how to get this style?

yiyiyaya · 23rd June 2009

Hi all, I'm a newbie here, just watched a photographer's album and like his style very much, wondering how can i get my photos edited with Photoshop can have the effect like following image, appreciate your kindly sharing.

muakuto · 23rd June 2009

Hi there... saw his album, pretty cool!
you can try to lower the saturation under Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, leaving a slight hint of colour (from what i see in the pic there's still a hint of green in the background).
Then you can use photo filter to adjust color to brownish, or overlay a brown layer on top and play with blending modes...

have fun experimenting! =)

Octarine · 23rd June 2009

Adobe Lightroom has some nice Development Presets, helps a lot to achieve such effects. Get the LR 30 days trial version from adobe.com and the free presets from Adobe Exchange. Such presets are a good starting point, you can still adjust whatever you want and even create your personal presets then.

yiyiyaya · 24th June 2009

Originally Posted by muakuto

Hi there... saw his album, pretty cool!
you can try to lower the saturation under Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, leaving a slight hint of colour (from what i see in the pic there's still a hint of green in the background).
Then you can use photo filter to adjust color to brownish, or overlay a brown layer on top and play with blending modes...

have fun experimenting! =)

Originally Posted by Octarine

Adobe Lightroom has some nice Development Presets, helps a lot to achieve such effects. Get the LR 30 days trial version from adobe.com and the free presets from Adobe Exchange. Such presets are a good starting point, you can still adjust whatever you want and even create your personal presets then.

Thank you very much for knowledge sharing, I tried to adjust the saturation and use the filter, got roughly similar effect, perhaps need more practice

also tried the LR for the first time, it's really amazing, got so many presets, wonderful software, thanks to octarine's recommendation.

Octarine · 24th June 2009

Originally Posted by yiyiyaya

Thank you very much for knowledge sharing, I tried to adjust the saturation and use the filter, got roughly similar effect, perhaps need more practice
also tried the LR for the first time, it's really amazing, got so many presets, wonderful software, thanks to octarine's recommendation.

There are books available from where you can start into Lightroom. Have a good look at the various bookstore. "Riceball" at Funan is specialized in photographic books. But I guess your library can help as well. Even if you only get a LR book for version 1.4 it's still ok to start with to get the basics.

wdEvA · 25th June 2009

Originally Posted by yiyiyaya

Hi all, I'm a newbie here, just watched a photographer's album and like his style very much, wondering how can i get my photos edited with Photoshop can have the effect like following image, appreciate your kindly sharing.

did u obtain permission from the photographer to post his work here?
if no, u might want to change it to a link to the photographer's site instead.

Gizmore · 26th June 2009

Originally Posted by wdEvA

did u obtain permission from the photographer to post his work here?
if no, u might want to change it to a link to the photographer's site instead.

or at least put up the link for the source of that pic.

muakuto · 2nd July 2009

Originally Posted by Gizmore

or at least put up the link for the source of that pic.

erm... there's a web address at the signature at bottom of the pic?

nemesis32 · 5th July 2009

Originally Posted by muakuto

erm... there's a web address at the signature at bottom of the pic?

that does not equate to getting permission.

hanqiang1011 · 6th July 2009

Is this kind of effect called 'Cinematic Effect' or something like that?

sjackal · 6th July 2009

Originally Posted by nemesis32

that does not equate to getting permission.

Yes.

I would be offended if someone else use my pics on forums without permission also, most people would.

But donno whether if the TS asked permission or not. Maybe he did.

calvinklein · 6th July 2009

Got watermark wad. ==

sjackal · 6th July 2009

Originally Posted by calvinklein

Got watermark wad. ==

Refer to nemesis's post.

Originally Posted by nemesis32

that does not equate to getting permission.

23rd June 2009	#1
yiyiyaya Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 130	how to get this style? Hi all, I'm a newbie here, just watched a photographer's album and like his style very much, wondering how can i get my photos edited with Photoshop can have the effect like following image, appreciate your kindly sharing. Last edited by yiyiyaya; 25th June 2009 at 05:31 AM.

23rd June 2009	#2
muakuto New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 18	Re: how to get this style? Hi there... saw his album, pretty cool! you can try to lower the saturation under Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, leaving a slight hint of colour (from what i see in the pic there's still a hint of green in the background). Then you can use photo filter to adjust color to brownish, or overlay a brown layer on top and play with blending modes... have fun experimenting! =)

23rd June 2009	#3
Octarine Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 3,577	Re: how to get this style? Adobe Lightroom has some nice Development Presets, helps a lot to achieve such effects. Get the LR 30 days trial version from adobe.com and the free presets from Adobe Exchange. Such presets are a good starting point, you can still adjust whatever you want and even create your personal presets then.

6th July 2009	#10
hanqiang1011 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Woodlands Posts: 1,841	Re: how to get this style? Is this kind of effect called 'Cinematic Effect' or something like that? __________________ http://jackfongphoto.livejournal.com/ Copyright 2009 © by Jack Fong. All rights reserved.

6th July 2009	#12
calvinklein Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 81	Re: how to get this style? Got watermark wad. ==