[Jewelry making - Article 00386] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry photography advice

[Carolyn Rose]

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Hi Elizabeth,

    You suggested we go to your site and see how your photos work -- I
    loved seeing your work, really nice! and the way you use some
    creative backgrounds. But, on my monitor, many of the photos seem a
    bit dim. 

    Do you have Photoshop? Most photos can use a bit of tweaking -- my
    MOST VALUBLE trick is to open an image in Photoshop, go to IMAGE,
    then ADJUSTMENTS, then CURVES. When the "curve" box opens, grip the
    middle of the "curve" and pull up and down in tiny increments. What
    you want to do is to open up (lighten) the midtones. (the middle
    range in value where your photos can lose contrast or get dark) Make
    sure the "preview" box is checked so you can see the image change as
    you make adjustments. 

    You can do the same thing in IMAGE/ADJUSTMENTS/LEVELS, moving the
    little arrow sliders back and forth. (the middle arrow is midtones.)
    Play and experiment with the CURVES or LEVELS adjustments controls
    and you'll find them invaluable. Once one gets experienced with one
    of these controls, it just takes seconds to open and image, adjust,
    save, close. 

    I'm on a Mac, probably this works the same on a PC? (I don't know if
    Photoshop lite version also has these controls.) 

Carolyn
(Sadly, still better at Photoshop than at metalsmithing...)

 
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