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EDITION publisher FINANZAMT KÖLN-MITTE STEUERNUMMER: 215/5829/2118 UST-ID-NR.: DE 255256350 AMTSGERICHT KÖLN: HRB 60840 GESCHÄFTSFÜHRER: STEFAN DONGUS, HOLGER VON KROSIGK founder & editor in chief VANESSA GOBERT executive editor & devops KATRIN KOBBERGER editor PAULINA KULZYCKI
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FEATURED 13 CHANNEL (DIGITAL IMAGE)
Color digital images are made of pixels, and pixels are made of combinations of primary colors represented by a series of code.
36 HALFTONE
Halftone is the reprographic technique that simulates continuous tone imagery through the use of dots, varying either in size or in spacing, thus generating a gradient-like effect.
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42 SEPIA TONING
Sepia toning is a specialized treatment to give a black-andwhite photographic print a warmer tone and to enhance its archival qualities. T he metallic silver in the print is converted to a sulfide compound.
73 MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY
Mathematical morphology (MM) is a theory and technique for the analysis and processing of geometrical structures, based on set theory, lattice theory, topology, and random functions.
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QUICK-AND-DIRTY METHOD
HOW TO CONVERT PICTURES TO GRAYSCALE Most people use Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 6 to enhance an image. T his may not happen by adding distracting colors. Sometimes, grayscale is the answer instead. You can convert a color image to grayscale in a multitude of ways. Here are a few that you may want to try.
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PHOTO BY: BESSIEVALDEZ
PHOTO BY: RAMONA PATTERSON
Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button. Although this method does the job in stripping color from your image, you may be left with an image that’s flat and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment (choose Image Adjustments Levels) to boost the contrast, or you can try one of the other conversion methods. Be aware that you can no longer apply color to your image after you convert it. If you choose a color in the Color panel, the color appears gray in the foreground and background color icons. If you want to apply color to your grayscale image, convert it back to RGB or CMYK mode.
If you look at the individual channels in the image, one often stands out as being a very good grayscale image by itself.
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PHOTO BY: RITA RIOS
KNOWING HOW TO RETOUCH
SOFTEN EDGES WITH FEATHERING IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Knowing how to retouch an image in Adobe Photoshop CS6 means little if you don’t know how to make the retouching discreet. If you boost the color using curves to the CEO’s face, do you want it to look like a pancake has been attached to his cheek? Of course not — that isn’t discreet (or wise).
9 Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button. Although this method does the job in stripping color from your image, you may be left with an image that’s flat and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment (choose Image Adjustments Levels) to boost the contrast, or you can try one of the other conversion methods. Be aware that you can no longer apply color to your image after you convert it. If you choose a color in the Color panel, the color appears gray in the foreground and background color icons. If you want to apply color to your grayscale image, convert it back to RGB or CMYK mode.
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SWITCH COLORS WITH REPLACE COLOR BY BARBARA OBERMEIER
T he Replace Color command in Photoshop Creative Suite 6 offers interesting creative effects by allowing you to switch one set of colors for another. It builds a mask, using colors you select, and then replaces the selected colors with others that you specify. You can adjust hue, saturation, and lightness of the masked colors.
11 Don’t worry about the size of the
you just saved a shape, yours is in the
shape. The shape is vector, so you
last square; you have to scroll down
can scale it up or down to whatev-
to select it. Don’t worry about the
er size you need without worrying
size of the shape. The shape is vec-
about making jagged edges. Just
tor, so you can scale it up or down to
make sure to close
whatever size you
the shape (return
need without wor-
to
original
rying about mak-
point with the end
the
ing jagged edges.
point). When you
Just make sure to
create the shape, it fills in with your foreground If
you
color.
wish,
You can make the shape any size you want.
close the shape (return to the original point with the end
you
point). When you
can change the fill
create the shape,
color to a trans-
it fills in with your
parent fill. When
foreground color. If
the Custom Shape
you wish, you can
tool is selected, a Shape drop-down
change the fill color to a transparent
list appears on the Options bar at
fill. When the Custom Shape tool is
the top of the screen. You have lots
selected, a Shape drop-down list ap-
of custom shapes to choose from, in-
pears on the Options bar at the top of
cluding the one you’ve just created. If
the screen.
