Zone System Assignment
Read MoreThis image was shot in RAW then converted to DNG (Adobe Digital Negative). Opened in Photoshop camera raw and adjusted clipping and converted to greyscale with the following tonal values:
Red = -9, Orange = -18, Yellow = 0, Green = -27, Aqua= -18, Purple = 0, and Magenta = 0,
then continued in Photoshop with the following layers:
1. Duplicate background layer, add mask, select the area under the gazebo, then dodge the area in the mask.
2. Add a new layer mask and add a gradient fill for the sky.
3. Edit the mask to remove the gardient from the top of the gazebo and the trees.
4. Add a curves layer to adjust brightness and contrast, then save as a TIFF file.
5. Add Copyright text.
6. Import into Lightroom to sharpen everything but the sky and water, straighten and crop.
7. Export from Lightroom to Sumgmug with plugin.
Anna Ramos-Jison
on April 15, 2009Tyree, thanks for taking time to write informative description.