Workshop: gritty landscapes
- elle walker
- Nov 15, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 9, 2019
During my trip to London, I took some shots from the viewing balcony at Tate Modern. I've been to the Tate several times but I'd never been to the top before. I'm kicking myself for all those missed opportunities. One of those shots was edited into a gritty landscape using Photoshop.
This is the starting point, a nice view of the muddy Thames and some cranes. Look! The BT Tower!
Saturation is set to -100
Adjustments are made to exposure and contrast as required
Clarity is set to between 50 – 60
Adjustments are made to exposure and contrast as required
Clarity is set to between 50 – 60
The sky is darkened by using the graduated filter
A new graduation level was opened
Adjustment brush, was selected, with Feather set to 100
Et voila! A nice gritty landscape.
The Thames still looks grubby, doesn't it?
Here's another one. I like alley ways. I feel like things happen in alley ways.
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