Split Tone Storks
I've been trying to find tutorials on split-toning and used this one to see what I would get. I didn't convert to black and white first but it was fairly monochromatic to begin with.
I have no idea if this is truly a split-toned image. Oh, I also added Topaz Clean and a light vignette blur around the edge. Comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated
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I'm no expert on split toning either, Cheryl so I'll leave that for someone else to comment on. I like the overall image and even enjoy the pink tones...makes me think of immature Flamingos! I do wish that last bird on the right weren't half in/half out but you sure got a great line up here!
Cheryl, It looks lovely but it looks more tinted than split-toned.
Split toning is when you tint the highlights one color and the shadows another -usually using opposite colors. Lightroom has a module for it and makes split-toning easier. I do like the outcome of your image and the Woodstorks look neat w/ that tint-I wouldn't change it if it were mine. Nice line-up!
Last edited by denise ippolito; 05-09-2011 at 06:45 AM.
Hi Chery, there are a lot of different toning techniques and even variations within each type. As Denise says, split-toning is generally referring to the technique of using two different colors of ink (toning is a print process, we are only imitating it digitally!) assigned to the dark and light tones. Duotone images are typically the same except the dark tones are represented by black ink instead of a second color. There are also tritone and quadtone images, using two and three colors in addition to black. Then there is tinting, where all the tones are the same color, which I agree is what this one looks like. I would definitely go back and try some other color schemes with this one, but convert it to b&w first. Here is another tutorial tha uses color balance instead of hue/saturation and seems easier to me. http://www.digital-photography-schoo...g-in-photoshop
Lightroom has a great split toning tool that is very easy to use. Photoshop has one too, but it is not obvious that it exists. If you go to Image > Mode > Grayscale and create a b&w, then go back to Image > Mode > Duotone, you will be in the Duotone panel where you can do all kinds of wild tonings up to quadtones.
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I like your wood storks in pink, Cheryl
I'm really not getting this - here's a different attempt - not much time but I used a different tutorial which explained it a little better. The birds are blown-out but I was wondering if this was the right direction? Or maybe I need to pick a different image.
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If you are shooting Raw, in either Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop it has split toning adjustments and you can do it on one converted to black and white or on a color image.
I like your pink toned storks!
I'm new to split toning, so can't help you there. I prefer the second image.
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