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10/16/2005 12:11:40 AM · #1 |
My wonderful 11 year-old son went out this afternoon with me and let me take lots of pictures of him in various "ruins" around our downtown area. At first he was not happy with the idea, but he got a bit more comfortable with the thought as we wandered around (the bribe of a sundae from the local Braum's didn't hurt either). I don't have a clue about posing people, and he has no clue about modeling, so it was mostly just for fun and for us to spend a little time together. I went a little haywire with Photoshop but I think they turned out ok for a first attempt. I used Virtual Photographer and several different actions/plugins I've accumulated, including Urban Acid and Bleach Bypass. I have edited almost 50 shots but these are some of my favorites of the day. Any ideas, tips, suggestions, or rotten tomatoes are gladly accepted. :)
        
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10/16/2005 12:15:01 AM · #2 |
Very nice Laurie! I like all of them ... but 3 and 6 the best.
I noticed you're linking to your smugmug account ... is that because your portfolio here at DPC is full? I've been doing that lately because I hate deleting pictures but I have nearly 25M online here. (I deleted a bunch today just so I could post my daughter's pictures online here)
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10/16/2005 12:16:49 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Very nice Laurie! I like all of them ... but 3 and 6 the best.
I noticed you're linking to your smugmug account ... is that because your portfolio here at DPC is full? I've been doing that lately because I hate deleting pictures but I have nearly 25M online here. (I deleted a bunch today just so I could post my daughter's pictures online here) |
Exactly...I don't like to delete things people have commented on so I just figure I'll link offsite from now on.
Thanks...3 is my favorite I think too! :)
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10/16/2005 12:26:07 AM · #4 |
very nice laurie, great job... it did help that you had a great model. He was perfect for the job. I think you owe him another sundae...
Debbie
My Website (under construction)
Message edited by author 2005-10-16 00:27:54. |
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10/16/2005 01:11:38 AM · #5 |
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10/16/2005 01:22:57 AM · #6 |
| oh I love them! They are really nice pictures laurie. |
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10/16/2005 01:41:51 AM · #7 |
Poses are great and love your editing!! Favourite has to be #3. Awesome model, good work Laurie!
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10/16/2005 10:09:09 AM · #8 |
Thanks y'all. I've put up the rest of the shots (including a few of one of the locations) here if you want to see the rest...there are a lot, and most are just the straight shots with only basic edits like cropping or sharpening. There are some others I've edited more heavily. I thought about trying some of that grunge look that is in vogue right now but I can't make it look right...I have the draganizer action but I guess I am not using it right or something so I gave up.
If you folks have some ideas for post processing any of them, let me know or show me an example. If you have ideas for different poses for young men that I can practice it would be great too. We can go back and reshoot in these locations anytime, as long as I can bribe my model again! :)
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10/16/2005 10:28:53 AM · #9 |
Great portraits, the locations and the editing are perfectly matched. The derelict buildings with the contrasty, gritty effect make what would ordinarily be snapshots of your son.
I am glad you went for the effect you did, NI or similar would have ruined these photos.
For those who would like the editing details, could you run thru the basics of how you got them from camera to finished photos?
Well Done
Steve
edit: I like 7 best!
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10/16/2005 10:48:44 AM · #10 |
As far as processing... all were shot in RAW and converted with RawShooter essentials, during which I sharpened and adjusted exposure/hue/saturation. After the conversions, I used PS CS2. These first two (and the others like it) I applied Virtual Photographer's Character filter and left it at that (sometimes adjusting the contrast a slight bit or dodging the face/burning the background):
On this one, I used a plugin I downloaded called Bleach Bypass by Red Paw Media. I fiddled with the sliders until I got the look you see here:
With these, I used the same Character filter from VP but I used it in a 2nd layer, adjusting it to an opacity of 50-75% to leave some original color visible:
I used a different action with these...it's called Urban Acid and I left it on the settings already programmed, but I'm sure the effect can be used a lot of ways with experimentation of the settings:
This one is just the straight shot after RAW processing and a little contrast/dodging/sats in PS CS2:
Message edited by author 2005-10-16 10:49:40.
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