Trapped...

... mentally, that is!

[finished image on my [url=http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1413127]Kinda Horrigans[/url] journal]

Very quick bit of editing really... the main thing was to do a high contrast black and white conversion in Silver Efex Pro. Then, sharpened using a technique I went through the other day... but which I'll repeat because it's worth doing so!

The way the sharpening is done is by duplicating the background layer and then using Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and the settings approximately as follows:

Amount: 228%

Radius: 1% (or less)

Threshold: 3

Then, click Edit > Fade unsharp mask and choose 'luminosity' blend mode. Set the layer to approx 70% opacity. The luminosity bit means that you're not affecting the colour areas, just the lighter bits and minimises the chance of having tell-tale halos around things after sharpening.

Flattened and saved.

Tip of the day:
Vaguely connected to today's image - black and white photography. But this time black and white street photography and some fabulous examples to get you drooling!