how to achieve these results?

please follow these directions to look at the image i'm talking about.

I can't post a direct link because it's Flash...

 

-go to http://www.fiscusphoto.com/

-Menu> Images> gallery 2

-bottom row, second to last image (it's of a man in a cowboy had)

 

I'm trying to figure out how to achieve this look in my photographs.

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to be asking, but I believe

it has something to do with the processing of the color film. Maybe

there is a digital approach I can take? Something about this image

reminds of the colors and lighting in some Jean-Pierre Jeunet films

(city of lost children, amelie). I suppose if anyone could point me

to where I can find directions on how to digitally achieve this look,

that would help me more as I do not process my own color negs/slides.

Look around this site. A few people do this. One guy over in Eastern Europe offers to sell a CD with an image to start with and detailed instructions too. Can't remember who though, sorry. Just curious: why do you want to make your subject look like highly-detailed marionette dolls?

I suspect it's a composite with heavy PS work ... lots of PS filters for that effect on the web.

It's also funny to read in their profile: "for images to be believable, the digital imaging must go undetected."

 

I seriously doubt if they shoot film at all ... all pictures on their site smells digital. ROFLMAO

This is a cheap Photoshop filter. wow. Nice image otherwise, though.

 

-Dave

hey guys, thanks for the comments so far.

 

part of the reason I'm curious about this is simply because it's something I don't know how to do and i want to learn. Part of it is that I just dig the way it looks. And part of it is that I think it lends itself to some sense of fantasy-oddness that I've been getting into. if anyone else has things to say, please jump on in. I'll take a look around for plugins and stuff, but i'd rather know the manual steps.

Essentially, tweak contrast using curves and make some specific color adjustments. Then sharpen. The exact steps depends a bit, but that's the rough procedure.

Hi Ryan, there's no easy way to achieve results like with the pic you're referring to. It's a lot

of post processing work in Photoshop. <p>

By using masks and layers you can manipulate any number of areas in a photo separately.

This is what gives the photos that artificial look.

Each area is burned, smudged, color corrected and manipulated using any different

number of layers.

There are hundreds of filters and actions out there that will give you just about any kind of

"effect" you want but you have to be able use them in a controlled way to effect a certain

part of a photo in a way that helps you achieve the results you want.

What I'm trying to get at is, there is no "one best way", there are several ways to get the

same results. The only thing I can suggest is practice on your own photos with any and

every method you can find and with experience you'll develop your skills and find out what

works for you. <p>

<a href="http://andrzejdragan.com/tekstyeng.html">click here</a> and take a look at

what this guy does to get similar results to the ones you are trying to get. <p>

 

<a href="http://www.digitalfilmtools.com">click here</a> for some interesting

Photoshop plug-ins. <p>

 

<a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0062CX">click

here</a> to read a thread that discusses

ways of getting results similar to bleach bypassing, like in the film Moulon Rouge. <p>

 

Also, the better you are at using lighting, the less you'll have to do in post processing to

get what you want. <p>

 

And after you've read everything, don't forget that to get started you have to first: get your

ass out of that chair. Second: put a camera in your hands. Third: find an interesting

subject to photograph. ; ) <p>

Good luck, Kipling