Need advices on BW twist

[Julie Hartman]

just wondering. here's my try. i liked the color version better for some reason. i moved the vase over closer to him to get rid of negative space. i like the picture, it looks like it should go with an interview in a magazine.

thanks for sharing,
julie

 

[RayGuselli]

Ray

 

[Oak and Acorn]

My attempt-



Bryan
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Oak & Acorn

Hi all,

There is the original photo:
http://www.pbase.com/rhaik/image/62529234



and the BW twist of it:
http://www.pbase.com/rhaik/image/62359837



but im not very happy with it.
Can you do any better?
Cheers,
Raphael

 

[Chalty669]

I like your conversion and dont think you need anything else. Here is a different approach.





Chad
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[Harry Milker]

If you like I will post the recipe

Harry

 

[Raphael Haik]

I just love it! How did you do it?
Raphael
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[Raphael Haik]

I love the move of this version!
Thanks for sharing your try!
Raphael
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[Raphael Haik]

Very nice try! I like the soft colors of your version, as if the atmosphere was .. blured and dizzy...
Thanks for your try!
Raphael
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[Raphael Haik]

Hi Julie,
Very clever move! I like it!

In the vase, there is a parfume and a few sticks of wood. The parfume goes into the wood the smell diffuses in the room. Its very subtle and nice

The photo presents a video artists and a friend of mine. It might end up in a magazine!
Cheers,
Raphael
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[Raphael Haik]

very nice effect! I love it!
how did you do it?
Raphael
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[Bman202533]

Thanks Kent,

Here's the workflow on this one. First I dupe the background layer and invert, set to hue at 35% to desat a bit. Paste visible to a new layer and dupe it. Set the first to screen and run highpass on the second. Then I copied the original to the top set to color and lowered the opacity. Merged visible and ran Blur> average set to color. Last, a bit of light PWL on the shirt and darker side of the face.
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Bman

 

[Samuel Briggs]

Thanks B&W conversion was Gorman method. Light was added with Digital Film Tools Light http://www.digitalfilmtools.com/light/index.htm

Vase shadow was made by masking the vase, converting to selection, filling selection with black on a new layer and adjusting opacity.

I just love it! How did you do it?
Raphael
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'You can see more with one eye than with two'

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Sam

 

[RayGuselli]

Hi Raphael

I am glad you like it and it is so easy to do.

Here you go....

Duplicate layer so you have one image on top of another.

Top one make into black and white as you like. I used channel mixer etc and wanted to get some depth in the b/w/ to brun out some areas as well.

Then create a layer mask to the top one.

Enlarge picture so you can work easier and simply paint (select the mask) with a hard black brush over the items in the vase and they will become coloured again.

Any problem, let me know and I will help.

Ray