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Anonymous
sup /p/

i have a question regarding the edit of pics.
my problem is that i want to have higher contrast but at the same time i do not want to lose the details (or sometimes the texture).
it's the most obvious with flower pics: incrasing the contrast results in a lose of the fine detail in the flower.

tldr: how can i increase contrast without losing fine detail

pic unrelated
>> Anonymous
>>228037
Not if you just adjust the midtones.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
>>228039
True, to an extent. ACR has the Clarity feature which works similar to increasing midtone contrast. However, if done too much, you'll just get nasty halos everywhere and still lose dynamic range in those areas.
>> Anonymous
>>228041
No, I mean in levels/curves, just moving the midpoint. The amount of 0 and the amount of 255 will stay the same, but they'll be more global contrast.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
>>228044
Not really, you're still adding contrast and you're still losing dynamic range. Your method just does it by adjusting gamma.
>> Anonymous
A fix for contrast that won't overexpose/lose detail in processing is just adding a new layer in PS & changing it to soft light.
That's just the 30-second method, though, not sure if there are any better ways tbh.
Sorry I couldn't help more~
>> Anonymous
>>228046
How are you losing DR? The same amount of information is in the image, there isn't a single more pixel at 0 or 255.

Sage because all this really is trivial and doesn't need to be bumped, no disrespect to you or the OP.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
>>228071
... just fail
>> Anonymous
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I'm 228050, soft-light anon. Sorry I didn't attach examples, here you go.

By the way, I meant duplicate layer D:

Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 WindowsImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution200 dpiVertical Resolution200 dpiImage Created2008:07:29 16:05:09Color Space InformationsRGBImage Width500Image Height948
>> Anonymous
>>228074
No, explain it. Nothing more is blown out or absolutely black.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
>>228077
Increase contrast to the max and tell me nothing is absolutely black. The more contrast, the more pixels are pushed to 0, the less dynamic range.
>> Anonymous
op here oO/

>>228050
>>228075
Am i wrong or is there more contrast on your first picture?
I will try it out though, thanks for the tip.

>>228029
I'm not really good in using masks on photos to change something like contrast or even brightness. If the edges of the mask are too hard, you will see the line later. If there is to much feather, the outcome will look "strange".

>>228026
>>228038
I tried to find a good example but I'm sorry that I cannot post one right now. Maybe I will find a good example later. The "detail-losing" effect is most obvious on flower pics, though. (if the blossoms have fine details in almost the same color)
>> Anonymous
again op

This may sound a bit off topic now (but it isn't):
How do I get rid of... I don't know how to call it so I will try to explain it.
There are filters for telescopes (or cameras..) to get rid of this gray or blue touch in pictures. (the touch is caused by the dirt / oxygen in the air)
My question is how I can remove this color-"touch" in my pictures. Increasing global contrast helps but it also kills those fine details. (that's why this thread was made, sorry for my noobishness)