How do I punch up Neon colors?

[Wetstuff]

I seem to get just so far .. 'no farther?! Levels, brightness/contrast, vibrance, etc. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jim

 

[iDad]

punch up? Have you tried duplicating the layer you want "punchedup"? then put the top layer in overlay that might brighten that yellow green for you

 

[Stric9]

Hue/saturation and select the green and/or yellow slider and add saturation/lightness. Does that help any?

 

[Wetstuff]

I think I need to re-shoot the photo. Good thinking about doing an overlay - I worked with only one layer. I may actually shoot the Lime tape on black and then drop it on the diamond tread after. 9, I did the usual of trying lotsa combos of sliders - thinking a better base to work with may help. I post my update. Thanks.

Jim

 

[iDad]

Good luck and you are welcome.

 

[Wetstuff]

... it's a little better.

New photo - more layers and more more. It think the reality is that what the human eye see without the filter of Photoshop or an iMac. Cheers all.

Jim

 

[smalltrees]

go into LAB color space...
you can easily take any color beyond the gamet of your monitor and printer...

 

[Stric9]

This isn't perfect but its what I think when you say punch up for color. Done with a hue/saturation ajustment layer and overlaid the black to make it darker. The green hue in the diamond plate can be gotten rid of with a layer mask or changing the blend mode on the adjustment layer. And I went a bit too far on blending the adjustment layer into the precededing layer, by the right edge. But just thought I would post a pic on what I was trying to say.

 

[Wetstuff]

Thanks 9 & Trees... I've never looked into LAB before - I'll hit the books.



I was in one of the Buggy forums this morning and a new posting from a fellow in Belgium 'caught my eye'. Maybe I need to start with a brighter color to begin with? My colored tape is actually more bright at night as it is the prismatic effect of light reflection that makes it punch.

Jim