High key in photoshop

[henry leusink]

G Day,

First off all, sorry for my very bad/poor english, this will be my first try too ask something on a English/Americaan forum.
But I like this retouching forum very much, most off all the tutorials.
I watch the videotutorials from Radiantvista.com and Photowalktrough.com, every week.
But now my question, i whant tho reads a Color High Key like this http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5442695 in Photoshop CS.
Maybe there is somewhan that will tell my how to reads this.
I am very pleased and thankfull if any whan will take some time and
patience for my.

Greetings from The Netherlands/Holland

[Doug Nelson]

Try a curves adjustment layer set to luminosity blending mode. You'll want a curve with a long toe and shoulder with a steep midtone. Keep an eye on your histogram to make sure you don't clip.

[henry leusink]

Originally Posted by Doug Nelson

Try a curves adjustment layer set to luminosity blending mode. You'll want a curve with a long toe and shoulder with a steep midtone. Keep an eye on your histogram to make sure you don't clip.

Thanks for you quick reply, but what do you mean with, long toe and shoulder with a steep midtone. i can't exactly translate this (sorry).


Already Thanks for your quick help.

Greeting Henry

[Doug Nelson]

The shape of the curve. A simple curve has a toe (the bottom part, or shadows) and a shoulder (the top part, or the highlights). A long shoulder will mean more midtones get mapped to the highlights. Similarly, a long toe will mean more midtones get mapped to the shadows. And a steep midtone will mean there is a very short midtone area (since most got mapped elsewhere). It makes more sense if you open curves and look at it.

[henry leusink]

Hio Doug, thanks for your explanition, but it's very difficult for my to imaginer what kind off curve you mean (sorry it's a bit stuppid from my).
Maybe you can show my a screenschot from the curvesdialogbox, if it's not to much asked.

Many thanks for your patience and help

Greeting Henry

[Doug Nelson]

There is no "recipe" to follow. Just use watch the preview as you adjust the curve. Perhaps this will help:
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=53

[henry leusink]

Doug, Already thanks I will try to adjustmen my curve so that I will hopefully so that I get the High Key effect.

Greeting Henry