Digital Photography Assignment Converting An Image To Sepia Tone

Background: SEPIA TONES. Sepia prints or sepia tones get their name from a reddish-brown pigment that comes from the Sepia officinalis, or common cuttlefish. In the old photographic processes, sepia prints were created by immersing a print in potassium ferricyanide, washing it, and bathing it in toner, which converted the silver halide to silver sulphide and created the reddish-brown sepia coloration or tone. When a true sepia print fades, it turns pink. Assignment: Converting and image to sepia is an easy way to add interest to your images using Photoshop. However, it is important to remember that not every image will benefit from this technique so be selective about which images you apply it to. To begin the process, launch the image you intend to work on in Photoshop. Please watch the video tutorial on Sepia Tone Effect and refer to the instructions below if you have any questions: Instructions: Next, click Filter located on the top menu bar. From the filter menu select lens correction, remove all checks. Then select the custom tab and apply a vignette, mover the slider to -100 while moving the midpoint to +80. The next step is to add a new adjustment layer, and then select black and white. Use the eyedropper in the adjustments menu to select the area of the photo you want to be affected. Move the sliders

in the adjustment menu to achieve the desired effect. Now add a curves adjustment layer. Raise the black point in the histogram to 40. Remember that we are trying to make the photo be devoid of black, but conversely include shades of gray. Also, use the curves layer to increase the highlights. The next step is to add another adjustments layer, select photo filter. Make sure that preserve luminosity is checked in the adjustments panel. It at this time that Sepia should be selected from the drop down menu located in the adjustments panel. Increase density to 100%. While holding the control key select blending options in the photo filter layer. Located at the bottom of the layer style panel is blend if grey, the sliders to be moved to the midpoint. Remember, the adjustment layers can still be manipulated to desired effect. Once you have completed all the above steps, save your work according to the How To Save And Submit Your Work document.. It is important to remember that this is a creative assignment and the final product should reflect a significant level of creativity if you hope to achieve the highest possible grade.