Destroying images to make them more exiting.
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2004-09-09 11:13 AM - last edited on 2023-05-11 01:12 PM by Noemi Balogh
Btw the grass, asphalt and sky textures were added in Photoshop...
The filter I used was Nik Color Efex (plugin) but could be done entirely in Photoshop.
Mats
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2004-09-09 07:10 PM
Piranesi can do similar things alone (but is better combined with Photoshop) ... in particular, Pir makes it easy to add some of the things that you left out because of complexity. For example, in the new Pir 4, you can import a 3D elements (3ds, dwg, etc: cars, etc), place as desired, and have Pir cast shadows ... ditto just photos of plants, birds, etc.
But, I really like the starkness and the artistic feeling of the image as you have produced it, including the painted/faded crosswalk in the foreground.
Karl
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2004-09-09 10:21 PM
Like Kodachrome.
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2004-09-09 10:57 PM
open up the 'levels' dialogue
for each channel, rgb, separately, drag the left and right sliders inwards to where the histogram starts to rise
can work wonders
bill
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2004-09-10 01:39 AM
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2004-09-11 07:47 PM
Renders *always* look more 'architecturally interesting' if they are darkened down. Adding contrast to get (nearly) black shadows helps the mood too...
- Stuart
PS. Are yoga lamp poles only found in Vancouver or can you get an export licence?
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2004-09-11 08:00 PM
In watercolor we never use black - always a dark color like blue or indigo - keeps things lively - and more memory-accurate.
A third Photoshop thing would be gradient darkening where you color burn to indigo from the foreground of the image.
Those "yoga" poles originated with the Swede's illustration - I just messed with it.
In Canada, we use a light pole I call the "Schwanstuker" which can be euphemistic for anything that stands vertically.
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2004-09-11 08:06 PM
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2004-09-11 08:37 PM
Dwight wrote:If you want to see black, browse inside:
But be sure to put a little color tint in those dark shadows since plain "blackness" sucks the life out of an image
http://www.markstoryphotography.com/
Karl
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2004-09-11 08:40 PM
However - these aren't monochromatic images - there's plenty of sepiatone to make flesh interesting and alive.
Besides, orange is the new black.