I was showing my boyfriend how the curves layer works and he asked 'What is it doing?' and I replied 'It's remapping the pixels' and he said 'yeah, but what is it doing?'. More than that, I didn't know.
What I'm asking here is are there any books or web sites out there that explain at all what happens when you move the slider of a levels adjustment layer to the left or right or what happens when you fiddle with the curves adjustment layer or colour channels and so on. What I've found so far describes 'if you do this, then that is the result'. I'd like to try to get a better understanding of how these things work, then I'll feel more comfortable about trying one technique rather than the other. It won't feel like such a guessing game to me. I'm not looking for formulas or calculations but just a better explanation of why things work the way they do.
Also, I'd also like a better description of workspace and colour management for the newbie who doesn't have any print press experience and only amateur photography experience.
What do you think?
Doh.
What I'm asking here is are there any books or web sites out there that explain at all what happens when you move the slider of a levels adjustment layer to the left or right or what happens when you fiddle with the curves adjustment layer or colour channels and so on. What I've found so far describes 'if you do this, then that is the result'. I'd like to try to get a better understanding of how these things work, then I'll feel more comfortable about trying one technique rather than the other. It won't feel like such a guessing game to me. I'm not looking for formulas or calculations but just a better explanation of why things work the way they do.
Also, I'd also like a better description of workspace and colour management for the newbie who doesn't have any print press experience and only amateur photography experience.
What do you think?
Doh.
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