In this case, Graduated Filter adds a color gradient to the image. To begin, I'll select (left click on) Graduated Filter from the list on the left side, and the filter will show up in the right panel.Įvery filter comes with a unique set of controls that are tailored to the specific filter's effect. I will start by making the sky more blue, since it got blown out on the initial capture. To do this, I'm going to build a CEP filter stack that helps encourage this progression by modifying the image's color and contrast. For this image, I want to draw the viewer's eye up along the building's perspective lines. The best way to demonstrate the basic functionality of CEP is by applying a few filters to an example image (shown above). (These are the filters where I have selected the gold star to the left of each filter's name.) For example, in the screenshot above, I've toggled the 'Favorites' button, which shows just my favorite filters.
(In this example, no filters are applied yet so the right panel is empty.)Īt the very top of the left column, there are a series of subcategories (landscape, color, stylizing, portrait, detail, etc) that serve as one-click toggles to select a smaller subset of filters. The basics of the CEP interface: The list of filters is in the left panel, the image is in the center, and the active filters within the stack are in the right panel. The plugin's interface is divided into three columns: the left column lists all of the filters the right lists all of the active filters currently being applied to the image, and the edited image appears in the middle. (I will talk about the benefits to each approach at the end of this overview.) Regardless of the launching application, the CEP window will look nearly identical. Once installed, CEP can be launched directly from Aperture or in Photoshop via Aperture.
How it works-a basic workflow via an example
In an upcoming piece, I will share some of specific tricks to help provide a head start for using CEP on your own images. Then I improved the improved the contrast and color within the sky and the palm trees.įor this article, I will provide a basic overview of CEP's capabilities, along with a brief discussion highlighting the benefits of launching it directly from Aperture versus Photoshop (via Aperture). To do this, I used CEP to increase the reach of the existing artificial lighting. My goal for this image was to draw the viewer’s eye immediately to the doors in the center, and then up towards the palm trees.
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