LAB color or not?...

[steve deer]

hi all

 

I love the post-processing of the images on this site...

 

http://blog.jinkyart.com.au/

 

I'm assuming they were processed in LAB color mode... can anyone confirm this?

 

cheers

 

steve

[rffffffff]

Im curious as to how anyone could make that assumption... LAB color is another way to formulate the same colors as different numbers in an image, not specifically a way to change color. Its best, for me, to use when changing exposure without changing the color balance, but not to achieve a specific effect. Am I missing something?

[ellis_vener_photography]

I'm assuming they were processed in LAB color mode."

 

I really doubt that was the case.

[will king]

You can actually buy and download an action that will mimick this look. Some parts of the action actually coverts to cymk and back to rgb.

[digitaldog]

I don't see anything here that couldn't be replicated in Lightroom or Camera Raw with proper

use of Vibrance and maybe HSL. No reason to go anywhere near Lab!

[will king]

No, you can't replcate this look in LR or RAW. Maybe close but not close enough.

[Spearhead]

Why not? Nothing personal, but <a href="http://www.pixelgenius.com/bios/andrew_bio.html">Andrew Rodney</a> is one of the world's leading experts on digital image processing. It's pretty difficult not to accept his view on this.

[tonybeach]

http://blog.jinkyart.com.au/

 

Yuck.

[will king]

Anthony, thanks for your very mature opinion on this.

 

Jeff, perhaps my response was too quick. I'd like to think I'm pretty good with LR and ACR (not on Andrew's level)and I just can't see how this look is achieved by RAW adjustments alone. Especially after seeing a video on the effect and breaking down the action. There's just too many steps performed in PS. Not to say that just because I can't, than no one can. If Andrew would like to post his suggestions, I'd certainly would be open to seeing his technique.

[will king]

If anyone wants to see the tutorial video for this effect, here it is:

 

http://photography.jinkyart.com.au/cj/newcolorplus.avi

[digitaldog]

OK so the effect can't be done in LR but it can in Lab? Is that your take on this?

[will king]

I never mentioned Lab. It was the OP that mentioned Lab. I stated that it couldn't be done in LR or Raw and after watching the tutorial video again, I stand by my statement. There are several layer masks and blend modes that are employed to achieve this look which simply is not available in LR or ACR.

[eugene_scherba]

Anthony's response is right on.

[will king]

I don't remember seeing any surveys on whether or not people liked the look. The OP asked how not yay or yuck.

[tonybeach]

"Anthony, thanks for your very mature opinion on this."

 

> I would not characterize it as mature or immature -- simply pithy. I think the colors are overdone and frankly don't appeal to my eyes. Too much blue in many places and generally oversaturated, uneven skin tones from one shot to another, and just not my cup of tea. I would never waste my time trying to replicate the results, but there's no accounting for taste (mine included).

[will king]

Fair enough Tony. Thanks for responding back.

[digitaldog]

>I stated that it couldn't be done in LR or Raw and after watching the tutorial video again,

I stand by my statement.

 

Well the URL doesn't work for one without a password and log in. So I'm unable to

comment on the "effect".

 

Next, I assume you tried a similar approach in Lightroom?

 

Lastly, just because it took all kinds of hoops in Photoshop in no way, by itself means it

can't be done at the rendering stage IF we're referring to global corrections (as we all

know, most Raw converters don't do selective work).

[will king]

Yes, I have tried in LR and ACR to no avail. That doesn't mean it can't be done by someone else. If you think you can do it, please try. I'd be interested in seeing your results. That sounded a bit rude, but that's not my intention. I'm genuinely interested in knowing if it can be done in LR or Raw.

[will king]

Oh, I forgot to mention that she uses a gaussian blur and then reduces the opacity of the layer. So, again...LR and ACR does not have those features.

[digitaldog]

Without the Raw file in question, we'd need some ground rules for one.

 

Who's to say that pumping up selective color saturation and using vibrance would or

would not produce a similar effect? If you had the Raw's, we could really try to mimic the

effect. Otherwise, who to see a preset does or doesn't work?

 

And what about multiple renderings placed as Smart Objects and then blended? Would

that be fair?

 

I suspect, as I said from the beginning that one could produce a very similar effect in ACR

or LR. Identical? Without the same Raw, who knows.

[will king]

Fair enough. I suppose a lot has to do with the lighting at the time of exposure as well.

[patricklavoie]

Why? any good exposed frame with a lot of saturation would give that?

[will king]

It's a little more than exposure and saturation. As stated previously, layer masks and blend modes are used. But again, I'd be interested in seeing your attempt at it. Just use one of your outdoor portrait raw files and let us see your results.

[littlemike]

This thread seems to have petered out, but it's a look I'd like to emulate for a billboard shot. Can anyone point me to a how-to? I have CS2 and Lightroom.