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Assignment #57: Duotone Portrait

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited February 29, 2008 in Assignments
Let's make it simple again: I't gotta be a portrait, and it's gotta be a duotone.
There is a catch, though: no black-and-white and no "sepia" are allowed. :deal
Each entry should consist of two images: one original color one (SOOC jpeg or very basic conversion from RAW) and one post-processed into a duotone.
As always, images should be fresh.

Let's get some nice duotone portrait!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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    Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Let's make it simple again: I't gotta be a portrait, and it's gotta be a duotone.
    There is a catch, though: no black-and-white and no "sepia" are allowed. deal.gif
    Each entry should consist of two images: one original color one (SOOC jpeg or very basic conversion from RAW) and one post-processed into a duotone.
    As always, images should be fresh.

    Let's get some nice duotone portrait!


    So, Nik, explain how fresh is fresh? I have a shot from Wednesday that I haven't converted yet, that I might like to try this with.

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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    So, Nik, explain how fresh is fresh? I have a shot from Wednesday that I haven't converted yet, that I might like to try this with.
    Well, in our class "fresh" means you learn about the assignment first and then shoot with it in mind. The idea is to give people incentive to go out and shoot, not to go through the archives.

    You can try to use your Wednesday results, but please be aware there will be no prize for that... Wait a sec... We don't have prizes anyway lol3.gif

    So, why don't you start with what you have already, and then maybe shoot more and post the really fresh one? mwink.gif
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2007
    Hey Nik, no tritones or quadtones, i'm guessing?
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2007
    Izzy Garavito wrote:
    Hey Nik, no tritones or quadtones, i'm guessing?
    Not for this one :-) mwink.gif
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    217124159-M.jpg217121038-M.jpg
    With flash of course ! mwink.gif
    Two hours ago. May be not that much ! :D
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    With flash of course ! mwink.gifTwo hours ago. May be not that much ! :D

    Man.... :bash
    ...no black-and-white and no "sepia" are allowed...

    rolleyes1.gif
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Man.... :bash



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    This is no sepia ! eek7.gif
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    This is no sepia ! eek7.gif
    Neighborhood_watch_sepia.jpg sepia is this.
    Mine more redish ! I knew it and was aware of your intention !
    May be it's the monitor
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    217207387-M.jpg This is color
    217202086-M.jpg This is not black and white
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    This is not black and white

    Thank you!

    Now, apart from shifting the Hue slider away from it's default brownish position, how would you justify this particular hue for this particular shot?

    Please rememeber: we don't do this just to comply with my (or somebody else's :-) silly rules. We want to improve our skills and vision while staying withing certain parameters.

    So, with that in mind: why pinkinsh/purple? headscratch.gif
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you!

    Now, apart from shifting the Hue slider away from it's default brownish position, how would you justify this particular hue for this particular shot?

    Please rememeber: we don't do this just to comply with my (or somebody else's :-) silly rules. We want to improve our skills and vision while staying withing certain parameters.

    So, with that in mind: why pinkinsh/purple? headscratch.gif
    Nikolai,
    It's not very nice, is it ?
    Kind of strange ... mwink.gif
    :D
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    217207387-M.jpg .217309621-M.jpg
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    blue tint
    *I* like this better! thumb.gif
    But I still would love to hear *your* reasoning - why this tint...headscratch.gif
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    Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    *I* like this better! thumb.gif
    But I still would love to hear *your* reasoning - why this tint...headscratch.gif

    No sepia or near, no black and white or near.
    Why not any other ? ne_nau.gif
    thumb.gif
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Here's mine. The eyes are for extra credit lol

    Dala_by_IzzyGaravito.jpg


    Duotone: Brown and Gray


    Dala_duotone_by_IzzyGaravito.jpg


    Black and White used:


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    Make: Canon
    Model: Canon EOS 30D
    Shutter Speed: 1/1600 second
    F Number: F/4.0
    Focal Length: 28 mm
    ISO Speed: 800
    Date Picture Taken: Nov 4, 2007, 12:50:15 PM
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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Izzy, that is not duotone, it's selective color! deal.gif

    A duotone is a black and white image to which another color is added. In PS you first convert an image to grayscale , then to duotone (Mode>Duotone), where you can select the 2nd color and the blend. thumb.gif
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    i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    that lab is gorgeous! Too bad my australian shepherd is afraid of the shutter click :(
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    DavidTO wrote:
    Izzy, that is not duotone, it's selective color! deal.gif

    A duotone is a black and white image to which another color is added. In PS you first convert an image to grayscale , then to duotone (Mode>Duotone), where you can select the 2nd color and the blend. thumb.gif


    Hey David, tell me if I'm wrong:

    This is how I did it:

    Mode-greyscale
    mode-duotone
    load: /presets/duotones/duotones/etc. and chose one. i'll post a B&W Image for comparison.

