Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

No, not too carried away. I appreciate that you were trying to stay with the spirit of Jamie's message! I suspect the mountain shot was not a good choice for me to burden people with

Along that line, I did think the barn, especially if someone tackled one of the day-to-night videos, would be a big challenge!

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Linda,

Here is the third image and my edit of it. Again, I started in Lightroom, and then I took it into Luminar 2018. This one I cropped, and also removed some distracting elements in the image. Also, the shadows inside the barn and on the right side, I did not process as I normally would have, but again went for the darker look.

Hope you like my version of the barn image.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thank you! I think you were typing this as I wrote my previous reply, so check top of this page.

Keeping the light of the sunny day, I think it was a good idea to go bold with color and detail, as you have. The closer crop invites us to look inside for the dark and light. This one definitely needs to be downloaded!

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

CHIAROSCURO. We sometimes think of the chiaroscuro effect in terms of shadow, perhaps more than light. We often envision portraits by DaVinci and Rembrandt and the Baroque Landscapes and still life paintings with the dark shading that adds dimension, shape, drama, and modeling to the subject. If you examine theses works closely you will see the transparency of the shadows is the subtleties that add dimension. The entire concept is to create the illusion of the third dimension on a two-dimensional canvas or a sheet of photographic film or paper.

I fined that LIGHT is just as important as shadow so it is sometimes important to add detail to vacant shadows to help create the illusion of depth and space. A dark open doorway can look mysterious but it can also look flat and give the impression that you can't walk in. Just like a jet black background on a still life or a portrait can be very dramatic but it can begin to look like a cut-and-paste job. Just a touch of light to add color or tonal mass makes the viewer feel they can enter the image and walks around the subject. That helps with dimension.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The examples given in Jamie Windsor's video (linked in my opening) represented his observations, "pure shadow, with no discernible information visible." Your comments are much appreciated and a reminder that a 7-minute video is not the definitive line on a complex technique

srt101fan

Great topic, Linda. The bed image is a standout and you're getting wonderful variations of it.

(The bed image reminds me of some Whyeth paintings....the curtains?)

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Glad you're enjoying, srt. Fire up your Affinity and jump in

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

My version of the Bed. Using the color look up tables, I first used: Candlelight, Then I used, Night from Day using only 63% opacity on that layer, and finally I used the Tension Green I only used a portion of this adjustment layer to bring out more green on the wall.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks very much! As with Crichmond's, the color on the pillow appears to have a slight green - this seems realistic as reflecting the wall.

For more info on Fstop12's color lookup tables, see:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-587235-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-586742-1.html

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PattyW60 Loc: Northwest Illinois

Linda,

I'm very new to any kind of post-processing, but I thought I'd give the barn a try. This might be my new favorite section for learning! I'm one those people who tends to pull my highlights way down; it's one of the first things I do. I consciously didn't do that this time, but I did want to bring up the shadows to see inside the barn....I'm curious, I guess. haha

Thanks for the opportunity to learn.
Patty

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Very nicely done, Patty, thank you! So glad you're enjoying PP Forum. If you haven't had a chance, be sure to view the video linked in the opening in order to be exposed - so to speak - to an alternate way of seeing the light.

srt101fan

Ha, I have a long way to go to get beyond basic PP adjustments.... but your postings continue to inspire!

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

A quick play on one of them to alter light a bit with dodge/burn, curves, conversion in Tonality and of course a little texture.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Dramatic, with a touch of menace. Many thanks for your interpretation, Minnie!

Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO

Old barns seem to lend themselves to a black and white treatment. They also lend themselves to dark, mysterious shadows.

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