caribrob wrote:
However, for a long time I have been very curious to hear comments from other people what influence PP plays in Annie L.\'s photography and what technique is used to achieve the color balance.
I love this shot, and Annie\'s work in general. But damn, the world\'s a bit askew when Keith Richards is advertising for Louis Vuitton, don\'t ya think?!
I think she uses PP to further intensify, mold, and shape the lighting she has designed. It works together with her lighting vision.
For example, in this shot, I think her processing just further dramatizes the original lighting. Basically, it\'s just dodging/burning, and some color tweaks. She also sometimes composites shots, as in the one of the Queen with the brooding sky in the background. She may have composited some of the lighting here. For example, maybe the suitcase was lit apart, then composited into the final version.
Dodge/burn/color tweak sounds a bit flip, but really, that\'s all it comes down to. The trick is to become well enough acquainted with your tools to know which one to pick for what area. When I say, \"dodge/burn\", there are several methods that can be used. For me, I use most of them when I dodge/burn. Each one has it\'s own personality and character.
I did something a bit similar (dodge/burn/color tweaks) not too long ago on Tanglefoot47\'s image. Granted, it didn\'t start with the dramatic lighting Annie\'s has, but it\'s the same concept, just to give you an example of what I mean by \"dodge/burn/color tweaks\":
[removed by Hendrik, because of complaints. Did the copyright owner gave permission to post the images on another (this) thread?]
Hmmm..interesting. Yes, he did give me permission for the previous thread. And no, I didn\'t ask him for permission for this thread since I was just using it as an example of the technique.
So....here are another couple of examples to illustrate:
caribrob wrote:
However, for a long time I have been very curious to hear comments from other people what influence PP plays in Annie L.\'s photography and what technique is used to achieve the color balance.
I love this shot, and Annie\'s work in general. But damn, the world\'s a bit askew when Keith Richards is advertising for Louis Vuitton, don\'t ya think?!
I think she uses PP to further intensify, mold, and shape the lighting she has designed. It works together with her lighting vision.
For example, in this shot, I think her processing just further dramatizes the original lighting. Basically, it\'s just dodging/burning, and some color tweaks. She also sometimes composites shots, as in the one of the Queen with the brooding sky in the background. She may have composited some of the lighting here. For example, maybe the suitcase was lit apart, then composited into the final version.
Dodge/burn/color tweak sounds a bit flip, but really, that\'s all it comes down to. The trick is to become well enough acquainted with your tools to know which one to pick for what area. When I say, \"dodge/burn\", there are several methods that can be used. For me, I use most of them when I dodge/burn. Each one has it\'s own personality and character.
I did something a bit similar (dodge/burn/color tweaks) not too long ago on Tanglefoot47\'s image. Granted, it didn\'t start with the dramatic lighting Annie\'s has, but it\'s the same concept, just to give you an example of what I mean by \"dodge/burn/color tweaks\":
[removed by Hendrik, because of complaints. Did the copyright owner gave permission to post the images on another (this) thread?]
Hmmm..interesting. Yes, he did give me permission for the previous thread. And no, I didn\'t ask him for permission for this thread since I was just using it as an example of the technique.
So....here are another couple of examples to illustrate:
caribrob wrote:
However, for a long time I have been very curious to hear comments from other people what influence PP plays in Annie L.\'s photography and what technique is used to achieve the color balance.
I love this shot, and Annie\'s work in general. But damn, the world\'s a bit askew when Keith Richards is advertising for Louis Vuitton, don\'t ya think?!
I think she uses PP to further intensify, mold, and shape the lighting she has designed. It works together with her lighting vision.
For example, in this shot, I think her processing just further dramatizes the original lighting. Basically, it\'s just dodging/burning, and some color tweaks. She also sometimes composites shots, as in the one of the Queen with the brooding sky in the background. She may have composited some of the lighting here. For example, maybe the suitcase was lit apart, then composited into the final version.
