the velvia effect...

[shuy]

how do i get the beautiful velvia effect on a digicam? can i use photoshop?

 

[dannynys]

how do i get the beautiful velvia effect on a digicam? can i use photoshop?

Err... Velvia as in the film? Please elaborate.

 

[denizenx]

use the sd9

 

[jasonpgc]

Originally posted by shuy
how do i get the beautiful velvia effect on a digicam? can i use photoshop?

The answer is you can't. Each Slide has its own unique color and characteristic. These varies again if the slide is used in different lighting condition. Velvia in the morning, Velvia in the afternoon, Velvia in overcast scene, Velvia with and without flash....All give different results using the same roll of slide.

You can try to manipulate your digicam picture in Photoshop, most likely you will get a saturated, high contrast image. However, its just a saturated color effect, IT WILL NEVER BE A VELVIA EFFECT BECAUSE IT IS NOT TAKEN WITH THE SAME FLIM PALETTE.

Having said this, you can still get a digital picture with the Velvia effect you want with this work around :bsmilie:

Take a picture of the scene using a film SLR Loaded with Velvia, then use your digicam and take a picture of the developed slide on a light panel.

 

[jasonpgc]

Here is one with Sensia effect produced by Canon A40

EF 28mm f2.8 on a EOS 500 Body Handheld Sensia 100

http://www.geocities.com/jasonpgc/ShowCase.html

 

[james m]

May be you need Fred Miranda's DV PRO v4.0 (Digital Velvia 16-bit) action for PS

as found here