Yet another- How does he do it, thread

Gidi Morris

Hay friends,
I want to start another thread where someone (this time me) asks how a photographer does his PP, and you answer.

So this time it Robin Tremblay.


Robin Tremblay's work is outstanding in general, but the specific photographs I want to hear your take on are his more recent portraits.

Can any of you find the low down on what exactly he has done?

Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/382039120/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/417167663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/404894072/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/382000127/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/298892339/in/set-72157594241404773/

Thanks!

SitterS

Wow...his technique produces an interesting and unique look. I see that others have asked him about his technique but couldn't find anything where he has mentioned what he does.

I see in one of the threads someone asks:

"Is this technique HDR based, or Dragan or a hybrid of the two? Or a recipe of the chef's very own"

his reply was "a little of all of it."

Doesn't sound like he is going to reveal his secrets

Shane

pathfinder

Maybe a litle desaturation of color, and the black channel is emphasized in some manner along with sharpening of the black channel?


I agree it did not sound like he was going to conduct a tutorial on his technique.

DoctorIt

i don't know what specific techniques are employed for color and so on, but I'd be willing to bet the dead-on portraits are mirrored. nobody's face is that symmetric. even the lighting gives it away. They all look like they have a stripe down the center of the face that almost divides it.

Gidi Morris

oh yea, the mirroring is obvious.
The first "dead on" ones he was making were even a little off center resulting in too-slim faces.
Only later on does his mirroring technique work properly.

What I want to figure out are his sharpening and coloring techniques.
I'd be happy if someone could try and recreated his effects- I've tried to no avail

pathfinder

DoctorIt wrote:

i don't know what specific techniques are employed for color and so on, but I'd be willing to bet the dead-on portraits are mirrored. nobody's face is that symmetric. even the lighting gives it away. They all look like they have a stripe down the center of the face that almost divides it.

Shane422

I think this is similar to the look Dave Hill does. Someone over on the Strobist did a little reverse engineering here.

SitterS

This may be of some interest. Googled Dave Hill and came up with this site.

http://www.blog.bluehourphoto.com/secretweapon.html

Shane

Duffy Pratt

Nausea chic. They all look ill.

Duffy

pathfinder

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

Gidi Morris

pathfinder wrote:

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

I think its great

Gidi Morris

Any other ideas, guys?

(sorry for the bump, I'm just really anctius to improve my PP knowledge)

TylerW

pathfinder wrote:

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

I was immediately taken with them, but the more I looked at his images, the less I liked them. Right up until I saw the profile of the man smoking a cigarette. Straight shot with little to no post-processing, and it was easily the most striking.