Editing lights in CS3

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

Hi all!

After a long time waiting I got a DSLR and now I got Lightroom and Adobe PS CS3 as well.
Photoshop is so complicated, I didn't believe it before.

I have one question about this program to start up with editing night shots.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Emirates ... id=1463877
In this picture all lights have been edited, but how to do it with CS3?

Anyone with information?

Thanks in advance!

[nustyR]

What's edited on the lights ? You get a 'star' effect by choosing a higher F-value

[mwpeters]

What's edited on the lights ? You get a 'star' effect by choosing a higher F-value

The star effect is indeed affected by choosing a higher F-value. Although the blue colours where Boudewijn is probably reffering to is edited in photoshop.
This can easily be done by changing the temperature of the photo to cold (blue). I know this option is available when shooting raw, if possible with the same effect in JPEG is unknown by me.
regards Maarten

[a1rliners_2005]

I know this option is available when shooting raw, if possible with the same effect in JPEG is unknown by me.

Is working in jpg also!

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You can change the white balance like this

1. cltr + L in Photoshop
2. use the middle eye dropper
3. click on a grey reference point. ( using silver metal on for example the engine where the arrow is pointing at)
4. click ok

[Arnold ten Pas]

Hi,

Although using levels does work to an extend in this case, you might want to use the RAW-plugin in Photoshop. With a JPEG? Yes, with a JPEG as well.

When opening the file, use "File/Open As" and choose Camera Raw. Now you get the Camera Raw interface where you easily can change the White Balance of the picture. Big advantage in my opinion is that the changes that you do can me done more subtile (using both the picker, temperature and tint) and that you preserve the original histogram.

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

Thanks for the provided information!
I have to start up with it since it is so complicated and difficult. Maybe l take some courses to find out how everything exactly works..

[a1rliners_2005]

Maybe a good to PM our member Iwan Bögels.
I was on both a Lightroom and a Photoshop course at Calumet in Rotterdam he initiated especially for spotters.
I have learned a lot of things that I did not know after all the years I used the programs.

[Redskin301]

Haha, and on this subject RAW is showing that it is 10x better than JPG

Because with RAW you adjust the white balance en shizzle and all information is intact
With JPG you throw away information to reach the same goal but you have los of quality

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

Haha, and on this subject RAW is showing that it is 10x better than JPG

Because with RAW you adjust the white balance en shizzle and all information is intact
With JPG you throw away information to reach the same goal but you have los of quality

Yeh, I know that I am fotographing in RAW as well

@a1rliners_2005: thanks for the tip, I contact him right now!

[garretml]

Hello!

Sorry to dig up a 6 month old thread, I know this is frowned upon in many forums, but I felt I should reply with my edits to the photo.

I took the Emirates picture in question, and the starburst effect on the lights occurs, for the lack of a better word, naturally, when you're doing bulb exposures. If I'm not mistaken that photo was a 30 second open exposure at F10. The original image was extremely orange because of the lighting on the ramp at IAH, but I was able to restore the 777's colors by lowering the color temperature and playing with the tint. All of this was done in Lightroom 1.3. I was shooting with a Canon 350D / 70-200 F4 L (non IS).

Garret

[ruudb]

It is possible to change the white balance of a jpeg as well in PS, just open jpeg as RAW. If you want you can copy the values used in RAW as presets.

[Frankwin]

Dear Boudewijn,

I can advise you to buy the book of Scott Kelby for Lightroom and Photoshop. Perfect if you are a starter with these programs.

[Key]

Hi Garret,

Sorry to dig up a 6 month old thread, I know this is frowned upon in many forums

Well, it isn't here and we appreciate your reaction. Thanks for putting things straight!

Erik

[garretml]

ruudb,

It is technically possible to adjust white balance in jpegs but as mentioned before, you should really save this for shooting in RAW. You just don't get the definition and precision that night shooting requires (unless you have perfect white light) when shooting in jpeg.