Midnight Sepia

I just discovered the wonderful world of Midnight Sepia, what a tool this is. Here are some shots with the action, what do you think, any advice for the future is much appreciated

calicokat wrote in post #3144638
I just discovered the wonderful world of Midnight Sepia, what a tool this is. Here are some shots with the action, what do you think, any advice for the future is much appreciated

Very nice results. The only advice I can give is: Don't go overboard! Not every shot needs this action. I have to remind myself that not all shots need special effects. I am sure you already know this but sometimes people get carried away with something new.

In2Photos wrote in post #3144656
Very nice results. The only advice I can give is: Don't go overboard! Not every shot needs this action. I have to remind myself that not all shots need special effects. I am sure you already know this but sometimes people get carried away with something new.

LOL, I know, I have already processed a few that look terrible with the action, its not for all photos

it only works on the right shot. some people use it on everything and it looks gross.

How did you do it?

csm328 wrote in post #3145123
How did you do it?

There is an action on atn central called Midnight Sepia (actually several versions). You can get it here.

Don't overuse it. I often blend it with the original at 50% opacity to reduce the effect, and apply a few other random things to make it stand out a bit more.

I do as Tim does, blend it with the original by varying degrees, I often find the full blown effect is too much.

tim wrote in post #3146689
Don't overuse it. I often blend it with the original at 50% opacity to reduce the effect, and apply a few other random things to make it stand out a bit more.

Thanks for the tip, I will keep this in mind

I also have had some good results with this action. I find that cityscapes come out particularly well. HERE are three shots that I took in Seattle and processed with that action.

Rad

Radtech1 wrote in post #3151628
I also have had some good results with this action. I find that cityscapes come out particularly well. HERE are three shots that I took in Seattle and processed with that action.

Rad

Nice looking shots, thanks for the tip

Hey guys I 've got a new to actions question . After I download this action , how do I use it in photoshop ? I've got CS2 and have never loaded a action into it . If so0meone can tell me how to download it and open it photoshop I would really appreciate it .

Like most have already said less is better. This is very nice effect for some situations. Like radtech1 said............citysc​apes seems to work well and some portrait will create a nice dreamy effect but its a hit n miss type effect. I use Nik software it has like 5 different midnight effects with color variations. They have a demo available that I tried first and then months later felt it worthy of purchase. I have alot of control of effect l usually apply full effect then lower opacity in layer to taste.

salinas20d wrote in post #3157369
Hey guys I 've got a new to actions question . After I download this action , how do I use it in photoshop ? I've got CS2 and have never loaded a action into it . If so0meone can tell me how to download it and open it photoshop I would really appreciate it .

Here is a link explaining it

http://www.atncentral.​com/Pages/FAQ.htm

I love Midnight Sepia also. Strange though...when I run Midnight Gold or Midnight Blue on a largish tiff image, Photoshop CS2 shuts down and can't complete the action. Midnight Sepia is okay though.