Opinion needed - Alternate PP

Mike J

I've been playing with some different PP. What do you think of these?

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5

lyttleviet

I love #1. #2 and #5 the subjects look kind of scared.

divamum

I'm liking all the processing techniques you've used A LOT. Care to share?

Jwar

#1 is the best pic, but all have great PP.

Hackbone

All are pretty neat but #2 is a keeper.....love that one.

Flyinggina

Really nice pp!! Wonderful pix too.

Virginia

Mike J

lyttleviet wrote:

I love #1. #2 and #5 the subjects look kind of scared.

Thanks for the feedback. #1 and #2 were from a "session" I did with my youngest. #3-#5 were taken during a fierce family game of monopoly last night.

Mike J

divamum wrote:

I'm liking all the processing techniques you've used A LOT. Care to share?

Thanks. I like what I stumbled on here too...
These were a combination of some LR presets (free) I found at www.presetsheaven.com and some frames in onOne software's frame plug-in (not so free but I have the Photoshop Elements version so not so bad)

#1 Used the Sepia Chic preset from presetsheaven. I then applied a toner_sratch frame (#13 I think) from OnOne Software's frame plug-in. I used levels to brighten it up some to get more of the faded look.

#2 Same as above but used an acid_burn frame.

#3 This is the SchwinnBreeze preset from presetsheaven. I don't remember if the frame is acid_burn or toner_scratch - I really like both of these. There are a lot of variants to pick from.

#4 This is the vintage preset from presetsheaven with a toner_scratch frame. After adding the frame, I then boosted the contrast in Photoshop.

#5. No presets - just standard editing in LR. I then used Portrait Professional to remove blemishes. I need to go back to fix the eyes. I went too fast and his contacts now show. Here's the original:



I'm really liking Portrait Professional. It is a snap to do touch-up work and the price is right.

Mike J

Hackbone wrote:

All are pretty neat but #2 is a keeper.....love that one.

Thanks Hackbone. I really like #2 as well.

Mike J

Jwar wrote:

#1 is the best pic, but all have great PP.

Thanks Jwar and welcome to Dgrin. This is a great place to learn from some really talented folks.

Both #1 and #1 are getting printed and added to the wall.

marikris

Wow loving the pp. Thanks for letting us know about your actions. I'm addicted to them

Mike J

marikris wrote:

Wow loving the pp. Thanks for letting us know about your actions. I'm addicted to them

Thanks Marikris. I just finished framing a tripych of this look for my youngest daughter. Now to find somewhere to hang it...:D

kombizz

I would prefer (ALWAYS) the priginal image far from any artistic creation!
nice shots anyhow.

Travis

1, 2, & 3 are my fave's. I love the vintage processing. Thank you for sharing your formula!

Mike J

kombizz wrote:

I would prefer (ALWAYS) the priginal image far from any artistic creation!
nice shots anyhow.

In my opinion, artistic intepretation has always been a part of photography and I think there is a place for this sort of thing. I think this does open up an interesting question - what is the original image and how do we define artistic interpretation? Is dodging and burning artistic interpretation? Is doing facial touch-up work in post an artistic interpretation?

Please don't take this as a bash - I'm sincerely interested on how various people (incuding you) would answer these questions.

Mike J

Travis wrote:

1, 2, & 3 are my fave's. I love the vintage processing. Thank you for sharing your formula!

Thanks Travis. I continue to explore different options here. I would also recommend the presets at lightroomkillertips.com. There are some newer ones for other types of vintage looks.