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"glazed" photo look
Hi, I'm a relative newbie and I'm trying to bump up the impact of my images. I've come across a few post-processing techniques I'd like to try, but I can't find any information on how they are done. I apologize in advance if this question has already been asked and answered. The first is the "glazed" look that Jaime Ibarra and others use so well https://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pid … up_id=&ua= I've tried playing around with curves and opacity levels but don't seem to be able to come anywhere close. Any pointers to online tutorials or books are appreciated. Cheers Nov 26 09 06:27 am Link I believe your try to play with Cross-Processing or Lomo Photography -- http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/ph … ge_effect/ http://digital-photography-school.com/h … hotography Good for you for gettin' out there and enhancing your skills! Nov 26 09 06:47 am Link FSG Photography wrote: This is done with a levels adjustment. Looks to me like output levels was tweaked, then with a another levels adjustment only the red channel was modified. Try it. Nov 26 09 07:15 am Link hey try this, this will get you started  Nov 26 09 07:30 am Link Tarazz wrote: +1 Nov 26 09 09:11 am Link Jaime's a nice guy. Why not email him and ask directly? Nov 26 09 11:58 am Link SpiritSentient wrote: OP, make an action of that tutorial , but do not have the action flatten image. You can then play around with the color overlay and curves adjustment. Using those together can give you great results. That tutorial is great, some of the good things in life are still free. Nov 26 09 12:09 pm Link A slice of oblivion wrote: And yes he is, he will take the time to answer pms. I once asked him what kind of lights he used to get those amazing photos. His answer.....if I remember correctly I don't think he even owns a flash! Ya gotta love those skills! Nov 26 09 12:13 pm Link Thanks all for the suggestions. I had considered emailing Jaime, but over on dA his images get 20000 views a days. I didn't think he'd have time for one more email  It looks like I have a few options to try. I'll give 'em a whirl and report back. Cheers. Nov 26 09 12:25 pm Link I do everything I can to drive out all the "haze" from an image. But, if this is the effect you want, I would just add a layer on top of the image, edit>fill that layer at 100% opacity with a white, or off white, (whatever color cast you want to give it), and take the opacity of that layer down to whatever amount you want, to get the look you desire. I would think about 5-10%, (or less). Then merge that layer down. -Don EDIT: Just messing around, I tried it, filling in the top layer with a pale grayish green. With the layer at 15% opacity, it looked almost exactly like the effect you linked to. You would need different colors and opacities of the top layer, depending on the contrast, and color cast of the image below it to get the look you want. Nov 26 09 12:26 pm Link Definitely send him a note, great guy. He's also loved on Deviant Art heavily http://www.deviantart.com/#order=11 Always in the top 24 upon submission. Nov 26 09 12:35 pm Link Also, don't forget to lower the contrast. You'll notice that there's no true black or white in most of those shots. Don't use the contrast slider, though. Use curves and apply a similar adjustment to the RGB curve that they show you for the Blue/Yellow curve. Nov 27 09 06:47 am Link In Photoshop: Make a new layer, fill it with a beige/yellow color (low saturation) set the layer style to "pin light" Play with the opacity of the layer. That should create something similar to the example you posted. Nov 27 09 07:09 am Link I'm very into this thread and trying some of the techniques as well. Very interesting! Nov 27 09 01:29 pm Link A slice of oblivion wrote: He offers personal tutorials... but.it.ain't.free. Nov 27 09 08:23 pm Link MinisterC wrote: I did not know that but I would have to say it's probably worth the money. Michael Rosen in Chicago does as well and I plan on attending one of his workshops one of these days. Nov 27 09 08:32 pm Link Duncan Hall wrote: Or you can do this with jacked up black settings on a cmyk conversion. Nov 27 09 09:29 pm Link Brian T Rickey wrote: Yea, I think I could learn a lot from Mr Iberra... and I do plan on attending one of his workshops as soon as I have the money as well. Should be fun. Nov 27 09 11:52 pm Link I know exactly how Jaime does his post work! I thought the fee was very reasonable based on what I learned. If you want to advance your skills, you need to pay. Whether it's by experimentation or paying to learn what you want. Put money in his paypal! www.carlevans.com Bitches! Dec 08 09 10:04 pm Link Tutorials from Jaime are well worth it. Seriously. Dec 09 09 02:04 am Link Oooo it's Jaime & Jessa, one of my favorite photographers and one of my favorite models I have no idea how he actually does it, but at a glance, I'd day Tarazz is dead on. Dec 10 09 12:29 am Link Where would one go to pay for & get the tutorials? Does anyone know? Dec 10 09 12:41 am Link Lea Halliwell wrote: Dec 10 09 12:47 am Link Carl Evans again wrote: That's right. Gotta pay the tuition, Don't get the idea that everything found on MM is free. Dec 10 09 12:58 am Link MinisterC wrote: So he does it over the phone? Dec 10 09 01:00 am Link I'm an avid follower of the threads here on MM because of the generosity of many of the retouchers and photographers. While nothing is "free," I have certainly enjoyed a wealth of information just in the retoucher's forum. With that said, every image will interact differently. I tried this with a "high-key" image of mine. Simply a baby blue solid color adjustment layer set to linear or vivid light and lowered opacity to taste. Gave me the tint and lower contrast all in one step! Hope this helps. Dec 10 09 09:19 am Link this $$$ talk make me wanna reveal everybodies secrets for free and then we'll see what happens. Jaime will sure stay in business for a very long time no matter who knows how he does what he does. Dec 10 09 09:36 am Link Koray wrote: let's do it. Dec 10 09 10:39 am Link Dec 12 09 10:39 pm Link Just finished my lesson with Jaime and all I can say is wow. Jaime has been a graphic artist for years and truly understands post processing. I now can do away with Topaz and Phototools which usually muddies my images when I attempted to "cross process" to get Jaime's look. I love the way his images retain details, light/ shadow without being blurred or homogeneous. His techniques require several steps but they're genius in their economy and most importantly precision. Well worth the money. Also priceless was Jaime's approach to eliciting emotions from his subjects. Hearing him speak about how he does this was an eye opener. My cold approach of just telling the model to relax or smile will not suffice from now on.  Dec 13 09 10:59 pm Link Peter N Photography wrote: Thank you for sharing. Dec 13 09 11:09 pm Link Peter N Photography wrote: Yes, but how's Jaime's accent? Seriously, thanks for the recommendation, Dec 13 09 11:11 pm Link Peter N Photography wrote: Cool. Dec 13 09 11:30 pm Link Koray wrote: Huh? Dec 13 09 11:34 pm Link Lea Halliwell wrote: I'm trying to say that his ways of post processing can be figured out by one or more of us. Dec 13 09 11:43 pm Link My point is: we cant have the same models and sets. We cant motive a model like he does. We dont have his camera and lights. We dont have his vision. We are not him. but after all is done, comes post processing and thats what this forum is all about. Dec 13 09 11:51 pm Link Koray wrote: And yet after 4 posts, you have shared nothing other than your ego. Nice. Maybe the world owes you a $1 everytime someone else makes money from retouch...since you are the king of it right. Dec 14 09 04:57 pm Link Joseph Jason Photograph wrote: Haha! Dec 14 09 10:16 pm Link Joseph Jason Photograph wrote: Carl Evans again wrote: this is why I'm having doubts about the purpose of this forum. Dec 14 09 11:03 pm Link Koray wrote: Koray is right... Dec 14 09 11:10 pm Link |
