mark_j Posted August 31, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 31, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use the zone system in Silver Efex Pro (in the Loupe & Histogram section, it shows by shading the image which parts are in which zone) a lot and find it very helpful in seeing which areas are within each zone and then targeting adjustments accordingly. Does anyone know if there is a similar feature in Photoshop or any way of implementing one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 Hi mark_j, Take a look here Zone system in Photoshop?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted August 31, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 31, 2013 Silver Efex Pro can be used as a Photoshop plug-in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_j Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted August 31, 2013 Silver Efex Pro can be used as a Photoshop plug-in. That's how I use it but sometimes I prefer to do my adjustments in PS without going into SEP and that's when some zone overlay on the image would be handy so you can see exactly where e.g. a curves adjustment is changing the tones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted August 31, 2013 Share #4 Posted August 31, 2013 The 'zone overlay' in Silver Efex is not the Zone System in any way, shape, or form. I find it very useful for determining if for example blacks and whites have strayed to far. But as regards it being a 'system', where exposure is connected to development which is in turn connected to the print, as with film photography, it is meaningless. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 6, 2013 Share #5 Posted September 6, 2013 Try to visualize using the luminosity mask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_j Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted September 15, 2013 Try to visualize using the luminosity mask. I have now had a chance to look into luminosity masks and they seem very interesting. Not sure exactly yet how they will fit into the workflow but any new way to process the images is always welcome. So many thanks for your suggestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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