Thank you so much for these suggestions. I will check them all out.
BUT -- today I watched a Topaz Labs webinar, and it wasn't about masks but he used masks, and I learned how to do them! I am SO happy about that! I don't know who it was in the beginning (Carol Hyman, Sandy Richards, Catherine Reilly?) who suggested I use masks, but I so should have done this sooner. I feel so relieved about it now that I know at least something about it.
I used masks in processing an image I just posted in the Macro and Close-up Gallery. Here's the link to my image.
Posted by Julie Hatvany on April 13, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Barbara would you mind posting the link to the Topaz webinar?
Tuesday, April 12
1:00pm
Crafting Your Images with Adjust, Simplify and Detail, presented by John Barclay
WhenTue, April 12, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
There may be times when you only want to apply Topaz enhancements to selective areas within your images. Professional photographer and workshop leader, John Barclay, will demonstrate how he selectively applies Topaz plug-ins using smart filters, layers and layer masks in Photoshop. With the knowledge of how to adjust only certain areas of your image, you can confidently craft your images into your artistic vision. John is an award winning freelance photographer and enthusiastic workshop leader based in Bucks County PA. He is also an inspirational speaker who has been presenting his program Dream – Believe – Create to audiences around the Country. John’s work has been published in a number of magazines and books and is treasured by a number of private collectors.
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BUT -- today I watched a Topaz Labs webinar, and it wasn't about masks but he used masks, and I learned how to do them! I am SO happy about that! I don't know who it was in the beginning (Carol Hyman, Sandy Richards, Catherine Reilly?) who suggested I use masks, but I so should have done this sooner. I feel so relieved about it now that I know at least something about it.
I used masks in processing an image I just posted in the Macro and Close-up Gallery. Here's the link to my image.
http://www.topazlabs.com/webinars/
The one I was speaking about above was this one:
Tuesday, April 12
1:00pm
Crafting Your Images with Adjust, Simplify and Detail, presented by John Barclay
WhenTue, April 12, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
There may be times when you only want to apply Topaz enhancements to selective areas within your images. Professional photographer and workshop leader, John Barclay, will demonstrate how he selectively applies Topaz plug-ins using smart filters, layers and layer masks in Photoshop. With the knowledge of how to adjust only certain areas of your image, you can confidently craft your images into your artistic vision. John is an award winning freelance photographer and enthusiastic workshop leader based in Bucks County PA. He is also an inspirational speaker who has been presenting his program Dream – Believe – Create to audiences around the Country. John’s work has been published in a number of magazines and books and is treasured by a number of private collectors.