During the past year I've been experimenting with a digital method of enhancing selected detail in pictures. By removing unwanted colour variations (a.k.a. clutter) and emphasizing important lines and transitions, I feel I can simplify and strengthen some images in a distinctive way. As a celebration of the positive feedback I've been receiving lately, I would like to share the means that I'm using to create the effect you see here.

Etched Macaw (Click for enlargement) 8th Place Photo Life's Image International 2000 Photo Contest Digital Wizardry Category

For those who know me through the Toronto Guild for Colour Photography, you may also recognize these samples of the technique, which have shown up in the club's on-going display of members' prints.

Molly Johnson Heron Portrait Paso Fino

The following pages present a tutorial for creating a similar image.