Trees Sleeping for the Winter
Jan 8, 2012 10:44:59 #
A row of trees along the Mississippi river near St. Louis, MO. The original pic was done on Kodacolor 400 a few years ago.
I scanned the print then converted it to gray scale in Paint Shop Pro. I then added color back (red, green, and I think a touch of yellow) until I got the warm brown tone I like. It is easier to just do a quick conversion to sepia, but I didn't really like the shade of brown that sepia gives.
I was emulating a proceedure I used to do when all this had to be done in a darkroom.I would make a b&w print on fiber paper, finish it completely and ready to dry. Before drying, I would soak it in strong black coffee until I had the shade of brown I wanted and then I would dry it. It was a really nice enhancement for certain subjects.
Comments welcome.
I scanned the print then converted it to gray scale in Paint Shop Pro. I then added color back (red, green, and I think a touch of yellow) until I got the warm brown tone I like. It is easier to just do a quick conversion to sepia, but I didn't really like the shade of brown that sepia gives.
I was emulating a proceedure I used to do when all this had to be done in a darkroom.I would make a b&w print on fiber paper, finish it completely and ready to dry. Before drying, I would soak it in strong black coffee until I had the shade of brown I wanted and then I would dry it. It was a really nice enhancement for certain subjects.
Comments welcome.
Trees Sleeping for the Winter
Jan 9, 2012 18:59:14 #
beautiful shot and I like the color mix. Very interesting technique with the coffee. dark room is becoming a lost art--sad. we all want faster whether its our food, our car , our computer or our photography.
Feb 21, 2022 05:17:53 #
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