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leezard
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p.1 #1 · how to get this portraits look


Hi all.

I'm trying to find out how to get an effect e.g. like on those photos
http://serav.blogspot.com/2008/04/sylwia.html

I'm pretty sure that it was postprocessed so maybe some oy you can help.
I like the colours on this photo ("pale face", blue addons, and deep contrasts on hair).
I can't achieve this with my Photoshop knowledge, so I ask experts.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks in advance.



May 18, 2008 at 02:28 AM
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p.1 #2 · how to get this portraits look


My guess: Wide open lens (f/2.8 or wider) for blurred background plus off-camera lighting, likely with several lights at different intensities, with diffusion.


May 18, 2008 at 11:50 AM
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p.1 #3 · how to get this portraits look


leezard wrote:
Hi all.

I'm trying to find out how to get an effect e.g. like on those photos
http://serav.blogspot.com/2008/04/sylwia.html



Why don't you read what he has to say in the blog



May 19, 2008 at 09:20 AM
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p.1 #4 · how to get this portraits look


He also reduced the red channel, and boosted blues via a channel mixer and a curves adjustment. For the blues, I imagine he painted selectively via a layer mask...Especially for the eyes.


May 19, 2008 at 11:54 AM
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p.1 #5 · how to get this portraits look


IMO her face is grossly overexposed. Something like that could be simulated in Lightroom (I think CS3 also has "exposure" controls).


May 20, 2008 at 04:00 PM
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p.1 #6 · how to get this portraits look


I think it is a good bit of layers work with curves and selective masks...

but an easy way to get to the ballpark in photoshop is with 3 simple adjustments. 1. lower the contrast, 2. lower the saturation, 3. increase the exposure or brightness if you want it more "overexposed"

then you can paint the eyes back with a duplicate layer of the orig pic and a mask.

hth.

-tim



May 23, 2008 at 02:57 PM





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