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12/11/2006 10:34:03 PM · #1 |
| Ok well my parents anniversary is coming up and id like to take a nice picture of there wedding+engagement rings, I just dont know who (either in lighting or in PP ) i can make the diamonds "twinkle" and make the gold really pop, i have a little "macro studio" that helps with lighting from the side but other than that i dont know what else i can do to make them look good. |
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12/11/2006 10:50:06 PM · #2 |
Okay, maybe this is a little cheesy, but the B&G seem to eat it up. I can never get the sparkle on the diamond to hit my lens just right... it seems that I can see the sparkle the entire time, right up to when I hit the shutter release, but then when I look at the picture ... nothing.
So I cheat. Take a look at this image:
All I do is use one of several little black and white templates that I have ... starburst patterns ... which I lay over top of one edge of the diamond in a layer that is set to Screen mode. Everything that is black disappears. And the white shines thru as a sparkle. All that's left is to use Free Transform to scale or rotate the sparkle into place.
Message edited by author 2006-12-11 22:50:42.
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12/11/2006 10:52:24 PM · #3 |
This was shot on location (at the wedding) with just my Lightsphere.
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12/12/2006 01:52:44 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Okay, maybe this is a little cheesy, but the B&G seem to eat it up. I can never get the sparkle on the diamond to hit my lens just right... it seems that I can see the sparkle the entire time, right up to when I hit the shutter release, but then when I look at the picture ... nothing.
So I cheat. Take a look at this image:
All I do is use one of several little black and white templates that I have ... starburst patterns ... which I lay over top of one edge of the diamond in a layer that is set to Screen mode. Everything that is black disappears. And the white shines thru as a sparkle. All that's left is to use Free Transform to scale or rotate the sparkle into place. |
so where'd u get the templates? |
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12/12/2006 03:08:42 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by kawana:
Originally posted by dwterry:
Okay, maybe this is a little cheesy, but the B&G seem to eat it up. I can never get the sparkle on the diamond to hit my lens just right... it seems that I can see the sparkle the entire time, right up to when I hit the shutter release, but then when I look at the picture ... nothing.
So I cheat. Take a look at this image:
All I do is use one of several little black and white templates that I have ... starburst patterns ... which I lay over top of one edge of the diamond in a layer that is set to Screen mode. Everything that is black disappears. And the white shines thru as a sparkle. All that's left is to use Free Transform to scale or rotate the sparkle into place. |
so where'd u get the templates? |
You can also use the crosshatch brushes on a new layer(s) - just one click, then resize, rotate, adjust opacity.
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12/12/2006 05:55:20 AM · #6 |
This is virtually straight from the camera. A little levels adjustment. Taken indoors with a little bounced flash and Lightsphere!
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