Gigatronix Pete Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Hi guys Is anyone able to tell me the best way to "Warm up" this image as i've tried HSL & various other options in the adjustments but can't seem to get a basic warm feel. Is it best to use photo persona? ...actual Affinity Photo ...masks? I often us Microsoft Photo to warm up images & want to get that feel but done properly in Affinity! Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Adding a Vibrance Adjustment (with both Vibrance and Saturation pretty high) “warms” it up a bit quite quickly but it probably depends on what you mean by “warm”. I’m no expert in this area so someone else should be able to give you more detailed information/instructions. (Just thought I’d give an idea of what’s possible quickly, rather than best.) Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Cool, that's kinda like what i need thanks Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 You’re welcome. Hopefully someone can point us towards a proper tutorial for getting a much better result. Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 That would be cool yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 6 hours ago, GarryP said: but it probably depends on what you mean by “warm” Agreed! A simple S curve with the curves adjustment might do what you want. I've applied a minimal effect, to avoid making the connectors look golden, but you can get quite extreme if you want to. Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 If you change them to gold connectors you can charge twice the price for them IanSG, Gigatronix Pete, Alfred and 2 others 5 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 If I could change things to gold I wouldn't need customers! Maybe there should be a Midas button in AP? Przemysław, Roger C, Gigatronix Pete and 2 others 5 Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryLearnTech Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I thought about this from a more photographic background. Two possibilities would be to add Layer > New Adjustment Layer > White Balance… OR Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Lens Filter… In the first example, try starting out with White Balance set to around 10% – but leave the Tint set at 0%. You could slowly boost the WB value, but I think you'd probably want to keep the Tint at 0%. For the second example, the default Filter Colour is okay to start with, as is the Optical Density of 50%. You could select a slightly warmer Filter Colour or tweak the density up or down (depending on the colour you've selected). Cranking up the settings in either approach might require masking the cables to avoid introducing an unsuitable colour cast in an otherwise fairly neutral area. Gigatronix Pete and arnofly 1 1 Quote —— Gary —— Photo/Designer/Publisher: Affinity Store, v2.4.n release Mac mini (M1, 2020), 16GB/2TB, macOS Ventura 13.4.1(c) • MacBook Pro (Intel), macOS Ventura • Windows 10 via VMware Fusion • iOS: current release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I would probably try first Curves and lower the blue channel gamma a bit. But then Curves is the tool I always try first... Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Fixx said: I would probably try first Curves and lower the blue channel gamma a bit. But then Curves is the tool I always try first... I agree with you. Warm up.afphoto Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Fixx said: I would probably try first Curves and lower the blue channel gamma a bit. But then Curves is the tool I always try first... Thanks for the help here @Fixx & excuse my ignorance here but how do i "lower the blue channel gamma a bit"? ...i've never really played with the photo side of things before! Any help is much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 hours ago, GaryLearnTech said: I thought about this from a more photographic background. Two possibilities would be to add Layer > New Adjustment Layer > White Balance… OR Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Lens Filter… In the first example, try starting out with White Balance set to around 10% – but leave the Tint set at 0%. You could slowly boost the WB value, but I think you'd probably want to keep the Tint at 0%. For the second example, the default Filter Colour is okay to start with, as is the Optical Density of 50%. You could select a slightly warmer Filter Colour or tweak the density up or down (depending on the colour you've selected). Cranking up the settings in either approach might require masking the cables to avoid introducing an unsuitable colour cast in an otherwise fairly neutral area. Hi @GaryLearnTech ...thanks for the help but in the White balance option where do i find the "tint"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gigatronix Pete said: Thanks for the help here & excuse my ignorance here but how do i "lower the blue channel gamma a bit"? ...i've never really played with the photo side of things before! Any help is much appreciated! Add a curves adjustment, then under the histogram there is a dropdown selection for the channel (normally set on Master), switch it to blue. Then, just click and drag on the middle of the line in the histogram and drag down a bit ... it's a live preview so you'll see immediately the effect this has on the image. The histogram is showing the levels in the image ranging from shadows on the left to highlights on the right, and you'll see a peak (or maybe several peaks) where most of your image is sat in that range. You can create several points on the curve and drag them around to affect maybe only the darker areas or create an s-curve to enhance or reduce contrast in a particular tone range. By choosing blue channel you'll only be affecting the levels of the blue, therefore having an effect on the hues in the image, pulling down making it less blue and pushing up increasing the blue and making the image cooler. By using curves you can leave the white area alone, whereas colour balance will have a more general effect. Gigatronix Pete and Fixx 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dazzler said: Add a curves adjustment, then under the histogram there is a dropdown selection for the channel (normally set on Master), switch it to blue. Then, just click and drag on the middle of the line in the histogram and drag down a bit ... it's a live preview so you'll see immediately the effect this has on the image. The histogram is showing the levels in the image ranging from shadows on the left to highlights on the right, and you'll see a peak (or maybe several peaks) where most of your image is sat in that range. You can create several points on the curve and drag them around to affect maybe only the darker areas or create an s-curve to enhance or reduce contrast in a particular tone range. By choosing blue channel you'll only be affecting the levels of the blue, therefore having an effect on the hues in the image, pulling down making it less blue and pushing up increasing the blue and making the image cooler. By using curves you can leave the white area alone, whereas colour balance will have a more general effect. Fab ...thanks very much @Dazzler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryLearnTech Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Gigatronix Pete said: Hi @GaryLearnTech ...thanks for the help but in the White balance option where do i find the "tint"? Tint is your green/magenta slider. Gigatronix Pete 1 Quote —— Gary —— Photo/Designer/Publisher: Affinity Store, v2.4.n release Mac mini (M1, 2020), 16GB/2TB, macOS Ventura 13.4.1(c) • MacBook Pro (Intel), macOS Ventura • Windows 10 via VMware Fusion • iOS: current release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigatronix Pete Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 25 minutes ago, GaryLearnTech said: Tint is your green/magenta slider. Oh i'm sorry Gary ...how embarrassing, I can't believe i missed that! ...thanks anyway & have a lovely weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryLearnTech Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 No worries! You have a good weekend too. Quote —— Gary —— Photo/Designer/Publisher: Affinity Store, v2.4.n release Mac mini (M1, 2020), 16GB/2TB, macOS Ventura 13.4.1(c) • MacBook Pro (Intel), macOS Ventura • Windows 10 via VMware Fusion • iOS: current release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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