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Behind the Scenes: Retouching

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 Quick post today with a before and after, 

I wanted this image to have a vintage, disco look yet still feel modern. A little modern Diana Ross-y 

I added a film grain look, along with the vintage cross processed look with Nik Color effect 4. Then thought after the fact that I wanted lens flares, if I had added the lens flare after the grain the flare would have no grain and therefore anything beyond would just look fake. 

 

QUICK TIP: When experimenting with filters I always make my working layer a smart object, you can simply drag and rearrange the filters to affect the image in the proper order. 

Since I was mainly testing these 2 filters not much else was done to the image, a little cleanup and a darker version of the shirt  overlayed to bring back tone. 

Before 

Before

 

Nik Color effects 4  - (which is great!!)

and 

Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop - A very popular plug-in for After Effects, has this little brother for  Photoshop that gives you all sorts of options for going crazy on an image. Very cool but $150 for lens-flares may not be fore everyone

What do you think?? 

Thanks 

DAN

(BTW: Thanks Bobby Earle for the idea for this post that I stole  Borrowed.) 

CAMBODIA

This past trip to Cambodia and Thailand has really got ahold on me. The food, the people, the scenery are all mesmerizing. A beauty which is difficult to put into words. 

 

The people work so hard for so little, but have a happiness about them that you would be hard pressed to find in your average American. The experience made me look at what's important in my life, not so much the material things I've attained, but the personal relationships I'm blessed with.

 

These 3 images represent the peacefulness I saw inside the people of Cambodia. No, Cambodia was not all Temples and Monks, but I think its fitting as an illustration of the country. The temples are strong and have stood the test of time, weather and war. The Monks illustrate, quite literally, the colorful, peaceful and happy people of Cambodia.

 Thom Bayon

Angkor Wat

Ta Prohm

 

 Thanks

Dan