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If you look at the individual channels in the image, one often stands out as being a very good grayscale image by itself. PHOTO BY: EVA BARNES
Don’t worry about the size of the
point with the end point). When you
shape. The shape is vector, so you can
create the shape, it fills in with your
scale it up or down to whatever size
foreground color. If you wish, you
you need without worrying about
can change the fill color to a trans-
making jagged edges. Just make
parent fill. When the Custom Shape
sure to close the shape (return to the
tool is selected, a Shape drop-down
original point with the end point).
list appears on the Options bar at
When you create the shape, it fills
the top of the screen. You have lots
in with your foreground color. If you
of custom shapes to choose from, in-
wish, you can change the fill color to
cluding the one you’ve just created. If
a transparent fill. When the Custom
you just saved a shape, yours is in the
Shape tool is selected, a Shape drop-
last square; you have to scroll down
down list appears on the Options bar
to select it. Don’t worry about the
at the top of the screen. You have lots
size of the shape. The shape is vec-
of custom shapes to choose from, in-
tor, so you can scale it up or down to
cluding the one you’ve just created.
whatever size you need without wor-
If you just saved a shape, yours is in
rying about making jagged edges.
the last square; you
Just make sure to
have to scroll down
close the shape (re-
to select it. Don’t worry
about
the
size of the shape. The shape is vector, so you can scale it up or down to
turn to the original Because a shape is created on
point with the end
its own layer, you can
point). When you
experiment with different levels of transparency
create the shape, it fills in with your foreground color. If
whatever size you
and blending modes
you wish, you can
need without wor-
in the Layers panel
change the fill col-
rying about making
or to a transparent
jagged edges. Just
fill. When the Cus-
make sure to close
tom Shape tool is
the shape (return to the original
selected, a Shape drop-down list ap-
point with the end point). When you
pears on the Options bar at the top of
create the shape, it fills in with your
the screen. You have lots of custom
foreground color. If you wish, you can
shapes to choose from, including the
change the fill color to a transparent
one you’ve just created. Don’t wor-
fill. When the Custom Shape tool is
ry about the size of the shape. The
selected, a Shape drop-down list ap-
shape is vector, so you can scale it up
pears on the Options bar at the top of
or down to whatever size you need
the screen. You have lots of custom
without worrying about making jag-
shapes to choose from, including the
ged edges. Just make sure to close
one you’ve just created. Don’t wor-
the shape (return to the original
ry about the size of the shape. The
point with the end point). When you
shape is vector, so you can scale it up
create the shape, it fills in with your
or down to whatever size you need
foreground color. If you wish, you can
without worrying about making jag-
change the fill color to a transparent
ged edges. Just make sure to close
fill. When the Custom Shape tool is
the shape (return to the original
selected, a Shape
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Don’t worry about the size of the shape. The shape is vector, so you can scale it up or down to whatever size you need without worrying about making jagged edges. Just make sure to close the shape (return to the original point with the end point). When you create the shape, it fills in with your foreground color. If you wish, you can change the fill color to a transparent fill. When the Custom Shape tool is selected, a Shape drop-down list appears on the Options bar at the top of the screen. You have lots of custom
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Experiment with blending
shapes to choose from, including the one you’ve just created. If you just saved a shape, yours is in the last square; you have to scroll down to select it. Don’t worry about the size of the shape. The shape is vector, so you can scale it up or down to whatever size you need without worrying about making jagged edges. Just make sure to close the shape (return to the original point with the end point). When you create the shape, it fills in with your foreground color. If you wish, you can change the fill color to a transparent fill. When the Custom Shape tool is selected, a Shape dropdown list appears on the Options bar at the top of the screen. You have lots of custom shapes to choose from, including the one you’ve just created. Don’t worry about the size of the shape. The shape is vector, so you can scale it up or down to whatever size you need without worrying about making jagged edges. Just make sure to close the shape (return to the original point with the end point). When you create the shape, it fills in with your foreground color. If you wish, you can change the fill color to a transparent fill. When the Custom Shape tool is selected, a Shape drop-down list appears on the Options bar at the top of the screen. You have lots of custom shapes to choose from, including the one you’ve just created. If you just saved a shape, yours is in the last square; you have to scroll down to select it. Don’t worry about the size of the shape. The shape is vector, so you can scale it up or down to whatever size you need without worrying about making jagged edges. Just make sure to close the shape (return to the original point with the end point). When you create the shape, it fills in with your foreground color. If you wish, you can change the fill color to a transparent fill. When the Custom Shape tool is selected, a Shape drop-down list appears on the Options bar at the top of the screen. You have lots of custom shapes to choose from, including the one you’ve just created.
