wire
> Remove white feather on the floor ( back right)
> Edit out hairbands
> Leg and hand (colour)
> Odd looking shadow/ left hand arm too dark
> Highlight butterfly and flowers
> Dodge and burn hot spots
We adjusted the colour, light and shade in Phocus then did all the tweaking of the small little bits in Photoshop.
Notes we took on about Photoshop
> Dodge: Brighter/ Burn: Darker
> EP4880 photolustre paper
> Contrast, exposure ( bottom: blacks, top: highlights, middle: mid tones) Press default to get rid of completely.
> x key: out with the whites
> Colour correction: tool button to select a particular point to change the colours
- arrow point away from the colour from you to lesson/get rid of
- arrow in (red)
> Sharpness- don't go above 200
> No less than 100% for reviewing print.
> modify button- tick what you like/ want above the points
> Images - Save adjustment- export as a TIFF
> Morid- on the skirt no more than 150%
> To make a background copy
- Square: select
- cmd/C: to copy
- apple/V: create a new layer
- vector mask: selected
- cmd/back arrow
- brush tool: 100%
> Pen tool: use it for to create a path around the left arm- + add some more to the path - to take away. When going around don't do a single click. drag and then rest and then bend it to go around corners.
- to get rid of a path: click the middle of the path (the square) and then hold down ALT key then click delete path.
> Bubblegum rubber band to do a quick selection
> X ( mask) red means wrong. Press down CMD to activate the mask
> Transparent layers: do any tweaks on them as they add to the background copy of the image
> Dodge and Burn: duplicate background before doing it. Find spot to duplicate and hover over place that needs tweaking and drop.
> Paths: add a path each time you use the pen. Name it different each time. Save selection then load selection.
> With every layer you add add a suitable name to it such as Right lower arm, in order for you to know what each layer does etc.
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