Dodge/burn/color tweak sounds a bit flip, but really, that\'s all it comes down to. The trick is to become well enough acquainted with your tools to know which one to pick for what area. When I say, \"dodge/burn\", there are several methods that can be used. For me, I use most of them when I dodge/burn. Each one has it\'s own personality and character.
I did something a bit similar (dodge/burn/color tweaks) not too long ago on Tanglefoot47\'s image. Granted, it didn\'t start with the dramatic lighting Annie\'s has, but it\'s the same concept, just to give you an example of what I mean by \"dodge/burn/color tweaks\":
[removed by Hendrik, because of complaints. Did the copyright owner gave permission to post the images on another (this) thread?]
Hmmm..interesting. Yes, he did give me permission for the previous thread. And no, I didn\'t ask him for permission for this thread since I was just using it as an example of the technique.
So....here are another couple of examples to illustrate:
caribrob wrote:
However, for a long time I have been very curious to hear comments from other people what influence PP plays in Annie L.\'s photography and what technique is used to achieve the color balance.
I love this shot, and Annie\'s work in general. But damn, the world\'s a bit askew when Keith Richards is advertising for Louis Vuitton, don\'t ya think?!
I think she uses PP to further intensify, mold, and shape the lighting she has designed. It works together with her lighting vision.
For example, in this shot, I think her processing just further dramatizes the original lighting. Basically, it\'s just dodging/burning, and some color tweaks. She also sometimes composites shots, as in the one of the Queen with the brooding sky in the background. She may have composited some of the lighting here. For example, maybe the suitcase was lit apart, then composited into the final version.
Dodge/burn/color tweak sounds a bit flip, but really, that\'s all it comes down to. The trick is to become well enough acquainted with your tools to know which one to pick for what area. When I say, \"dodge/burn\", there are several methods that can be used. For me, I use most of them when I dodge/burn. Each one has it\'s own personality and character.
I did something a bit similar (dodge/burn/color tweaks) not too long ago on Tanglefoot47\'s image. Granted, it didn\'t start with the dramatic lighting Annie\'s has, but it\'s the same concept, just to give you an example of what I mean by \"dodge/burn/color tweaks\":
[removed by Hendrik, because of complaints. Did the copyright owner gave permission to post the images on another (this) thread?]
Hmmm..interesting. Yes, he did give me permission for the previous thread. And no, I didn\'t ask him for permission for this thread since I was just using it as an example of the technique.
caribrob wrote:
However, for a long time I have been very curious to hear comments from other people what influence PP plays in Annie L.\'s photography and what technique is used to achieve the color balance.
I love this shot, and Annie\'s work in general. But damn, the world\'s a bit askew when Keith Richards is advertising for Louis Vuitton, don\'t ya think?!
I think she uses PP to further intensify, mold, and shape the lighting she has designed. It works together with her lighting vision.
For example, in this shot, I think her processing just further dramatizes the original lighting. Basically, it\'s just dodging/burning, and some color tweaks. She also sometimes composites shots, as in the one of the Queen with the brooding sky in the background. She may have composited some of the lighting here. For example, maybe the suitcase was lit apart, then composited into the final version.
Dodge/burn/color tweak sounds a bit flip, but really, that\'s all it comes down to. The trick is to become well enough acquainted with your tools to know which one to pick for what area. When I say, \"dodge/burn\", there are several methods that can be used. For me, I use most of them when I dodge/burn. Each one has it\'s own personality and character.
I did something a bit similar (dodge/burn/color tweaks) not too long ago on Tanglefoot47\'s image. Granted, it didn\'t start with the dramatic lighting Annie\'s has, but it\'s the same concept, just to give you an example of what I mean by \"dodge/burn/color tweaks\":
[removed by Hendrik, because of complaints. Did the copyright owner gave permission to post the images on another (this) thread?]
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Oct 16, 2008 at 04:32 PM
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