Photoshop Technique Question

[nategesner]

I'm wondering if anyone can point me to a thread or tutorial that explains the PP process used below? I've seen a lot of self-portraits using this technique that appears HDR, but they claim they didn't use HDR. Unfortunately, they never explain the process or even give it a name, so I'm having a hard time finding anything on it.

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[Nicole]

Could be a bit of using high pass sharpening and playing with the shadows / highlights. Not 100% certain though. That would get the extra sharpness and the kind of lack of shadows. Also maybe a bit of desaturation.

[AnneWynne]

Try this: Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby » Blog Archive » Getting That Cool Gritty Look Right in Camera Raw and Photoshop or Lightroom

I know there are a couple of well known photographers who use this technique, just cannot think of their names.

Found it!!! Dave Hill....do a google on dave hill photography technique and you will find lots of information.
Here is one tutorial: http://www.talk-mania.com/effects-ph...dy-photos.html

GL.
Anne

[nategesner]

That is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Now I just need time to play with it!

[emtab]

I made a LR preset for this look... still requires a step in PS to smooth. Does anyone want it?
regards,
emtab

[nategesner]

I would like it, but I don't have LR or PS. I'm using Gimp and PS Elements, so I'll just use the tutorials as a jumping-off point and figure out the rest through experimentation. Thanks for the offer!

[AnneWynne]

Post what you do...would love to see it!

[kencaleno]

large softbox lighting,desaturtion and added noise for gritty effect:

[Free]

A tip for photoshop users, if you add noise (or any filter) you can push ctrl+shift+f directly after applying the filter to "fade" the filter. For noise I will often apply what at first appears way too much noise and then fade the opacity or change the overlay mode to make it subtler.

Cheers
Free

[Free]

Here's an example of the above, you'll have to excuse the image, it';s really not ideal for this example, but all I've got on my SD card at the moment.

So I applied filter - noise, set something like 50%-60% gaussian & monchrome. As you can see, it's WAY to much noise!
Then I hit ctrl+shift+f set the blend mode to soft light and the opacity to 80%. As you can see the effect is a lot more subtle and blends nicer than just applying a lower amount of noise in the first place.

Cheers
Free