umpisahan ko na
i don't know if this has something to do with my photoshop or mata ko lang may diperensya. everytime i upload or post a photo sa net after processing it in PS, meron shift sa color and sharpness. all i do is tweak ( adjust hue, saturation, sharpness etc)

then resized it to 480px x 680 px 72 dpi then save it, upload it sa net...
ayun! pag view ko, soft na siya, sama na ng kulay, lalo na skin tone. is there something wrong with what i am doing sa PS? or it's just me? i mean ako yung napakalaking male? :D

.. i guess its just you Kabalen hehehe :D
joks lang, i too wan't to learn more about PS CS but dont have the patience to know all those commands & stuff...

mmm what is the simplest workflow i can do to maximize contrast, sharpness, impact ala Mr. librodo baga hihihi :D :Grin: :D

umpisahan ko na
i don't know if this has something to do with my photoshop or mata ko lang may diperensya. everytime i upload or post a photo sa net after processing it in PS, meron shift sa color and sharpness. all i do is tweak ( adjust hue, saturation, sharpness etc)

then resized it to 480px x 680 px 72 dpi then save it, upload it sa net...
ayun! pag view ko, soft na siya, sama na ng kulay, lalo na skin tone. is there something wrong with what i am doing sa PS? or it's just me? i mean ako yung napakalaking male? :D

any edit that is done in photoshop, degrades the image quality and information of the photo. with regards to resizing, i suggest that you use bicubic sharper (only available in ps cs and cs2) as resampling method. after which sharpen again. any resizing should be followed by sharpening for best results. when saving for web, there actually is a noticeable color shift.

.. i guess its just you Kabalen hehehe :D
joks lang, i too wan't to learn more about PS CS but dont have the patience to know all those commands & stuff...

mmm what is the simplest workflow i can do to maximize contrast, sharpness, impact ala Mr. librodo baga hihihi :D :Grin: :D

levels and curves then unsharp mask.

thanks for the quick reply nino

may i know the difference between levels, curves, brightness, luminance, exposure & the like that makes the picture day & night? they seem to do the same thing or do they?:Dum:

thanks for the quick reply nino

may i know the difference between levels, curves, brightness, luminance, exposure & the like that makes the picture day & night? they seem to do the same thing or do they?:Dum:

visually, they do the same thing. but with regards to the information inside the photograph, each technique handles differently from the other. i'll come up with a table or summary on how each works. just give me some time for that.

most of the time, we use levels and curves (adjustment layer). brightness and contrast destroys pixel information. as for exposure, it yields fantastic results when combined with HDR (high dynamic range) images.

thanks again for the info, yes the table or summary on how each works would be very useful but there's no need to hurry on this, your reply is good enough :)

no no no... pls hurry ... :)) just lightening the mood gentlemen... i must say once again that there is so much to learn... i've never been so involved in a forum until now.. i find the moderators to be very prompt in responding to queries...

more power :)

Was not the original post about maximizing their images for web? Nino, please correct me, but isn't SRGB better for the web than Adobe RGB? Borj, our original poster may want to double check what color space/profile his images are embedded with.

Also, if you have any other photoshop questions, I suggest that a new thread is started so that our new incoming members will be able to use the seardh function to find what they want.

Martin, the moderators here are dedicated to this forum. You will see other experts in the field joining also. Thank you for your comment and stay tuned. We just started but there is plenty plenty more in store.

Was not the original post about maximizing their images for web? Nino, please correct me, but isn't SRGB better for the web than Adobe RGB? Borj, our original poster may want to double check what color space/profile his images are embedded with.

Also, if you have any other photoshop questions, I suggest that a new thread is started so that our new incoming members will be able to use the seardh function to find what they want.

Martin, the moderators here are dedicated to this forum. You will see other experts in the field joining also. Thank you for your comment and stay tuned. We just started but there is plenty plenty more in store.

thanks for pointing that out nick. totally forgot about the color space. borj, like nick said, check your color space in your color settings (normally found in edit>color settings, pc). sRGB is definitely better for the web.

im a photoshop elements 4 user, how much am i missing by not using photoshop cs/cs2 for editing my photos?

im a photoshop elements 4 user, how much am i missing by not using photoshop cs/cs2 for editing my photos?

a whole lot especially if you are getting serious with your photography. it also depends on your needs as a photographer and the desired output.

I think Elements does not have Curves, which is probably THE most important tool anyone could use for correcting images.

now that you mention it, i thought there's only one stroke in Curves but when i "accidentally" moved it again wooah something else happened! I really must read a good PS book :D

what i'm trying to figure out now are those pens below the curves box & option settings.

I think Elements does not have Curves, which is probably THE most important tool anyone could use for correcting images.

now that you mention it, i thought there's only one stroke in Curves but when i "accidentally" moved it again wooah something else happened! I really must read a good PS book :D


i was surprised too when this happened, di ka po nagiisa :Grin:

hehehe it looks like PS CS for dummies is just right for me lol:Scared:

i was surprised too when this happened, di ka po nagiisa :Grin:

Don't color manage the document..

Diba may save for the web sa photoshop?

now that you mention it, i thought there's only one stroke in Curves but when i "accidentally" moved it again wooah something else happened! I really must read a good PS book :D

what i'm trying to figure out now are those pens below the curves box & option settings.

will have to agree that the curves command is among the most important in the CS2 toolbox. the key to harnessing this is to make very little adjustments/movements of the curve. there are a lot of very good, very google-able tutorials around. perhaps the best thing a curve adjustment can do for your digital photograph is adjust the brightness/exposure whilst holding the highlights and shadows from clipping/blowing out of the dynamic range. this is where curves lords it over the levels command.


the pens you refer to are used to set the black, mid-grey, and white points in your photo....basically a shortcut to getting everything right (though "right" may not necessarily be the effect you desire).

i could explain more but then again, there are lots of books available for free over the internet about photoshop. get real world adobe camera raw first! its downloadable somewhere....

now, if only canon would be kind enough to let us upload our own custom curves into picture styles....that would really be kick-@ss...