B-24E (Liberator) Bombers – 1943

I love Shorpy.com and whenever a really interesting image appears, I love to try and do something unique with it. This image is called Avenging Angels 1943 and is of the Assembly Plant that was in Michigan and it was a huge facility. I love seeing the woman looking at the engine and another in the front center window – very busy people in this place! Check out the comments for some really interesting information.

Since the original is a black and white image, First I ran the image through Lucis Pro to really sharped the edges of the image. I wanted to add a little color so a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer with purples and blues set Soft Light blend mode and a Color Lookup Table Adjustment Layer using my Sharply Dark LUT at 86% layer opacity. Painted in some lightening and darkening using Sam Peterson’s brush and technique (see my Fun Photoshop Blog – A Few Photoshop and Lightroom Tips and Tricks-Step 2). Last step was to add a Black and White Adjustment Layer set to Luminosity blend mode and setting the Blues and Cyans to get a good contrast. …..Digital Lady Syd