Wet plate

reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
edited April 1, 2011 in People
My feeble attempt at duplicating the look of wet plate dating back to 1842:

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Thoughts are more than welcome...
Yo soy Reynaldo

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  • KinkajouKinkajou Registered Users Posts: 1,240 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    I think you nailed it. My only nit is that when I first looked at the image quickly, I thought that the arm of the couch was one of her legs and that you were giving us a wide-open shot!!! The angle, size, and height of the arm is really similar to her bent leg, and since there is a lot going on in the costuming, it seemed plausible that one leg would be plain and the other checkered... and the checkered part of her skirt is falling in a little V.... Fortunately, I looked closer and everything seems to be just fine :) Would this confusion have been possible in color? Is the couch a different enough color that it would be clear that it is distinct from your subject?

    That said, the shot is technically perfect and I think that the look you were going for is spot-on. Really nicely done.
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Kinkajou wrote: »
    I think you nailed it. My only nit is that when I first looked at the image quickly, I thought that the arm of the couch was one of her legs and that you were giving us a wide-open shot!!!

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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Me three!

    Love your processing though......
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Kinkajou wrote: »
    I think you nailed it. My only nit is that when I first looked at the image quickly, I thought that the arm of the couch was one of her legs and that you were giving us a wide-open shot!!! The angle, size, and height of the arm is really similar to her bent leg, and since there is a lot going on in the costuming, it seemed plausible that one leg would be plain and the other checkered... and the checkered part of her skirt is falling in a little V.... Fortunately, I looked closer and everything seems to be just fine :) Would this confusion have been possible in color? Is the couch a different enough color that it would be clear that it is distinct from your subject?

    That said, the shot is technically perfect and I think that the look you were going for is spot-on. Really nicely done.

    Goodness, I see it now that you point it out...
    I can probably fix that in HSL
    hanks much for he feedback :D
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    Oh Man!! Me too!rolleyes1.gifNSFW 19th Century porn . . . oh wait . . . no it's OK.

    Will have to definitely make a change....
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    heatherfeather wrote: »
    Me three!

    Love your processing though......

    I was so concentrated on the treatment I didn't pay any attention to that bit of oddity....
    Thanks much...
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    I love the processing here. You really nailed the PP. The pattern and fabric of the leggings just don't fit with the period IMHO.
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Mitchell wrote: »
    I love the processing here. You really nailed the PP. The pattern and fabric of the leggings just don't fit with the period IMHO.

    Mitch I thought of that too and I do have some tighter shots of her that I am considering.
    I think that's where the anomaly lies with what the others mentioned....
    Thanks
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    heatherfeather wrote: »
    Me three!

    Love your processing though......
    Me four. Glad I'm not the only one...:D
    I really do like the processing though...
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Mike J wrote: »
    Me four. Glad I'm not the only one...:D
    I really do like the processing though...


    I've made a few tweaks to the original that fix this illusion but I'm also rethinking the HSL scheme for wet plate emulation since I did not observe the fact that cool colors are rendered light and warm dark inherently....

    I'll post the results here :D
    Thanks
    Yo soy Reynaldo
  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Yeah I had a hard time placing the legs also....
    Looks like a fun project. I imagine the lack of contrast is appropriate for the style, I like it.
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