"Ben" <crescent_au@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> I'm posting this msg to 2 groups hoping to get replies from people in

> photography field who have exposure to photoshop..

>

> I'd like to know if there is a way to get a red filter effect using

> Photoshop. I'd like to retouch my b&w photos with the red filter

> effect. I've heard (but haven't tried myself) that using red filter

> with b&w photos can create quite dramatic effects as it increases

> contrast to the photo. I use Pentax SLR but I don't have a red filter.

> So can someone tell me if there is a way to achieve that effect in

> Photoshop?

You can simulate it a bit with landscapes by masking the sky

carefully and darkening it some, and by darkening the image

overall a bit, with slightly increased contrast...

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David Ruether

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