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[mdaddyrabbit]

http://photographytips.webonthefly.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=13100I found this photo someone took on another forum I would love to know how to achieve this, if with photoshop could someone give me some instructions.http://photographytips.webonthefly.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=13100

[PhotosGuy]

Why not ask in that forum how he did it?

[mdaddyrabbit]

I am not a member of that forum, I am this one so I though I would ask here, what does it matter where I ask. If any one knows I am sure they wouldnt mind me asking .

[PhotosGuy]

Why? Because there are a lot of different ways to get "similar" effects in PS - similar, but maybe not the same, so the best way to get the effect that he got is to start by asking him.
"similar" effect"S", 'cause theres a lot going on in that pic, so be sure to ask specifically about the effect that you're interested in.

[mdaddyrabbit]

I understand what you re saying but you dont have to answer, why are you busting my balls for asking here. Just because I new to this forum dont mean I am a idiot. I am asking anyone who knows how to achieve this effect to answer no for someone to question me about why I post here or there. I am sorry I posted here and I will move on to a different forum and not worry you folks with my questions.

[Aethyr]

That's a very interesting photo... I'm not entirely sure how you'd get that.

I think you're taking PhotosGuy the wrong way. He's not busting your balls or anything, nor is he saying you shouldn't ask questions on these forums. He's just saying that the best way to find out how someone did something is to ask that person directly. I don't think anyone on this forum is going to have an exact answer for you. I would say try to e-mail the guy but those forums seem to be pretty simplistic and there is no profile for him. Maybe you should just register there to ask?

[timmyquest]

It looks like an inferred shot to me...

[JohnEBongo]

And the shot is inferring that a storm is brewing....

[PhotosGuy]

Sorry mdaddyrabbit, I gave you the best suggestion I had to find out just how it was done. If that's"busting my balls", then I can't help you out. ;)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Indeed,. we could only guess... Or you could ask the fellow that took the photo.

[mdaddyrabbit]

I took what you said wrong, I appreciate the help and sorry if I offended you. I have been to other forums and there seems to be nothing but smart mouth people who only give you a hard time. Any way I join that other forum and posted on that photo so maybe I will get some instruction. Anyway thanks for your advice.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Thanks for the update daddyrabbit ;)

If I were to hazard a guess,. I would say it was shot with an infra red filter.. and converted to B&W...

But it could be standard color converted as well.

[timmyquest]

If I were to hazard a guess,. I would say it was shot with an infra red filter.. and converted to B&W...

Hmm, i never even thought about htat. I've seen many DSLR IR photos that just look pathetic, i wonder how they'd look convereted to B&W, i kind of always assumed this is the look you get from a proper IR photo. I supose in the film world there is only IR film, and you print it on B&W paper...is this kind of the same thing?

[PhotosGuy]

I supose in the film world there is only IR film, and you print it on B&W paper...is this kind of the same thing? Only IR film? Sort of the "same thing, only different"! There's actually B&W negative & color transparency film available so, depending on the filters used, you have several routes to get an interesting effect. (Used to be a High Speed B&W negative too, but I think they discontinued that. You had to load the cam in the dark!)

[timmyquest]

Yeah, i cant even shoot IR unless it's in my AE-1 because modern SLR's have an IR sensor that gives you the frame count.

I want to get into it, but i've heard you need to buy the filters too...that and a 24 roll of IR film is like $7...gets expensive.

[cecilc]

This information is posted right underneath that photo:

"Canon 10D + Sigma 17-35 (17mm) ISO 100. 1/200 sec, f/7.1 RAW with Channel Adj + USM"

It may have very well been shot with an infra-red filter (although that's not specifically stated ....). But (and this is only my guess based on the information with the shot) the shooter DID shoot in RAW and then "adjusted" the shot in PS using the Channel Mixer with the monochrome box checked ..... you can get some very dramatic B&W shots with those adjustments.

But that would be my guess .... it is a very striking "look" though ....

[chris.bailey]

I reckon it is just a Channel mixer effect with a big dash of Red, rather less Green and negative Blue. Normally you try to get the sum of the three adding up to 100% but you can get some pretty dramatic effects if you break this rule. A hefty USM finishes it off.