PHOTO BY: ROCHELLE CLAYTON
levels of transparency and blending modes in the Layers panel.
Because a shape is created on its own layer, you can experiment with different
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NEEDS ADJUSTMENTS
EDIT AN ADJUSTMENT LAYER You may make a curve adjustment in Photoshop Creative Suite 5 only to discover that some areas of the image are still too dark or too light. Because you used an adjustment layer, you can turn off the correction or change it repeatedly with no degradation to the quality of the image.
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Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button. Although this method does the job in stripping color from your image, you may be left with an image that’s flat and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment (choose Image Adjustments Levels) to boost the contrast, or you can try one of the other conversion methods.
PHOTO BY: MARK JOHNSON
PHOTO BY: JENNIFER LEWIS
The improved Refine Edge feature in Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites 5 lets you preview what your changes look like as you make them. It’s available on the Options bar across the top of the Photoshop window whenever a selection tool is active. Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button.
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You can use the Photoshop Creative
Using the Curves panel in Adobe
Suite 5 Pen tool to create precise
Photoshop Creative Suites 5, you can
selections that would be difficult to
fix an image created in less-than-
create using other selection methods.
perfect lighting. After you find the
The Pen tool produces clean edges
lightest and darkest points in an
that print well and can be edited using
image, you can set their values.
the Direct Selection tool. Using a path as a selection is extremely helpful
Notice in the Layers panel that the
when you’re trying to make a precise
adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default,
selection.
has a mask to the right of it. This mask
was
automatically
created
Notice in the Layers panel that the
from your selection. The selected
adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default,
area is white; unselected areas are
has a mask to the right of it. This mask
black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale.
was automatically created from your
Photoshop then asks you whether you
selection. The selected area is white;
want to discard color information.
unselected areas are black.
Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks
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Choose
Image
Mode
Grayscale.
whether you want to merge your
Photoshop then asks you whether you
layers. If you want to keep your layers,
want to discard color information.
click the Don’t Merge button.
Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks
Although this method does the job
whether you want to merge your
in stripping color from your image,
layers. If you want to keep your layers,
you may be left with an image that’s
click the Don’t Merge button.
flat and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment (choose
Although this method does the job in
Image Adjustments Levels) to boost
stripping color from your image, you
the contrast, or you can try one of the
may be left with an image that’s flat
other conversion methods.
and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment
PHOTO BY: JESSICA BUTLER
EDGE DETECTION T he Smart Radius feature automatically adjusts the radius for hard and soft edges found in the border region. T he hair selection is improved by increasing the radius to a value of 3.0 pixels.
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PHOTO BY: JESSE MARTINEZ
You can type 5 in the Cyan text box, 3 in the Magenta text box, and 3 in the Yellow text box. Leave the Black text box at 0 (zero). T hese are generic values for a lightest point.
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You can use the Photoshop Creative Suite 5 Pen tool to create precise selections that would be difficult to
create
using
other
selection
methods. The Pen tool produces clean edges that print well and can be edited using the Direct Selection tool. Using a path as a selection is extremely helpful when you’re trying to make a precise selection. Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black.
HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW
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Using the Curves panel in Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites 5, you can fix an image created in less-than-perfect lighting. After you find the lightest and darkest points in an image, you can set their values.
You can use the Photoshop Creative Suite 5 Pen tool to create precise selections that would be difficult to create using other selection methods. The Pen tool produces clean edges that print well and can be edited using the Direct Selection tool. Using a path as a selection is extremely helpful when you’re trying to make a precise selection. Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to
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BLACK MIRRORS A layer mask covers areas of your Photoshop Creative Suites 5 image that you want to make transparent and exposes pixels that you want visible. Masks can be based on a selection you’ve created with the selection tools or by painting on the mask itself.
Otherwise, you may create some interesting,
but
disproportional,
effects. Using the Curves panel in Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites 5, you can fix an image created in lessthan-perfect lighting. After you find the lightest and darkest points in an image, you can set their values.
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Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose
Image
Mode
Grayscale.
Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple
layers,
Photoshop
first
asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button. Although this method does the job in stripping color from your image, you may be left with an image that’s flat and lacking contrast. You can apply a Levels adjustment (choose Image Adjustments Levels) to boost the contrast, or you can try one of the other conversion methods.
