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1. Re: This Development Process Technique
Noel Carboni May 19, 2013 9:38 PM (in response to thanser)VERY interesting.
The statement is vague, but I get the impression that he's saying he did virtually everything in the raw converter, noting specifically the use of the phrase "developed the raw file".
Assuming Camera Raw 7.x...
The "with different density" part may imply the use of the Adjustment Brush tool, which allows you to locally apply different development parameters. All the data is from the raw file; it's not "painted" per se, but Hansen may have just brought out the visibility of darker parts by applying different parameters locally. Same deal with dimming the bright sky.
Beyond that, don't forget that Camera Raw has adjustments that specifically target whites, highlights, shadows, and blacks, and it makes the transitions between them look as natural as possible.
I'm thinking that Hansen just used the latest and greatest development tools in Camera Raw, and those "analyzing" the photo and claiming it was composited or faked are simply out of touch with the most modern raw file development capabilities.
It's been clear for a long time that any number of radically different images can be wrung out of the very same exposure data.
-Noel
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2. Re: This Development Process Technique
Chris Cox May 19, 2013 10:41 PM (in response to thanser)Sound like shadow & hilight, or just selective painting of adjustments in ACR.
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3. Re: This Development Process Technique
thanser May 19, 2013 10:41 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)Hi, Noel:
Nice to hear from you again.
Well, we're learning something new every day, obviously. We all have our development techniques we're used to, and new features come out in new versions of PS, but I just had to figure out what he meant by this.
The image has a lot going on, obviously, and it almost looks like an HDR image. The tonal range looks very unrealistic, and manipulated. Not that it's a bad image, of course.
I wasn't familiar with the Adjustment Brush tool in Camera Raw, so again, we learn something new every day. I was assuming he did something with two differently developed files, layered on top of each, and maybe some selective masking or blending mode action going on.
I might take a moment to Google a little further on Peter Hansen - maybe he discusses this technique somewhere online, or maybe he's even available for comment.
Thanks again.


