100 in 100: B&W Solarization in Photoshop Elements
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 1:39100 in 100: B&W Solarization in Photoshop Elements
“Oooh, you know how to solarize?” In the early 70s, my friends were impressed that not only had I mastered solarization—the special effect that transforms photos into wild, other-worldly images by combining positive and negative renderings on the same photo–by the tender age of 13, but I had figured out a system that created a solarization proof sheet that gave me fine control over the results (if you’re interested, I describe this at the end of the article).
Solarization required messing up your darkroom a bit more than usual (at least, the way I did it) since the print has to be exposed to white light in mid-development, and to control that white light I used my enlarger’s light.
It’s a lot easier in Photoshop Elements. All you need to do is click your mouse.
Source: adorama.com
