rustic look using lightroom?

babygodzilla

i dont know if anyone here is familiar with Sean Flanigan. his pictures always have this rustic kind of feel which i like. does anyone know how to achieve this?

check this out:
http://seanflanigan.net/blog/

BinaryFx

It is more helpful to have before/after shots - very quickly looking at the processed shots I see a common theme of:

* Extreme contrast, blowing out and filling in extreme tones

* Perhaps global moderate desaturation with selective saturation of "key" hues

* Extreme depth of field, perhaps created in post processing as well as in the camera

The first two points can be done in LR, the third would probably need an image editor like Photoshop.

I basically get the feel of the old "Polaroid" processing crossbred with colour film "Cross Processing".


Stephen Marsh

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/
http://prepression.blogspot.com/

Ozzwald

I always thought this was a result of split toning or part of it?

run_kmc

Ozzwald wrote:

I always thought this was a result of split toning or part of it?

It looks like there is some cream in the highlights and some blue in the shadows in some of those images, yes.

Ozzwald

Kind of want to know what the process or general editing technique is also. Gone through a lot of pictures around the web and while most seem untouched or subtley retouched, this type of editing style seems to be very popular...anyone?

babygodzilla

i agree with the Polaroid description.

what is split toning?

babygodzilla

after playing around with Split Toning I don't think that's the answer I'm looking for. The pictures I mentioned have some graininess to it that gives a very rustic feel.

BinaryFx

babygodzilla wrote:

after playing around with Split Toning I don't think that's the answer I'm looking for. The pictures I mentioned have some graininess to it that gives a very rustic feel.

So, it is "grain" that you are after... "Rustic" is not very descriptive, there is no rustic button in Photoshop so we are all left to try to decipher what you mean!

There are many ways to add noise or "grain" in Photoshop, one such method can be found here at my site:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/howto_smartnoise.html

As for Lightroom, grain/noise is apparently on offer in the new beta, however it is not in the current product (not sure if there are third party plugs available that add this ability to the current Lightroom, however there are for Photoshop).


Stephen Marsh

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/
http://prepression.blogspot.com/

babygodzilla

thanks. well im not quite sure how to describe it. rustic is the word that comes to mind. grain is one of the elements that i see but i dont think that alone will achieve the effect the photographer has created.

WingsOfLovePhoto

maybe try the preset of aged antique then sliding the clarity slider to the right. Not exactly sure what it is your talking about but the aged antique desats but leaves some color giving it a rustic look and clarity gives it some grit.

BinaryFx

babygodzilla wrote:

thanks. well im not quite sure how to describe it. rustic is the word that comes to mind. grain is one of the elements that i see but i dont think that alone will achieve the effect the photographer has created.

The images in the original link were descriptive, "a picture is worth a thousand words" and all that! Rustic is not a precise term in how to achieve the effect that you like, unless my version of Photoshop is missing the rustic slider ; )

The more that you can help the forum, the more that the forum can help you.

So, let us recap what has been noted so far, as a general description of the effect that you like...

* Extreme contrast, blowing out highlights and plugging up shadows. How can one do this in Lr or Ps?

* General desaturation with key image colours being saturated to a greater extent than the other hue's saturation that was toned down. How can one do this in Lr or Ps?

* Major depth of field. How can one do this, either at capture and/or in post processing?

* A sutble grainy/noisy effect. How can one do this in Lr or Ps?

How can one do these things only using Lightroom? How can one do these things using an image editor like Photoshop, which has more options for creating a "look/feel" than Lightroom has? Once these suggested moves are applied, do they result in the "rustic look" that you find in the original photos, or is something else needed?


Regards,

Stephen Marsh

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/
http://prepression.blogspot.com/