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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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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.

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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

PHOTO BY: NANCY COX

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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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