Layer mask results

[apasskey]

I will try to post the original, washed out photo that had no colors showing in the roof, ceiling, or columns. For some ridiculous reason, I can't find where it ended up on my hard drive??? Anyway, this is the result. I did a levels/layer mask and darkened the whole thing which brought the colors out. I painted with white to bring out the colors that were washed out by the sun. Then I used the dodge tool to lighten up the colors that were in the shade. I still need to do some tweaking on the details but I was so excited with the results that I couldn't wait to share! I just hope I can figure out where oh where I put the original,sun-blown picture.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1SBDfnhpiuiJMv3KdwsL8iX7HZmi1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1SBDfnhpiuiJMv3KdwsL8iX7HZmi1)


Oh - I found it!!:
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1PvIRvL6BTq9nG2IqlxSmkEk7rdy_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1PvIRvL6BTq9nG2IqlxSmkEk7rdy)


Andie

[Jancy]

Andie-That looks great! Good Job!
Jancy

[Rusty]

Andie, that's really a nice job of turning a snapshot into a sure 'nuff keeper.

Rusty

[hukari]

That turned out really well. Thanks for letting us know how you did it, too!

[Bob_Benner]

Great job Andie, looks really good.

[Wendy]

Hi Andie ...

Oh you did really well with that !! ... well done :)

Wendy

[annc]

Well done, Andie

[msbrad]

Andie,
That looks really good. I like seeing the before and after. Thanks for sharing how you did it.
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[ChristineV]

Andie .. that turned out really nice!

[Vesta]

Andie great job; isn't it awesome to watch a photo change as you work on it..like it comes to life. I too like the before and after post.


Vesta

[apasskey]

Thanks everyone. I knew that a layer mask could do great things but I was so amazed with the results of this attempt!! I could not believe that the colors we saw in person were actually there in the sun-blown photo. Now we have a wonderful record of an incredibly beautiful and colorful building!!

I guess I hoped that by sharing this, other people would try the levels/mask /paint with white technique to see what treasure is hiding in a sun-blown photo!!

Andie

[kroberts]

Wow, Andie, what a difference you made in the photo! The building is so colorful, I can see why you wanted to bring out the colors. Fantastic work, I need to remember this for future reference!:)