Figured it was high time I posted a video demo of the action to better share how the action works, how the layers are structured and the effect they have on the image. Seems a better route than simply showing a still image representing before and after. How about you? Like it better in video …
Often times as you work on color correction and post production you have an idea of where you’re going but don’t know necessarily exactly where you are going to land. So along the way you try things out and they just feel right. You tweak until the image has just the right mood to it. …
Compositing is certainly an involved process. There are many different levels of complexity. While there are certainly hundreds of tips and tricks about how to pre-plan, setup, shoot, and finish composite shots, here are a few core things that help me out along the way.
Sketching & Notes: You can never spend too much time pre-planning. …
In this video I break down the compositing process on a piece titled “Rising Tide” from my Saints series. This video shows the process of a composite piece from the pre-production phase through the compositing phase. During the process I share some tips on the actual photographing of elements, tips on compositing and what goes …
At the core of the action lies a gradient overlay that is a shade of purple running around the outside, and a dirty green in the center. Somehow while looking at that layer, and deciding what to call this layer, the movie “Silence of the Lambs” popped into my head. And yup, that scene. I …
I’ve always loved the look that is achieved using Polaroid 669 film. There’s something about the color tones, creamy highlights and lack of contrast that adds so much character in addition to the vintage feel. Wanting to reproduce certain characteristics of the 669 look I created a series of photoshop adjustment layers that I compiled …
Add a handful of blue, a pinch of noise, a twist of contrast, call out the shadows and cool it down. A photoshop action called “Noise in the Cool Shadows” is what you’re left with. Hope you enjoy it.
In addition to the group of adjustment layers, you’ll also find a gradient fill layer. Take a …
