How were these processessed???

[chasing.time.photography]

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[SusanH1970]

For the warm black and white, it's quite simple (I do it on a lot of my images). Do a gradient map conversion, bump the contrast with a curves layer, then add a color balance layer adding a touch of red and yellow (+5 - +10 of each).

You can get textures from Flickr, just do a search and you can download the ones people have them set as creative commons.

A lot of actions will give you the results you desire. Check out http://www.coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com , Rita's got LOADS of free actions, including some that give similar results to your examples.

[LeeR]

Be sure your understand the difference between style and technique. Techniques come and go all the time. (Remember selective color?) But style, while hard work to develop, transcends technique and becomes a way of looking at the world. Give Norman Rockwell, or Picasso a camera and we would still recognize the way the interpretted the world around them.

[jamesev]

Originally Posted by chasing.time.photography

Vintage Example #2[/URL]
[URL="http://www.thepicseeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/5921.jpg"]Textured Example

I like this one how's this one done??

[Saralonde]

On flickr, Texture for Layers group, offers tons of free textures.

Coffeeshop, as mentioned above, is a good place to start for free actions. Rita often explains how they are done so you can follow allow and learn to write your own.

[picseestudio]

Probably not a good idea to try to find your "personal style" by emulating the personal styles (and verbage, and posing, etc...) of established photographers in your direct market. It would be way more benificial to the longevity and credibility of your business if you looked in many different places (preferably beyond a 20 mile radius) for inspiration. The fact that you've chosen to gank images from our website without permission and post them here rather than ask first (or simply contact us directly with your questions) is very disheartening to us.

We're a relatively young business (3 years old), and we don't claim to have all the answers, but we do know this - you find your personal style, your "look," by repitition and experimentation, not by being identical to those around you. It's definitely a trial and error system. What makes your photography different than everyone elses? What makes you stand out, what are your passions? The answers to those questions are what will lead you to defining your personal style...NOT trying to acheive the exact same look that other photogs in your direct market already have.

Best of luck,
Becky & the girls from Picsee Studio