luka_horvat

OK, I will delete the photo immediately. Thanks for answering my question and clearing my doubts regarding how photograph was taken. Already enough for me. Many thanks Ruslan!

Hi All! I am a beginner so I apologize if I am posting the thread in wrong group, I was looking for the right department and digital darkroom seems the right one. I am sure that many of you already seen stunning images on popular photography networks where entire image is perfectly lit from foreground to background, every segment on the image is perfectly sharp and in focus and the photo overall looks like imaginary from Tolkien's stories. I am attaching the image here - the photo is not mine, I am showing it here just for the purpose of learning and finding out the methods of achieving same or similar results. https://d1ro734fq21xhf.cloudfront.net/attachments/2018/12/1538395_d91d7f131366a02e02ca6fd1b9cd7a99.jpg I think that there are several images blended into one. Sharp focus close, sharp focus middle and sharp focus on background. Same with exposure. Then there is some work in digital processing like luminosity masks. Or is this some new and improved HDR? I agree with some who say that digital overkill is not really nice, it's just technical possibility to push the limits to the extreme and in many cases it looks artificial. However, I would like to learn the process. I would really like to find out the method and start playing with it. If you could recommend some tutorial or appoint me to right department in this forum, I would be really grateful! Many thanks! :)

<p>Thank you All for your comments and help! I also agree with <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=5189561">Wouter Willemse</a> and I think that light and atmospheric conditions play major role in the tone and feel of these images. David Stephens, I use only Lightroom. Do you suggest something else? If yes, please let me know! :) And yes, some of those images look like scanned film. <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=19592">Jeff Spirer</a>, how do you know!? :) :) </p>

<p>..and this one :) <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/98/0b/e2980b873c272b0f639288b2bf610a21.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/98/0b/e2980b873c272b0f639288b2bf610a21.jpg</a></p>

<p>Hi All,<br /> I want to create - or capture, or express - a certain feel and tone in images. There is a tone and colour that I like in some images, and in other images of same or similar location the tone and colour gets completely different.<br /> <br /> I am trying to find out why is that. I like gentle but clear tones and colours, with no strong blacks and balanced contrasts. Some of the images I like are here on the links below, and I would be extremely happy if you could help me to find out what equipment has been used to get those? Is it film or slide film? is it mobile phone camera? DSLR? GoPro Hero? Is it the natural light of northern latitudes? Post-processing? I imagine all those factors influence the end result, but what is the crucial, the main element, which gets you closest to such results?<br /> <br /> I hope the 12 images below will help to explain what tone, colour and style I am after.<br /> I do not think it is the post-processing only as no matter what you do in Lightroom, if you do not have something to begin with, one will always end up with results far from desired.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/10/a9/50/10a950b75f6208e079a8ed097eaeb45d.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/10/a9/50/10a950b75f6208e079a8ed097eaeb45d.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/64/84/83/648483f4335604790c759df472cc445b.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/64/84/83/648483f4335604790c759df472cc445b.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/dc/dc/d6/dcdcd6410b5f29123826f74a141bf82b.jpg">http://41.media.tumblr.com/5552e37b14ce971f767bf55fa999d1b4/tumblr_nj8wa8Eax01qza249o1_500.jpg </a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/5c/4e/6d5c4e3020e950c47e9795dbd466b312.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/5c/4e/6d5c4e3020e950c47e9795dbd466b312.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a8/ba/b4/a8bab484d35202c32f8399b65b550ada.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a8/ba/b4/a8bab484d35202c32f8399b65b550ada.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0b/47/fc/0b47fc11a3d3ce68a94ed54169414eec.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0b/47/fc/0b47fc11a3d3ce68a94ed54169414eec.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/23/fb/d1/23fbd1ce3fb6b1a662ce8f82460a7cee.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/23/fb/d1/23fbd1ce3fb6b1a662ce8f82460a7cee.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/44/67/c8/4467c89421b232d106027af6fb7212bc.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/44/67/c8/4467c89421b232d106027af6fb7212bc.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/1f/84/431f84ef96ac45b007279896607cf982.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/1f/84/431f84ef96ac45b007279896607cf982.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4e/5e/22/4e5e22b9409a4e0f0019124b3aab8a4f.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4e/5e/22/4e5e22b9409a4e0f0019124b3aab8a4f.jpg</a><br /> <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e4/5c/fb/e45cfb0796f1ea254c435f77c41bc9a3.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e4/5c/fb/e45cfb0796f1ea254c435f77c41bc9a3.jpg</a><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/24/bc/66/24bc665e309b12e8f59a496af4af53b9.jpg">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/24/bc/66/24bc665e309b12e8f59a496af4af53b9.jpg</a><br /> <br /> Many many thanks for your kind help!! :)<br /> p.s. since I am a beginner and I believe many beginners might have similar questions, I put it here. <br /> Luka</p>

<p>Thank you Hosteen. </p>

<p>My name is Luka and I love both audio and visual arts. I love to travel, I have worked for years as a roadie, sound engineer and a seaman. Photography is a huge source of inspiration for me.<br> I use Sony R1 camera and few months ago I started to think about getting new photo equipment. When I started to look around the Internet for it - I got lost among seemingly endless choices.<br> The primary reason why I joined this Forum is to ask questions, as I am not experienced much to give suggestions :) I started to spend more time outdoors, I carry my camera with me, and I would like to get better in photography.<br> I am looking forward to share experiences and learn something new :)<br> Cheers,<br> Luka </p><div></div>