An Exercise in Creative Montaging

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1. rickallen1231 on 6/12/08

   Mark,

   Nice PWB today. I enjoy when you explore more advanced uses of masks and blending modes. Only because you usually show variations on how to achieve the same end goal, my choice for mask adjustments is usually Curves because I frequently have gray levels in them as well as B&W. It feels more intuitive than levels for those cases. See you in Zion.

   Rick
2. gfavchi on 6/12/08

   Mark,

   Another great workbench! I continue to enjoy each Thursday as I listen and watch your sessions.

   I found today's especially packed with useful information on selections, blending modes, and alpha channels.

   Your enthusiasm is always refreshing, and the way you describe your creative process is very helpful.

   You make my Thursdays.....George
3. mgrigsby on 6/12/08

   Mark,

   Thanks for the colorful dance this morning :0) I love watching you work in Photoshop and ALWAYS pick up something new (to me) that I can apply in my post processing. Thank you for sharing your considerable talent!!

   Murry
4. joerich on 6/12/08

   Hi, Mark. Thanks for the tutorial! I really appreciate everything the Radiant Vista team does.

   The image for this Workbench reminded me that I hadn't watched the four-part video tutorial on color management -- so, I watched them today, and they were a huge help! You answered several questions I've posted in the RV Community forums that have not been answered, and even answered a few questions that I didn't know I had. I always work in ProPhoto, but am extremely disappointed with my images when viewing them on the web. A few years ago, somewhere on the internets, I read that when preparing an image for the web one should convert the colors to CMYK Web Coated... and I have been doing this ever since... really bad advice! Thank you so much for setting me straight.

   The more I watch your tutorials, the more I realize that I have picked up some really bad Photoshop methods -- I plan to buy, and meticulously study, your Photoshop eBook just as soon as I have the time to go through it all.

   Thanks again!

   _Joe
5. joerich on 6/12/08

   Oh, and another thing... Do you think an image like this would benefit from a white vignette? I've played around with white vignettes in the past, but have never been satisfied with the look. It seems that icy, wintery images might be good candidates for a white vignette -- might add an ethereal feel. Any thoughts?

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