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 06/04/2008 10:32:52 AM · #1
I do not know enough about PS to make him pop more off the page in basic editing. In colour he did pop, so apart from leaving it in colour and keeing the sepia, how would you do it. I want to learn, so any suggestions would be good!!

06/04/2008 10:34:25 AM · #2
In basic, I think it might be difficult, but could be achieved by adjusting the colour channels in a hue/saturation adjustment layer.
 06/04/2008 10:51:28 AM · #3
Well, here's my attempt:

[thumb]685613[/thumb]

Hope you don't mind :)

Here's all I did:
New layer, fill with white, change blending mode to soft light, set opacity to 14%
Merge Down
Apply USM at 40, 40, 0
Crop
SFW

And that's it. I do think the higher contrast makes him pop a bit more and I cropped out the side of the cactus because I felt it a bit distracting. I hope this helps. ?
 06/04/2008 10:52:52 AM · #4
he does pop more in your shot. Yes it has been pointed out that the cactus does look like a penis. =\ lol

yep relooked and you have definelty got a better shot than mine. And of course you can take any of my shots and make them better lol

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 10:53:55.
 06/04/2008 10:57:15 AM · #5
Originally posted by JulietNN:
he does pop more in your shot. Yes it has been pointed out that the cactus does look like a penis. =\ lol

yep relooked and you have definelty got a better shot than mine. And of course you can take any of my shots and make them better lol


LOL! I actually saw this image in browsing the challenge entries and my first thought was... that cactus looks phallic! :P

I am proud of you for making it to the top 20 though, many try but few succeed. Congratulations :)
 06/04/2008 10:58:01 AM · #6
I suppose that my suggestion of compressed air and a pin wouldn't help, then?
 06/04/2008 11:08:59 AM · #7
Originally posted by Mr_Pants:
I suppose that my suggestion of compressed air and a pin wouldn't help, then?


It would probably be really helpful if I knew what you where talking about lol
 06/04/2008 11:10:24 AM · #8
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Originally posted by Mr_Pants:
I suppose that my suggestion of compressed air and a pin wouldn't help, then?


It would probably be really helpful if I knew what you where talking about lol


You know, compressed air to inflate, then pop with a pin. Come along now, keep up.
 06/04/2008 11:13:58 AM · #9
Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I am not a blonde for nothing mate LOL

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 11:14:14.
 06/04/2008 11:18:45 AM · #10
I could not do it in pp, at least not under basic, but I think that the use of one or two strobes during the shoot would have helped a lot. Had you put a strobe on a stand behind the cactus and used one (or a reflector) as a fill, I think the model would have popped out (after some trial-and-error). I like to look for sollutions in lighting rather than post processing. That said, I think it's a great pic and a fantastic model.
 06/04/2008 11:23:04 AM · #11
Originally posted by Camabs:
I could not do it in pp, at least not under basic, but I think that the use of one or two strobes during the shoot would have helped a lot. Had you put a strobe on a stand behind the cactus and used one (or a reflector) as a fill, I think the model would have popped out (after some trial-and-error). I like to look for sollutions in lighting rather than post processing. That said, I think it's a great pic and a fantastic model.


Ohhhhh yeah, speaking of basic editing, my soft light layer is an illegal move (normal blending mode only) BUT the USM was not ;)
 06/04/2008 11:33:43 AM · #12
[thumb]685644[/thumb]

Really quick edit:
Shadow/highlights tool
Made it more B&W
Curves
a little noise reduction and some sharpening (I think I over sharpened it :P)
 06/04/2008 11:35:54 AM · #13
yes I think i need to play more with the shadows and highlights in all my shots really.

thanks guys
 06/04/2008 01:01:30 PM · #14
[thumb]685651[/thumb]
Not Basic Editing.
IMO, this is an image with great potential. You just need to reshoot it. The problems are not so much the processing, but the set up. The rock looks like a scarp, on which the brave is looking out from. But the cactus is in the way. It either needs to be fully included in the visual story or eliminated. The rock needs to look a bit like it is taller. Perhaps adjust the angle of shot. I like the DOF. It is not an overly contrived shallow depth of field look. The background context is important. I prefer b/w to sepia sometimes since sepia tone can look a bit "new" at times. B/w usually looks timeless. 0.02 cents
 06/04/2008 01:19:05 PM · #15
[thumb]685654[/thumb]

ETA: Not Basic Editing legal

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 13:19:41.
 06/04/2008 01:32:23 PM · #16
I'll be honest with you, I actually only gave the shot a 5 during voting. I thought that the sepia was too strong, maybe pulling that back a little would have helped, also adding some contrast would have helped. It is shot with a lot of potential, and here is a quick edit I did:



Edits:
Gradient Map (black & white)
Levels
Unsharp Mask {radius(.3) & strength 75%}

Hope that is helpful,

Ryan

ETA: this is completely legal in basic

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 14:04:55.
 06/04/2008 01:59:34 PM · #17
Here is my version.
Basically
Some contrast work
Noise reduction
and burning of edges to hilite your model
oh ya b/w conversion

original
[thumb]685665[/thumb]edit

Message edited by author 2008-06-04 14:02:43.
 06/04/2008 02:02:26 PM · #18
Some nice PP hints in this thread, but ultimately I think Camabs was right -- I think you needed more light on the model, even if just from a reflecting board. Anyway, you did very well as is, and I imagine this was fun to shoot!
:-)
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