PHOTO BY: DONNA WATSON
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World Press
2020 Photo Contest
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Featured photo by Valery
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GRADUALLY FADE FROM COLOR Luckily, Photoshop has a handy Threshold command that you can use to determine which tones appear as black and which are dropped altogether. You end up with a nice black-and-white line art image with all the intermediate tones removed. You can use the Photoshop Creative Suite 5 Pen tool to create precise selections that would be difficult to create using other selection methods. The Pen tool produces clean edges that print well and can be edited using the Direct Selection tool. Using a path as a selection is extremely helpful when you’re trying to make a precise selection. Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black.
CLEAN UP A LINE ART SCAN When you scan line art, you may need to clean it up using Adobe Photoshop CS6. You don’t want to see the background color of the paper. Often, the paper appears as a dull gray, and you may see other artifacts you don’t want, such as wrinkles or spots in the paper. You can use the Photoshop Creative Suite 5 Pen tool to create precise selections that would be difficult to create using other selection methods. The Pen tool produces clean edges that print well and can be edited using the Direct Selection tool. Using a path as a selection is extremely helpful when you’re trying to make a precise selection. Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer, Curves 2 .
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PHOTO BY: ROCHELLE CLAYTON
L AB mode is also good to use if you’re
by default, has a mask to the right
in a color-managed environment and
of it. This mask was automatically
want to easily move from one color
created from your selection. The
system to another with no loss of
selected area is white; unselected
color.
areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you
Because a shape is created on its own layer, you can experiment with different levels of transparency and blending modes in the Layers panel.
Otherwise, you may create some
whether you want to discard color
interesting,
information. Click Discard. If your
but
disproportional,
effects. Using the Curves panel in
image
Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites
Photoshop first asks whether you
5, you can fix an image created in
want to merge your layers. If you
less-than-perfect
want to keep your layers, click the
lighting.
After
contains
multiple
layers,
you find the lightest and darkest
Don’t Merge button.
points in an image, you can set their
Although this method does the job in
values. Notice in the Layers panel
stripping color from your image, you
that the adjustment layer, Curves 2
may be left with an image
LAB, MULTICHANNEL, BIT DEPTH Multichannel is used for many things;
Notice in the Layers panel that the
you can end up in this mode and not
adjustment layer, Curves 2 by default,
know how you got there. Deleting
has a mask to the right of it. This
a channel from an RGB, a CMYK, or a
mask
L AB image automatically converts
from your selection. The selected
the image to Multichannel mode. This
area is white; unselected areas are
mode supports multiple spot colors.
black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale.
was
automatically
created
Photoshop then asks you whether you Otherwise, interesting,
you
may
but
create
some
want to discard color information.
disproportional,
Click Discard. If your image contains
effects. Using the Curves panel in
multiple layers, Photoshop first asks
Adobe Photoshop Creative Suites 5,
whether you want to merge your
you can fix an image created in less-
layers. If you want to keep your layers,
than-perfect lighting. After you find
click the Don’t Merge button. Although
the lightest and darkest points in an
this method does the job in stripping
image, you can set their values.
color from your image, you may
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Otherwise, you may create some interesting, but
L AB mode is also good to use if you’re
disproportional, effects. Using the Curves panel in Adobe
in a color-managed environment
Photoshop Creative Suites 5, you can fix an image created
and
in less-than-perfect lighting. After you find the lightest
one color system to another with
and darkest points in an image, you can set their values.
no loss of color. Otherwise, you
Notice in the Layers panel that the adjustment layer,
may create some interesting, but
Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This
disproportional, effects. Using the
mask was automatically created from your selection. The
Curves panel in Adobe Photoshop
selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose
Creative Suites 5, you can fix an
Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether
image created in less-than-perfect
you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If
lighting. After you find the lightest
your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first
and darkest points in an image, you
asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want
can set their values. Notice in the
to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button.
Layers panel that the adjustment
want
to
easily
move
from
layer, Curves 2 by default, has a mask to the right of it. This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color.
PHOTO BY: BRENDA GREEN
This mask was automatically created from your selection. The selected area is white; unselected areas are black. Choose Image Mode Grayscale. Photoshop then asks you whether you want to discard color information. Click Discard. If your image contains multiple layers, Photoshop first asks whether you want to merge your layers. If you want to keep your layers, click the Don’t Merge button. Although this method does the job in stripping color from your image, you may be left with an image
Because a shape is created on its own layer, you can experiment with different levels of transparency and blending modes in the Layers panel.
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