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This is going to sound rather vague (to say the least). I am looking for the photo below to look like other photos I have seen where the colours are really vibrant but the image is dark at the same time. As I said, very vague but I can't think for the life of me how to explain it better.


Could someone tell me how to do it (if anyone actually understands what I mean...) :o

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Thanks. :)
 
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Sounds like you're talking about HDR? I can't see any picture in your first post, so I have virtually no idea what you're on about, but if I had to take a wild guess, I'd say HDR. :p
 
Damn I was hoping that wouldn't be the case, I just updated my gallery and was seeing if i could link straight from there. I'll host the picture elsewhere in a second. :o

(I thought it would show as I can see it here even when I force a refresh. :p )

EDIT: Done. :)

I don't know if it is HDR. Its usually done on photos with either a block of colour such as a door or the occasional vibrant Irish cottage. :confused:
 
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Hmm ok maybe I am, Ill have a go at that now and see if I am.

And even wierder, the TP forum can see a photo linked in the same way as the original. Maybe I made a mistake linking here. :confused:
 
Well I wouldn't say that the pic you have posted uses HDR as such. It mot just a case of reducing the exposre and upping the contrast a little.
 
Amp34 said:
Now We're getting somewhere, just trawled the forum and found some examples by robertgilbert86.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17720373

No.'s 1, 4 and possibly 7.

Is that as messiah khan suggests, an increase in contrast and reduction in the exposure?
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robertgilbert86 said:
In Lightroom:

Max out the vignette setting (both sliders to the left I think),
Add +0.5-2.0 exposure,
Add 20-40% contrast,
Adjust shadows/highlights/fill light/recovery to get everything looking nice. I often found making the sky blue an issue after the first 3 adjustments, but it can be done!

Normally when processing I play around with the white balance a lot but I hardly had to at all with this batch. I mostly used Auto or Shade.

Also, I was always using a polariser, not just for sky/water but also to get bricks, windows, pavements saturated nicely.
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:)
 
messiah khan said:
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:o

It was at the bottom of that page... :rolleyes:

Anyway to make this thread not quite as big a disaster as it is turning out to be, here's a photo I did earlier...

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Please say it works...

:p

And thanks for all the replies trying to help. :)
 
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Yeah it is, the blur (is supposed to) make the boat look like a model as opposed to a full sized version. :)

At least you can see it! :p
 
I don't think you can add vignette with a filter in PS, you have to do it manually by drawing a loose circle around the edge of the picture with the lasso tool, feather it a lot and then fill it black. The play with the overlay and opacity until it looks right.

Lightroom for the win when it comes to vignette I'm afraid.

Panzer
 
Amp34 said:
Yeah it is, the blur (is supposed to) make the boat look like a model as opposed to a full sized version. :)
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Got any links to tutorials/methods on how to do that? I saw a brilliant opportunity for a shot like that a few weeks back, but I didn't know how people on here did it, or what the effect was called (so I couldn't search it). :)
 
tTz said:
Got any links to tutorials/methods on how to do that? I saw a brilliant opportunity for a shot like that a few weeks back, but I didn't know how people on here did it, or what the effect was called (so I couldn't search it). :)
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Ive not done it myself, so im guessing here;

Copy and paste the image onto another layer in photoshop.
Gaussian blur that layer
Create a gradiant mask on the blurred layer
Bob's your uncle
 
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