Adding Toning With SilverEfexPro
Jun 28, 2023 14:12:41 #
First image is from the camera using a full spectrum IR conversion with a Kolari ChromeIR filter that produces the autumn look. This filter can only be used with a camera that has been modified as full spectrum IR.
Second image is a look at the Silver Efex Pro adjustment panel. I went first to the color filter and tried out each of the colors to see which I liked the result best, and I decided upon the green filter. Left side is the B&W image created by Silver Efex Pro before I added toning.
Next, I went to the toning group and played with Silver Hue, Silver Toning and Strength to find a tone look that I liked.
Finally, saved back to Lightroom to produce the 3rd image which is B&W, but the black is now the final tone (often called Serpia) I had selected.
Second image is a look at the Silver Efex Pro adjustment panel. I went first to the color filter and tried out each of the colors to see which I liked the result best, and I decided upon the green filter. Left side is the B&W image created by Silver Efex Pro before I added toning.
Next, I went to the toning group and played with Silver Hue, Silver Toning and Strength to find a tone look that I liked.
Finally, saved back to Lightroom to produce the 3rd image which is B&W, but the black is now the final tone (often called Serpia) I had selected.
Jun 28, 2023 14:26:32 #
Jun 28, 2023 16:10:33 #
I don't shoot IR but I do spend some time in SilverEfex and that is some nice work
Jun 28, 2023 18:24:11 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't shoot IR but I do spend some time in SilverEfex and that is some nice work
Thank you,
Certainly, don't need to shoot IR to do this kind of work. Use whatever you have.
Jun 29, 2023 01:44:50 #
Three images.
The first is using a 590nm filter and to then do the Red-Blue Channel Swap with White Balance Adjust to get the Yellow color.
The second was to start with image 1 and to use Silver Efex Pro and the supplied High Structure (Smooth) profile. This plain B&W reminds me of the silvery B&W my mother would get from using her Brownie camera so many decades ago.
The third again started with image 1, and used Silver Efex Pro, but this time, chose the Green Color Filter and then added some tone to the image so that it is not like image 2.
Some individuals may prefer the pseudo color version, some may prefer the pure B&W version 2, and others may prefer the added tone (Serpia) in image 3. The tight rope to walk with this approach is how dark to make the tone color. I tried it from hardly noticeable to overly dark to find what I liked. I can fine tune it back in Lightroom with the Vibrance and Saturation sliders. The tone (Serpia) color could be anything, but in this very dry, wooded location, the color I chose better reminded me of the dry dirt, dry weeds and even the dry dust in the air more so than the first two versions.
Most of the B&W that I see posted on this forum fits into the pure B&W of image 2. And I would like to challenge others to give the toning (serpia) a try and to see how they can make things look.
The first is using a 590nm filter and to then do the Red-Blue Channel Swap with White Balance Adjust to get the Yellow color.
The second was to start with image 1 and to use Silver Efex Pro and the supplied High Structure (Smooth) profile. This plain B&W reminds me of the silvery B&W my mother would get from using her Brownie camera so many decades ago.
The third again started with image 1, and used Silver Efex Pro, but this time, chose the Green Color Filter and then added some tone to the image so that it is not like image 2.
Some individuals may prefer the pseudo color version, some may prefer the pure B&W version 2, and others may prefer the added tone (Serpia) in image 3. The tight rope to walk with this approach is how dark to make the tone color. I tried it from hardly noticeable to overly dark to find what I liked. I can fine tune it back in Lightroom with the Vibrance and Saturation sliders. The tone (Serpia) color could be anything, but in this very dry, wooded location, the color I chose better reminded me of the dry dirt, dry weeds and even the dry dust in the air more so than the first two versions.
Most of the B&W that I see posted on this forum fits into the pure B&W of image 2. And I would like to challenge others to give the toning (serpia) a try and to see how they can make things look.
590nm filter and Red-Blue Swap
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SilverEfexPro-High Structure (Smooth) profile
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SilverEfexPro - Chose Green as the color filter and then added a bit of tone
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Jun 29, 2023 16:42:55 #
Jul 3, 2023 10:07:27 #
JimH123 wrote:
First image is from the camera using a full spectr... (show quote)
Both the color and black and white images are attractive.
Jul 3, 2023 10:10:03 #
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