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01/27/2007 02:28:33 PM · #1 |
Use the Orton technique of merge one out of focus and one in focus image of the exact same scene.
The technique is described here: Orton Imagery
Advanced editing with extra rule to allow for the merge of the two images. |
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01/27/2007 02:58:28 PM · #2 |
This is very similar to what you get with Gothic Glow. I actually use variations of this technique all the time. I like playing with it. My recent Free Study was done in approximately this way:
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01/27/2007 03:08:05 PM · #3 |
I used a bit of that here, via Gothic Glow.
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01/27/2007 03:12:56 PM · #4 |
| It appears with gothic glow you don't really get the effect of the technique (at least not in the two examples posted). |
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01/27/2007 03:13:19 PM · #5 |
| wow this lookes very nice. I'm going to try it first thing tomorow :). IMO the pictures made in this technique look better then most HDR pictures. |
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01/27/2007 03:23:14 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
It appears with gothic glow you don't really get the effect of the technique (at least not in the two examples posted). |
That's 'cuz we're showing you images entered in DPC challenges, where we have watered down the GG to a more subliminal level. The creator of GG was actually inspired by the orton technique.
Anyway, that's beside the point. Doing it exactly as the article describes is simple, straightforward, and produces fascinating results with the right image. It would make a very nice challenge.
Incidentally, you don't need extra rules: the technique as described is perfectly legal in advanced editing. Not only that, the technique as described is needlessly complex. You don't need to create a second document then drag the blurred image over from that to the first document. All you need to do is follow his steps to get the "overexposed" image, then go to layer/duplicate layer, set the new layer to multiply mode, then apply gaussian blur to it; you will actually be able to SEE the effect of different amounts of blur if you have preview checked.
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01/27/2007 04:23:38 PM · #7 |
Alright! I love learning new techniques. This one is really cool.
I went back to my archives and found an original file to mess with. The day I took this picture, I knew it would be fabulous. But when I got home and uploaded it, it was pretty drab. I went on to other things. Now, I've brought it back using the Orton Technique.
Originally this photos was very underexposed. It was actually exposed properly for the pretty blue sky, but then everything else was in the dark. I applied the technique. And then I selectively adjusted the levels with a 99%feather in different areas of the foliage...leaving the sky alone. When I was satisfied with that... I applied the image one more time and lowered the opacity to 10% just to brighten it up a little.
Here is the final image...tell me what you think!
and the original
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01/27/2007 04:29:46 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by tiggermo:
Alright! I love learning new techniques. This one is really cool.
I went back to my archives and found an original file to mess with. The day I took this picture, I knew it would be fabulous. But when I got home and uploaded it, it was pretty drab. I went on to other things. Now, I've brought it back using the Orton Technique.
Originally this photos was very underexposed. It was actually exposed properly for the pretty blue sky, but then everything else was in the dark. I applied the technique. And then I selectively adjusted the levels with a 99%feather in different areas of the foliage...leaving the sky alone. When I was satisfied with that... I applied the image one more time and lowered the opacity to 10% just to brighten it up a little.
Here is the final image...tell me what you think!
and the original
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You seem to have brought out the colours more. The image certainly has more luminance. You could probably play a little more to bring a little more detail into the shadows. Even without doing that the image is 100% better than the original. |
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