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maz hewitt  Pro User  says:

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I've been trying out a new colouring technique using gradient maps to tone the shadows and highlights a different colour

as here

split-toning

Was wondering what you thought about the photo and about the treatment.
Originally posted at 2:19AM, 6 June 2008 PST ( permalink )
maz hewitt edited this topic 7 months ago.

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Violante_mente  Pro User  says:

I like the shot and the treatment, in this way the sobject looks like an alien so far away from us, also for the light back from him.
I think it' s a very striking shot in this way!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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hogepodge is a group moderator hogepodge  Pro User  says:

I've used this technique before, and I've had problems getting the tones to map well while controlling the luminance. To me it looks like the tonal gradients in the leaves were knocked out in your photo. However, I think that it can be controlled by applying a curves layer to your gradient layer.

In general I like the combination of the cool tones in the shadows and the bronze tones in the highlights. Subtly executed, and well done. To me a good split tone is hard to pull off.

Photoshop also includes a split toning function (although it can be a bit difficult to control), and if you're using ACR it also has a nice split toning feature.
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mike costolo is a group administrator mike costolo  Pro User  says:

Hi Maz. Some of us, such as myself, are less familiar with PS tools than wet darkroom tools. Let's say I wanted to play around with this technique. How would I go about it?

The PS screenshot is interesting, but I haven't a clue what it means. Can you give us a tutorial?
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maz hewitt  Pro User  says:

See here for how to do it:
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eye of wally  Pro User  says:

FWIW this is one thing that Adobe Lightroom really excels at.
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BlueTsunami says:

Today I used Lightroom v2 and its so easy with it... here's an example...

Blinding Exit

I just used the the Split Toning area in the Develop section. Its very simple. In my example picture, I used a Brownish/Orange for the Highlights and a desaturated Blue for the Shadows. I'm in love with Split toning now...
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ben_hengst  Pro User  says:

They look like IR, neat technique.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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hogepodge is a group moderator hogepodge  Pro User  says:

Right now I'm working on an application that will take a source image, extract the split toning information from it, then create a set of layers in a target image that you can then use in Photoshop to blend into a split toned image.

I like it better than using Lightroom split toning or custom curves, as it produces images that have a wider dynamic range of color and depth.

The proof of concept that I wrote over the weekend is working beautifully, and I just need to package it up into something more palatable to users. Watch this space for updates.
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