How can I duplicate the PP

My guess is a plug-in that simulates either flare, loss of local contrast, local color-shifting or a mixture of all.
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Jose
We live in a DX world
16-24 is wide, 30-40 is normal, 50-70 is for portraits
 
One reason Adobe photo manipulation software is so popular is........ well ........ because it's so popular. In other words, because so many folks use Adobe software, there is a HUGE reservoir of resources to draw from.

Most any good pixel editing software can duplicate this effect, but if you use Photoshop, Lightroom, or Elements, you will have a large selection of presets, actions, or plug-ins to select from which can simulate the effect you have in mind. Usually they're called something like "Faded Photo", "Old Photo", or something like that.

Go to a forum dedicated to your particular PP software and look there.

Bob
 
I know I shouldn't but I have to ask. WHY would you want to duplicate photo damage like that in post???

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Sammy
 
I would start by googling photoshop plugins that duplicate the 'polaroid' look which usually involves the desaturation of colour, the addition of a slight yellow colour cast, the addition of some blur and a slight texture. Here also the photographer has added some lens flare.

The overall effect is part way between film Holga and polaroid.

Ian
http://ianbramham.com/
http://ianbramham.aminus3.com/ (Photoblog)
 
I like the effect. It is nostalgic. I will have a go at that and yes, young marrieds love the feeling that love is timeless and this is what the images say. As part of a set, maybe a collage, they will be beautiful.
I was wondering that myself. My first thought on seeing those was "YUCK!"
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Don't wait for the Nikon D-whatever, have fun now!
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OK, not so purely a hobby.
 
the effect is old 8mm movie.
I would start by googling photoshop plugins that duplicate the 'polaroid' look which usually involves the desaturation of colour, the addition of a slight yellow colour cast, the addition of some blur and a slight texture. Here also the photographer has added some lens flare.

The overall effect is part way between film Holga and polaroid.

Ian
http://ianbramham.com/
http://ianbramham.aminus3.com/ (Photoblog)
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OK, not so purely a hobby.
 
If you have Photoshop, this would be pretty simple.

The loss of contrast and discoloration is done by creating a gradient on a layer and then setting that layer's opacity somewhere between 10% and 25%. Which colors you use in the gradient is up to you; most of the photos here are using warm colors like brown, orange, red, and yellow, though one photo looks to have a full spectrum.

There is slight vignetting in the very corners of the photos. This can easily be done using the Lens Distortion filter, or with more control by using other techniques (levels with masks, burning, multiply with masks, etc.)

Most of the photos also seem to have a slight cross-process effect, where darker areas have a blue tone and lighter areas have a yellow tone. Again, there are multiple ways to do this. My favorite way is to use a gradient map adjustment layer with the shadow end of the gradient set to blue and the highlight end set to yellow. Then set the blend mode to color and adjust opacity to taste; usually 10% to 35%.

The last photo with the big red spot is strange. This could be done by simply painting red on a layer in the area you want to affect and then setting the opacity to 60% or 70&.
 
Try a rainbow type gradient layer. ...adjust to liking. Especially the opacity. ...or actually, a few layers. You'll never get them the same as these, but you can get the effect and adjust to your liking.
I have posted at he retouching forum but no one have replied yet, maybe you guys have idea?!

How can I duplicate the PP in this Photo?











Thanks

Oh the photo comes from this site http://mangored.com/2010/
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http://www.pbase.com/happypoppeye
 
It is nostalgic because they look like kodak boxie shots that spent 50 years in a shoebox. Don't think for one second that back in your parents'or grandparents day a production like this would have been acceptable.
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Don't wait for the Nikon D-whatever, have fun now!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_wijnands/
 
Why would you want to? If I took pics that looked like these I would give photography away.
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When a man speaks at sea where no woman can hear,
is he still wrong?
 
The use of Color Efex Pro plugin by Nik could easily do this. Starting with the Polaroid Transfer setting will get you going.
 
Why would you want to? If I took pics that looked like these I would give photography away.
Those photos look like junk. Who would want to make their wedding photos look like they were taken by a bad photographer of 30 years ago? If you really want that look, have someone shine a powerful spotlight directly at the camera all the time and that should help get that awful look.
 
Hi John,

I accept that in someone's opinion this technique might be attractive, but I can't think why anybody would pay good money for a Nikon DSLR that is capable of excellent pictures and then wanting to convert them to look like they were taken with a Box Brownie pointing into the sun.

I would think that the first and foremost rule of photography would be to take the best photographs that both you and your camera are capable of.

As you say, " It's all opinion " and as such, I'm entitled to my opinion that these photographs look like rubbish. What would you think if you paid a wedding photographer who presented you with pictures like these? I don't think you would be very happy.
All I am saying, is why would you want photographs to look terrible?

Nev
Nev ...not a good thing to say. You are basically saying that you don't understand the first and foremost rule of photography - it's all opinion. If you don't understand that, your going to be very very limited.

John
Why would you want to? If I took pics that looked like these I would give photography away.
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When a man speaks at sea where no woman can hear,
is he still wrong?
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http://www.OneFrameStudios.com
http://www.pbase.com/happypoppeye
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When a man speaks at sea where no woman can hear,
is he still wrong?
 
I think you miss the point. It is because they trigger feelings of nostalgia, of looking through old shoe boxes, that they work. Photography as art is meant to illicit an emotional response from the viewer and these accomplish that. When you become overly-technical...what do you have? Art? No, just technically good photos that no one cares about.
It is nostalgic because they look like kodak boxie shots that spent 50 years in a shoebox. Don't think for one second that back in your parents'or grandparents day a production like this would have been acceptable.
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Don't wait for the Nikon D-whatever, have fun now!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_wijnands/
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OK, not so purely a hobby.
 

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