Photo Purist Gone Astray: One Road Trip Sign, 10 Ways To Screw With It
Having been called a purist snob in regards to both photography and flyfishing (and not caring a hoot about that label), this post is a bit challenging to write. I’ve also been told I must like crow because I eat a lot of it. I’d say the latter is very accurate. I do eat a lot of crow.
As much as I’d like to claim I never manipulate my photos, that would be a bald-faced lie. I do. Furthermore even when I shot only Black & White film and developed it in the darkroom, I altered the process; different chemicals, rinses, times, tools used to burn and dodge. Man! those were the days.
This penchant has grown with every new Photoshop tool I discover. I’ll likely never be one for a great deal of manipulation, mainly because let’s face it, I’m unlikely to ever acquire the skills. Last winter after a 40 hour Photoshop course with Doug Henderson (7 Tips From a Photography Pro), I became LESS of a Photoshop hack. It’s sort of the same as giving a compliment by saying something “doesn’t suck.”
I discovered Nik Software’s Silver Efex sometime ago. It’s become my digital darkroom work-horse. And I’ve yet to find anything about it to criticize (highly unusual). I wanted to test another of their products, Color Efex Pro, so I downloaded the 15 day free trial and put it through the paces.
I’ve loved this sign since photographing it on a road trip to Kansas. I’ve not done anything with it – until I downloaded Color Efex Pro. See Jane run.
I used the Tonal Contrast with High Pass filter on the Serva-teria photo on the post: 13 Reasons for a Road Trip.
The software is offered in 3 versions – standard, select, and complete and ranges in price from $99 to $299. After testing it, my advice is to buy the complete version for $299 – it’s the best value and will lend a degree of creative latitude and flexibility you can’t get elsewhere.
And I hope none of these are mislabeled. My trial version ran out before I had time to double check the filter names. Regardless, you get the picture.
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