We’re probably all familiar with the classic techniques of photographic toning from seeing various examples of Sepia toned images, but for years analog photographers have been experimenting with chemical toners to create various processing effects. One such technique is to split tone a print to create a dark blue and copper coloured image with a dark dejected mood. In this tutorial we’ll look at using Photoshop to replicate this classic technique in digital form, using Color Balance adjustments to achieve the same range of blue and yellow tones.
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Typical sepia toning of a photograph gives the image that classic orange/brown appearance, resulting in a much warmer atmosphere than the basic black and white alternative. Split toning on the other hand produces much more stark effects by creating unusual colour combinations. One popular technique is the bleaching of highlights with sepia, followed by the treating of the shadows with selenium to give a harsh mix of blue and yellow tones. The result is a cold and dejected mood which works great with photographs of abandoned ruins or urban exploration. Here’s an example of this effect applied to a photo from a friend’s exploration of Chernobyl. See more of his great shots of Dark Pripyat.
Split toning in Photoshop
Sepia/Selenium split toning effects work best with photographs that feature some kind of desolate scene in order for the dark blues to give the image a gloomy atmosphere. My buddy Ric kindly supplied one of his Dark Pripyat shots as the base for this tutorial.
Here is my try Tokyo Disneyland Haunted Mansion Attraction.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/duceduc/scenic/tokyo-disneyland-haunted-mansion_zps03b52892.jpg
awesome tutorial! thanks for sharing this one.
Thanks Chris for this tutorial. Very nice photo.
Very cool…def trying this out later
Thanks Chris. I love the effect.
Awesome! Great lesson!!
Awesome effect, and so easy to do. I will be sure to save this as an action for future use. :)
Thanks
good tutorial budy
This is a great way to acheive the effect. I have been playing around with varous techniques for the last few months but this one looks like a winner.
Wow! Great tutorial, thanks. Photographic toning is very important in the art of photography.
Great effect!
We used to create this effect with duo tones but your method is probably more controllable.
Thanks :). Nice Work :).
Very Nice..
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I am a graphist
I normally achieve this effect using Lightroom, but thanks for keeping my PS skills on par!
I am now a days looking for such kind of filters and effects for my upcoming photography studio company! and this will surely help me! Thank you
Very useful tutorial… thanks for sharing it!!
Hi, I am new in graphics design. I know Picasa and photoscape perfectly. I use them to edit a photo or to give effects on photos. But I want to know the proper graphics design. I want to learn editing with photoshop, illustrator and other good tools. How can I learn from online?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Paul