What The Heck Journal - Post Processing

[WannaBe_80z]

I know that each image is looked at differently and different tech are used to achieve each image but he has this feel to most of his images I just can't figure out how he does.

He can just get objects to POP right now.
http://martinandreasen.dk/journal/images/20061208201021_db4c4643-01.jpg

And his skies are always insane
http://martinandreasen.dk/journal/images/20060418223234_db4c1508-01%20copy.jpg



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Anyone have any good advanced tutorials they can point me to to help me get my grip on some good post processing...?

[Swift]

Look around on http://good-tutorials.com is the best I can tell you...The photographer seems to be at the right place at the right time with the right eye, that's his secret basically.

[chauncey]

It looks like he's using HDR for sure on the second one and maybe on the first one too. Plus the fact that he has a good eye.

[cspringer]

It looks like he's using HDR for sure on the second one and maybe on the first one too. Plus the fact that he has a good eye.

Photomatix Tonemapping is going to give you that dirty white clouds look so it could possibly be something like that. The Shadow/Highlight tool can give you very dramatic clouds too.

[Picture North Carolina]

He sure likes to mask in that same sky / same type sky into quite a few of his images. I like his style so don't misinterpret that comment. Yes, looks like hdr and tone mapping. Also selective color.

[Nataliataffarel]

so you don't know what LucisArt is right?
Google it and have fun.

(You can get the same results by D&B + High pass filter)

[Picture North Carolina]

so you don't know what LucisArt is right?
Google it and have fun.

(You can get the same results by D&B + High pass filter)

I've had that plugin for a long time now. I have achieved similar, abstract effects, but not the same as what this guy is doing. There are others that come close, orton, for example, but not the same.

[Swift]

I've read about an S curve in Photoshop with Curves. Maybe that might help achieve his photo's effect.

His photos inspired me to do one of my own. So I took a picture of a tree in a desert on my recent road-trip, and I decided to post process it:
http://mgatesphoto.com/doesitexist.jpg

[Picture North Carolina]

Here's another sample. I like the second pic from the top (dark clouds, shack, field) because of it's abstract feel - the effect is sort of broody. The "darkish" effect did not look good on this pic, but it might be headed in the same direction. Achieved with quite a bit of tweaking of levels, curves, saturation, and shadow / highlight masking/tweaking.

http://www.pbase.com/image/84097475.jpg

[FlexiPack]

I've read about an S curve in Photoshop with Curves. Maybe that might help achieve his photo's effect.

His photos inspired me to do one of my own. So I took a picture of a tree in a desert on my recent road-trip, and I decided to post process it:
http://mgatesphoto.com/doesitexist.jpg

That's fantastic, I really like what you've done with that!!

I'd love to know the PP on that if you have the time

[inthegarden]

Here's another sample. I like the second pic from the top (dark clouds, shack, field) because of it's abstract feel - the effect is sort of broody. The "darkish" effect did not look good on this pic, but it might be headed in the same direction. Achieved with quite a bit of tweaking of levels, curves, saturation, and shadow / highlight masking/tweaking.

http://www.pbase.com/image/84097475.jpg

I really like your work on this, cannedheat!

[Swift]

That's fantastic, I really like what you've done with that!!

I'd love to know the PP on that if you have the time

It'll take a while to explain how I did it :lol: