New firework technique

gregpphoto · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

So I stumbled upon a process. BW gradient map (inverted), color gradient map, and selective color. Its produces a look similar to the "find edges" or "neon edges" filters, but with more control. I just bought a whole cartload of fireworks, so look for more of this series!

canonloader · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

I like the effect. Have you recorded the action?

gregpphoto · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by canonloader

I like the effect. Have you recorded the action?

Nah. Never do. Each photo gets its own rendition. Takes longer, a tiny bit, but I feel better about it lol.

ChasWG · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

Interesting to say the least. I look forward to seeing more of this seires. Maybe, if you could, detail your workflow on this proccess. Thanks for posting!

gregpphoto · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by ChasWG

Interesting to say the least. I look forward to seeing more of this seires. Maybe, if you could, detail your workflow on this proccess. Thanks for posting!

I'd rather not on this one. I'd usually say yes, but this is special

Mess around with a black and white (reversed ala negative) gradient map over a selective color layer. Drop opacities, adjust sliders on the colors and the black white and grey channels of selective color, etc. I'm also not 100% on the details, this was more or less a beautiful accident with some idea of what I was doing. But I only used four layers total, and one was plain curves, so whatever I did I did in three steps.

jetcode · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

I guess you had to be here early to see the image ...

ChasWG · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by gregpphoto

I'd rather not on this one. I'd usually say yes, but this is special

Mess around with a black and white (reversed ala negative) gradient map over a selective color layer. Drop opacities, adjust sliders on the colors and the black white and grey channels of selective color, etc. I'm also not 100% on the details, this was more or less a beautiful accident with some idea of what I was doing. But I only used four layers total, and one was plain curves, so whatever I did I did in three steps.

So you're saying you forgot... LOL

just kidding, I understand.

gregpphoto · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by ChasWG

So you're saying you forgot... LOL

just kidding, I understand.

Haha. I've definitely forgotten techniques over the years, not many, but a few for sure. I often save a PSD of a certain process to refer to for a few days until I have it memorized.

southpawpoet · 10th of February 2010 (Wed)

Fascinating look forward to seeing more of this.

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gregpphoto Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,098	New firework technique So I stumbled upon a process. BW gradient map (inverted), color gradient map, and selective color. Its produces a look similar to the "find edges" or "neon edges" filters, but with more control. I just bought a whole cartload of fireworks, so look for more of this series! __________________ gregpphoto.com Flickr Last edited by gregpphoto : 10th of February 2010 (Wed) at 15:39.

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jetcode Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Marin Posts: 5,610	Re: New firework technique I guess you had to be here early to see the image ... __________________ A photograph can be reduced to a collective set of photons captured to persistent media; the rest however, is open to interpretation.

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southpawpoet Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 217	Re: New firework technique Fascinating look forward to seeing more of this.

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