udlose98
03-22-2009, 01:44 AM
*Edit, I added the original images first, followed by the photoshop versions for comparison*
Went to the bucks game, got out late and basically had nothing to do. So instead I looked over a bunch of old pictures (and new ones from the game tonight) and gave them a face lift, heres what I got.
First of all this is from my old crappy point and shoot. The same one that when I took pictures of my car people asked why I bought a pink car. It just goes to show you, with the right editing, this looks nearly as good as pictures on my current camera
In this first shot the key was clarity, adding back lots and lots of it. Next I increased blacks to an accpetable level. Then I played with the tone curve and aded in heavy shaddows and increased highlights. Didnt really touch on the vibrance much, not many colors in it really, but I did increase saturation.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3376544762_94e38d3909_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3374258157_56ddae0bf6_b.jpg
again, same old point and shoot. Here I aded a bit of clarity and increased both saturation and vibrance. Didnt do too much else with it.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3374262721_bd22c7f037_b.jpg
Now with the new cameras
The viper got a pretty significant makeover. I should point out that every picture stats with selecting the correct "temperature". This is command is basically how it seems on the surface, you can make a picture more cold or hot (increasing a mixture of blues or reds). Its not just blue or red but those are the main colors. So here I decreased the temperature to reflect the way the lighting was at the auto show. After that increased the exposure a bit. Next I played with my favorite "blacks" and increased those kind of going back and forth with fill light. Adding some blacks, then coming back in with fill to correct anything that may have gotten too dark. Vibrance was increased and I believe saturation left alone. Then I moved on and adjusted the color of the car using yellow and orange sliders until I had them where I wanted them. Finally topped it off by adding back a good amount of clarity.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3376555092_2d71032f64_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3374251019_501bf874f8_b.jpg
I basically follow the same format for the GTO as I did for the viper.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3375741511_d2dfa90aed_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3374248791_720c47acfb_b.jpg
This is my brother Nick. To start out the lighting here sucked the big one, but I still really liked the shot. Realizing it was hopeless as is, I converted it to B&W and then his eyes lit up as the focus of the picture. I increased exposure dramatically, added blacks and fill light. Played with a few color sliders and ended up turning out pretty good, I think.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3375750275_ce6ab142f0_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3374093651_28b333d170_b.jpg
The bucks pictures from last night I am not particualraly proud of, but hell I hauled all of my stuff down there so I was going to do something with them. Our seats turned out to be row R, I was expecting they were a lot closer. None the less in both images i adjusted the temperature. In the first did my usual blakcs and fill, then taking hints from Nick, I desaturated it (really like that look.) The second picture I added some back.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3375772711_e0b46d5184_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3374103127_d530d2c5b4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3375757929_554679b48c_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3374097063_999da4691c_b.jpg
Not a great deal done here,just an interesting perspective
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3374107427_9b1183bfda_b.jpg
Blacks, blacks and more blacks. This car was surrounded by atleast 10-15 people all the time. I liked the car so I tookt eh most opurtune shot I could. Blacks make it look far more dramatic. Added some highlights back and increased shadows. Also going back again to a bit of desaturation.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3375767803_cb8ba27ebb_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3374255509_f10cf3266b_b.jpg
Went to the bucks game, got out late and basically had nothing to do. So instead I looked over a bunch of old pictures (and new ones from the game tonight) and gave them a face lift, heres what I got.
First of all this is from my old crappy point and shoot. The same one that when I took pictures of my car people asked why I bought a pink car. It just goes to show you, with the right editing, this looks nearly as good as pictures on my current camera
In this first shot the key was clarity, adding back lots and lots of it. Next I increased blacks to an accpetable level. Then I played with the tone curve and aded in heavy shaddows and increased highlights. Didnt really touch on the vibrance much, not many colors in it really, but I did increase saturation.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3376544762_94e38d3909_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3374258157_56ddae0bf6_b.jpg
again, same old point and shoot. Here I aded a bit of clarity and increased both saturation and vibrance. Didnt do too much else with it.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3374262721_bd22c7f037_b.jpg
Now with the new cameras
The viper got a pretty significant makeover. I should point out that every picture stats with selecting the correct "temperature". This is command is basically how it seems on the surface, you can make a picture more cold or hot (increasing a mixture of blues or reds). Its not just blue or red but those are the main colors. So here I decreased the temperature to reflect the way the lighting was at the auto show. After that increased the exposure a bit. Next I played with my favorite "blacks" and increased those kind of going back and forth with fill light. Adding some blacks, then coming back in with fill to correct anything that may have gotten too dark. Vibrance was increased and I believe saturation left alone. Then I moved on and adjusted the color of the car using yellow and orange sliders until I had them where I wanted them. Finally topped it off by adding back a good amount of clarity.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3376555092_2d71032f64_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3374251019_501bf874f8_b.jpg
I basically follow the same format for the GTO as I did for the viper.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3375741511_d2dfa90aed_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3374248791_720c47acfb_b.jpg
This is my brother Nick. To start out the lighting here sucked the big one, but I still really liked the shot. Realizing it was hopeless as is, I converted it to B&W and then his eyes lit up as the focus of the picture. I increased exposure dramatically, added blacks and fill light. Played with a few color sliders and ended up turning out pretty good, I think.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3375750275_ce6ab142f0_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3374093651_28b333d170_b.jpg
The bucks pictures from last night I am not particualraly proud of, but hell I hauled all of my stuff down there so I was going to do something with them. Our seats turned out to be row R, I was expecting they were a lot closer. None the less in both images i adjusted the temperature. In the first did my usual blakcs and fill, then taking hints from Nick, I desaturated it (really like that look.) The second picture I added some back.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3375772711_e0b46d5184_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3374103127_d530d2c5b4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3375757929_554679b48c_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3374097063_999da4691c_b.jpg
Not a great deal done here,just an interesting perspective
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3374107427_9b1183bfda_b.jpg
Blacks, blacks and more blacks. This car was surrounded by atleast 10-15 people all the time. I liked the car so I tookt eh most opurtune shot I could. Blacks make it look far more dramatic. Added some highlights back and increased shadows. Also going back again to a bit of desaturation.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3375767803_cb8ba27ebb_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3374255509_f10cf3266b_b.jpg