Before/After Images - DPChallenge Forums

01/11/2008 08:29:06 AM · #51

Great work man I love the B&A shots

danielv

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

01/11/2008 08:29:21 AM · #52

whoa! amazing. And so inspiring and helpful. great work. Love it.

It makes me regret there are not more "Expert editing" challenges on DPChallenege (I even noted that this rulset was on hold for the time being).

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

01/11/2008 08:29:51 AM · #53

Originally posted by kiwiness:

Yep it is called PSD magazine, I actually did this tutorial at the Europe Workshop this year. If I have time I will post the tutorial here too :)

That would be awesome, I would love to know how you did the bubbles.

citymars

Nikon D700

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

01/11/2008 09:16:01 AM · #54

Originally posted by tamatama:

... And that you need a good concept of how you want the final to look like! I guess each of these took hours of planning and preparation before "assembling" the product. ...

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I'm curious to know how much the finished versions resemble your original concept. I mean, do you have a general idea and then see what happens, or do you pretty much pre-visualize the end result?
- Larry in NYC

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

01/11/2008 09:18:05 AM · #55

Originally posted by rex:

Great stuff......reminds me of how much I suck.

ditto! :-O

candlerain

Canon EOS-30D

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/11/2008 09:25:14 AM · #56

I would looooove to see a tutorial by the master! :-)

pwncakesauce

Nikon D40

01/11/2008 09:58:02 AM · #57

Originally posted by rex:

Great stuff......reminds me of how much I suck.

AMEN!

PhotoDave

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

01/11/2008 10:13:11 AM · #58

OMG these are simply gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing, they are truly eye opening and inspirational to say the least :)

-dave

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

01/11/2008 10:18:26 AM · #59

I suck. :(

scarbrd

Leica M10

01/11/2008 10:40:09 AM · #60

He's got game!

Creature

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/11/2008 11:03:12 AM · #61

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

The only words that come to mind are "master" and "genius". You, my friend, are friggin amazing and I wish I was half as talented.

...that said, you're apparently no photographer! ;-)

heh, I was thinking the same thing (on both points!).

tpbremer

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

01/11/2008 12:04:30 PM · #62

Originally posted by kiwiness:

If I have time I will post the tutorial here too :)

I was thinking as I read this thread that a tutorial on one or two of these would be great--then I saw your post. I'm really curious about your post processing. You are a talented photographer/digital artist.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/11/2008 12:07:38 PM · #63

Originally posted by citymars:

Originally posted by tamatama:
... And that you need a good concept of how you want the final to look like! I guess each of these took hours of planning and preparation before "assembling" the product. ...

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I'm curious to know how much the finished versions resemble your original concept. I mean, do you have a general idea and then see what happens, or do you pretty much pre-visualize the end result?
- Larry in NYC

Each process has 4 parts. The most difficult part of the whole process is the idea, that usually take longer than the whole post processing part. Once I have an idea of what I want to do I sometimes make a rough sketch, kind of like a story board. Then I find an appropriate model for the part and discuss with her what I want to do. The model always knows what I am aim aiming for which is important cos then she can play the part more realistically. I find the appropriate props and take any photos of backgrounds I might need, always keeping in mind the way the light will be falling on all subjects. The studio set up follows the same principle of the lighting being consistent with all other parts of the montage. Then it is of to my Mac and put everything together. That can take anything from between 2 and 10 hours. The final result is never exactly the same as the way I imagined it, the main creativity is during the processing part and once you get going and experimenting there are always little "surprises" along the way which improve on the original idea.

The most important factors to these kind of digital images are first the idea and then consistent lighting and finally color combinations, finding the colors which work best with each other.

Even though a lot of purists scoff at digiart, the photography part is very important and more attention and detail has to paid to exact lighting setup than usual studio photography for fashion or glamor for example. It's fun and I love it.

I will post the tutorial for the Pearl Diver image in the coming week :)

Bernard_Marx

Canon EOS-40D

01/11/2008 02:05:14 PM · #64

DPC Love... warmin the heart.
Great to see these posted Gary!
It is obviously an odd-man-out reaction, but they actually bolster my confidence a bit. This is eventually doable I'm thinking...

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

01/11/2008 03:50:16 PM · #65

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Originally posted by kiwiness:
Thanks for all the nice comments and words, and here I was thinking you had all forgotten me :)

Enter some more challenges, then we won't be able to forget you ;)

I will, I will, I'll probably enter something next week, first time again in 6 months :)

jdannels

Nikon D300s

01/11/2008 03:57:47 PM · #66

what software did you decide on for getting the hair masked out so well? I remember awhile back you were looking and you found something you liked. My memory is foggy :P

01/11/2008 04:05:15 PM · #67

Originally posted by jdannels:

what software did you decide on for getting the hair masked out so well? I remember awhile back you were looking and you found something you liked. My memory is foggy :P

I already mentioned it in this thread. Larus asked me. It is a filter called Vertus Mask. Expensive but the best solution you can find on the market, it is its money worth.

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

01/11/2008 04:08:34 PM · #68

good to see you back here Gary :D

great work!

Jedusi

01/11/2008 04:32:57 PM · #69

Truly impressive . . and a joy to look at

BeeCee

Nikon D40

01/11/2008 08:22:29 PM · #70

Thanks for taking the time to describe the process; that was my biggest question, and it's interesting and educational to get a glimpse into the mind of a genius :)

I STILL don't have "Peace Within" printed and framed because I haven't been able to afford what I want to do it justice, but it's all I'm asking for for my birthday, and it'll have pride of place in our new home. I often open it and just sit and look at it :)

citymars

Nikon D700

01/11/2008 09:05:41 PM · #71

Gary, thanks for your well-considered response (above) to my question about your process. Keep up the good work!

Makka

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

01/12/2008 12:03:45 AM · #72

Some fantastic work there Gary! Thanks for sharing!

Rooster

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

01/12/2008 12:15:15 AM · #73

You need comments? Holy crap Gary, they are all amazing! Without the originals, one would easliy think & believe that the Ps-ed versions were the original. Awesome work as always!