can you figure this photo out?

here2alkahere2alka Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited September 24, 2006 in Finishing School
how in the world is this "icy" effect pulled off. dying to know. any ideas?

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  • here2alkahere2alka Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited September 20, 2006
    here2alka wrote:
    how in the world is this "icy" effect pulled off. dying to know. any ideas?

    here is another example:
  • photodougphotodoug Registered Users Posts: 870 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    overuse of PS Shadow/Highlight?
  • here2alkahere2alka Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited September 20, 2006
    photodoug wrote:
    overuse of PS Shadow/Highlight?

    its more than that i think...
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited September 20, 2006
    here2alka wrote:
    its more than that i think...
    Shooting with a cell phone?

    Seriously, I don't care for these at all. But to get something like #1 you could do some radical curves then add noise. Or as Photodoug mentioned, push the amount in curve/highlight without compensating the saturation. Then add noise. Or shoot at the highest ISO the camera allows. Then add noise (if needed) mwink.gif
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    here2alka wrote:
    how in the world is this "icy" effect pulled off. dying to know. any ideas?
    I don't know what you mean by "icy" effect. Looks to me like a high ISO (i.e. noisy) picture that has been sharpened a bit too much.
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  • photodougphotodoug Registered Users Posts: 870 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    It appears that the first shot has smoke across the forearm, contributing to the "ice" effect as the poster puts it. I think shadow/highlight was losely applied, more highlight than shadow, such as this:

    before

    96728422-M.jpg


    after shadow/highlight abuse

    96728421-M.jpg


    yea or nay?
  • AntoineDAntoineD Registered Users Posts: 393 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    Don't think too much about photoshop... At first, you need a big strobe : it's all about light's "shape". After that, in photoshop, don't be afraid of contrast or saturation.

    It's ain't really about high iso.

    Moreover, I'd rather say "sweaty" than "icy" :D
    have a quick look at my portfolio (there's a photolog, too) :: (11-07-2006) experiencing a new flash portfolio. What do you think?
  • here2alkahere2alka Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited September 20, 2006
    AntoineD wrote:
    Don't think too much about photoshop... At first, you need a big strobe : it's all about light's "shape". After that, in photoshop, don't be afraid of contrast or saturation.

    It's ain't really about high iso.

    Moreover, I'd rather say "sweaty" than "icy" :D

    i dont know why but, this effect really gets me going.
  • B://B:// Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    AntoineD wrote:
    Don't think too much about photoshop... At first, you need a big strobe : it's all about light's "shape". After that, in photoshop, don't be afraid of contrast or saturation.

    It's ain't really about high iso.

    Moreover, I'd rather say "sweaty" than "icy" :D

    What's a Strobe? headscratch.gif hahahaha, really, I don't know :(

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  • AntoineDAntoineD Registered Users Posts: 393 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2006
    here2alka wrote:
    i dont know why but, this effect really gets me going.

    Yeah, me too, but I never gave it a try myself headscratch.gif

    B:// wrote:
    What's a Strobe? headscratch.gif hahahaha, really, I don't know :(

    Byron M.

    A strobe? I mean: a studio flash. Isn't it what we call a strobe?
    have a quick look at my portfolio (there's a photolog, too) :: (11-07-2006) experiencing a new flash portfolio. What do you think?
  • BinaryFxBinaryFx Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2006
    High Pass filter?
    Perhaps try the Photoshop High Pass filter (filter/other). I have not tried to recreate the effect, but on first blush this is what it reminded me of.

    Opacity, blending modes may be needed via the fade command or a duped layer. Perhaps selective application to restricted tonal ranges via the layer option blend if sliders or layer masks.

    This filter is most commonly used with blending modes as an alternative to the USM filter, but it also has other uses. My website has a links page where there is more deeper info on this filter.


    Hope this helps,

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