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dgrinde
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p.1 #1 · High Contrast Images

Here are a few shots done with high contrast in highlights, midtones and shadows. I find that you either like this style or not. I prefer to mix it up once in a while. Only about 20% of my images seem to work with this effect.

Last one thanks for looking.

Don
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Jan 07, 2008 at 05:06 PM

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p.1 #2 · High Contrast Images

Heck, I personally like the treatment. It's impact is strongest on the first image IMHO. On that image I would have liked to seen it cropped so I don't see the people in the background. There presence distracted me a bit. Maybe its just me though.

Jan 07, 2008 at 05:48 PM

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p.1 #3 · High Contrast Images

these look very cool.

What exactly were you doing in PP? Just high contrast but splitting it amongst the highlights/midtones/shadows?

Jan 07, 2008 at 08:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · High Contrast Images

Nice shots.

How do you get the cartoonish look ? I've done a few shots in photomatrix but haven't achieved that effect.

Jan 08, 2008 at 02:14 AM

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p.1 #5 · High Contrast Images

wow , i love the impact of this processing , excellent work on not just the processing but the shots themselves as well

thanks for sharing these

J

Jan 08, 2008 at 04:52 AM

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p.1 #6 · High Contrast Images

Thanks for the comments, I've used multiple layers, blend modes and opacities coupled Nik filters and adjustment layers.

Jan 09, 2008 at 04:15 AM

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p.1 #7 · High Contrast Images

Like the bike and the worker

seem surnatural

Jan 10, 2008 at 02:46 AM

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p.1 #8 · High Contrast Images

It has that lucis art look, which i like except for the DEAD skin tones like the guys with the beer. the bike shot is awesome.

Jan 29, 2008 at 01:11 AM

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p.1 #9 · High Contrast Images

Ditto that. Great work. And ya never know how long those guys might have been drinking.

Jan 29, 2008 at 06:36 AM

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p.1 #10 · High Contrast Images

That is REALLY cool...very cartoonish looking. If you wouldn't mind sharing your technique in greater detail that would be great...if not, I'll poke at it long enough and will figure it out.

Jan 30, 2008 at 07:02 AM

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p.1 #11 · High Contrast Images

cool heres my try.......lets see a couple more......

Jan 31, 2008 at 04:00 AM

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p.1 #12 · High Contrast Images

Pretty cool! The guy playing the guitar looks like Ben Rothlisberger (of the Pitt Steelers)

Feb 09, 2008 at 03:16 AM

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p.1 #13 · High Contrast Images

looks like HDR from here. I think the effect is over used across the board. many of the images have weird silhouetting or ghosting, there is a ton of unattractive noise/grain all over, and skin tones + clothing also look grainy/distorted. the biker shot is cool for me until I get to the buildings at the bottom of the frame, and the industrial interior looks good as well with all of the details being exposed more evenly...but in areas of smoothness it is questionable...perhaps you could squelch more of the shadow areas and negate some of that effect. in my opinion (as someone who has fooled with HDR and these types of tone compensation techniques extensively) to get a usable aesthetic out of this you would need to turn down the effect more than 50-60%.

Feb 09, 2008 at 08:26 AM

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p.1 #14 · High Contrast Images

Don, excellent job in post-processing. I agree that you can't use this technique on every shot, but all of the shots here, are great.

Jon

Feb 09, 2008 at 11:35 PM

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p.1 #15 · High Contrast Images

Excellent, stunning effect.
I have seen something similar done with LucisArt, but I like these creations better..

Feb 10, 2008 at 12:09 AM

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p.1 #16 · High Contrast Images

Don, I really like the effect. Thank you for sharing.

Feb 10, 2008 at 12:12 AM

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p.1 #17 · High Contrast Images

Wow!

I've never seen anything like these before.

I love it!

I wish I knew your tricks.

Wonderful work!

Thanks for putting me in aaaaah.

Peace out!

scooleygirl

Feb 12, 2008 at 10:28 PM


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