Photoshop: A Trick of the Eye

Updated 08/29/21

 

Rods and Cones are Nature’s Own,

but our eyes will still deceive us …

 

Our eyes are miracles that are created by God – but even God has a sense of humor!  – Do not underestimate how easily our eyes (and by extension, our brain) can be tricked – Magicians make use of this fact!

 

It has been my experience that of The Three Steps to Successful Color Management in Photoshop the most overlooked is #3: Assure that you have the proper Lighting Conditions and Perception. I want to prove my point on Perception (more on Lighting here).

 

Here’s an example (use reduced room lighting for best results):

 

WD_EyeTrick_09-13

 

Handsome devil, huh? 🙂

 

Here are more fun “Eye Trick” links:

 

www.michaelbach.de/ot

www.colorwiki.com/wiki/Image:Pink_green_dots.gif

 

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•  Want to see Color Management in action?  Check out “Class 5” of my “Photoshop 101” series of FREE online & live Photoshop Meetups – available nationwide:

https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online

 

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•  By the way, this is all based on my Photoshop book designed for photographers, “Not just another Photoshop Book”, available exclusively on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HNLS1Q2

 

Questions? Please contact me – also, feel free to comment and tell your photography friends!

 

Thx again, and cheers,

 

John Watts ?

john@wattsdigital.com

 

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