Comments on: Presets – Darkening Brush Presets

By: Lisa Hunt

Lisa Hunt — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:19:32 +0000

Hi Matt, been reading for what seems like forever but never commented, the adjustment brushes are really just amazing and while I may not have anything technical to add I can say thanks

By: Jack Booth

Jack Booth — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:29:40 +0000

Matt,

Great darkening-brush presets. I have a question which probably will get a no for an answer. If I’ve selected a regular preset, such as one to simulate Fuji 160 slide film, can I use the erase function to keep it out of the darkest shadows, rather than trying to use the adjustment brush to lighten shadows (not easy given that there’s no choice for fill light or blacks)? Or, approaching it from another direction, can a preset be applied selectively with the adjustment brush, thus keeping the effect out of the shadows? Yeah, I know, automation can only go so far. Thanks again.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:57:43 +0000

Hi Matt

Any chance of a doing adjustment brush presets to increase the exposure as well?
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By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:56:54 +0000

Hi Matt

Any chance of doing a reverse adjustment brush preset to increase exposure?
Rgds
pat

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:53:25 +0000

Matt
Any chance of doing a reverse brush preset? Instead of exposure to a negative number, what about exposure to a positive number when we might need to icrease exposure to certain area on the face?
Rgds
Patrick

By: Hank

Hank — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:26:51 +0000

Hello Matt,

I just bought your book “Layers” and found very useful. I am just beginning to learn Photoshop 6.0. If possible can you please tell me how I can create a steel ball like a pinball with both the upper and lower reflections on the ball? I find it very difficult to produce a white curve using the pen tool. Thanks.

Hank

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:55:20 +0000

Matt – I’ve come to love your presets so much – it’s brought my pictures to a whole new art form. Now instead of doing the regular post production adjustments (WB, exposures, blacks, so forth), I jump over to the pre-sets and just can’t help but have fun with my pictures.

Thanks for sharing your work – it’s awesome and much appreciated/valued!

By: Gregg Wolin

Gregg Wolin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:14:13 +0000

Hi Matt -

Sorry I missed In-N-Out in Vegas. Just after midnight, my wife called to tell me that our 2 labradoodles ate a bottle of Advil PM. I ended up rushing back to Arizona. Anyhoo…

I am a big Mpix fan and have been trying to figure out why they don’t have (or seem to comprehend) the utility of an LR export plugin. I emailed the guy who wrote the zenfolio (and other) export plugins and his response was “what’s Mpix”? I posted the question / request in the user forum at Mpix and a number of people concurred that it was a great idea.

It seems like Mpix would bend over backwards to give LR (i.e. Adobe) users a simple way to upload photos to their site, doesn’t it? Am I missing something? Is the technology so new that nobody has gotten around to it? Am I mental?

Any ideas?

Gregg

By: Dean Fey

Dean Fey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:01:10 +0000

Hey Matt: I have been following you and Scott Whathisname for awhile. Thanks for the great tip on the presets and the presets. I am having a lot of fun with LR2. Now I really am painting with light.

SIncerely,
Dean Fey

By: mat

mat — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:33:52 +0000

Not-so-subtle use of a saturation brush http://www.flickr.com/photos/der-matthias/2895479642/