    Is that how you get duotone?
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    i_worship_the_King wrote:
    that lab is gorgeous! Too bad my australian shepherd is afraid of the shutter click :(


    Haha thanks a ton. I had to chase her around for a while before she settled down and I could get a few shots. then she got bored and spread herself on the floor for the pic.
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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Izzy Garavito wrote:
    Hey David, tell me if I'm wrong:

    This is how I did it:

    Mode-greyscale
    mode-duotone
    load: /presets/duotones/duotones/etc. and chose one. i'll post a B&W Image for comparison.

    Is that how you get duotone?


    The eyes are full color, no? ear.gif
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    They are. I converted greyscale image to duotone. then I pasted a layer of the full color image underneath the new duotone image, masked the duotone image and just poked holes in the eyes so the color image showed up.

    Not sure If it'll be acceptable to Nik ne_nau.gif But I can just take off the eyes then. Would it qualify without the color in the eyes?
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    Izzy Garavito wrote:
    Would it qualify without the color in the eyes?
    Yep :-)
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    saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    I used the same steps (I think!) as David, but when I try to save it I can only save it as a PSD file.....what did I do wrong? headscratch.gif

    P.S. sorry.........used the duotone that Izzy used but converted to grayscale first.....
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    Izzy GaravitoIzzy Garavito Registered Users Posts: 228 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    I used the same steps (I think!) as David, but when I try to save it I can only save it as a PSD file.....what did I do wrong? headscratch.gif

    P.S. sorry.........used the duotone that Izzy used but converted to grayscale first.....

    Go Back to Image->modes->RGB

    That should do it :D
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    NanaMoNanaMo Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    First attempt at both Assignments and Duotone.....
    The more I get to roam around the forums the more fun topics I find! Here is my first try at both the assignments and duotone.....mwink.gif.

    Black and Pantone 3945 C...hope I did OK also...really looking forward to that big prize!! wings.gifLaughing.gif!!


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    Click on photos for exif data...oops...my camera is still on Beijing time! Gotta run and fix that....

    Thanks,
    Maureen
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    NanaMo wrote:
    The more I get to roam around the forums the more fun topics I find! Here is my first try at both the assignments and duotone.....mwink.gif.

    Black and Pantone 3945 C...hope I did OK also...really looking forward to that big prize!! wings.gifLaughing.gif!!

    Click on photos for exif data...oops...my camera is still on Beijing time! Gotta run and fix that....

    Thanks,
    Maureen
    Welcome to the Class!
    Thank you for the entry! thumb.gif
    It's a duotone alright, but I'm having a really hard time calling this image "a portrait"... mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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    NanaMoNanaMo Registered Users Posts: 189 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Welcome to the Class!
    Thank you for the entry! thumb.gif
    It's a duotone alright, but I'm having a really hard time calling this image "a portrait"... mwink.gif

    Yes, about 2:45am it dawned on me that I got caught up in learning the process and forgot it should be a portrait headscratch.gif duh, .....back to the drawing board. Sounds like you think the process is proper....now I just have to find a face!

    Thanks Nik!
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    Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    First assignment I'm participating in. What a great way to learn more techniques. I've never done this before so I took some older images of two of our dogs to practice with (will get a "new" portrait tomorrow to submit for the record. Here are the first attempts. I don't like the ilght patch on Barney's cheek. It looks like he has a skin condition which he doesn't, C&C solicited

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    Rosie.jpg

    DSC_0021.jpg

    Barney.jpg
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2007
    Thank you Jack! thumb.gif
    I take it as a "portrait", but it's too close to sepia to accept it as a valid entry. ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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    saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    This isn't a valid entry as the shot is not fresh. I shot this a couple of weeks ago. I won't get a chance to shoot before this weekend, I'll try to post another then. But I wanted to try duotone, which I have not done. Well, not with the Photoshop layers. One thing I noticed is that every color from yellow through red makes an image look sepia. All of the blues and cyans made the image look like a black and white. Well, that left pink, purple and green which just don't cut it for me! rolleyes1.gif I wanted something that would enhance my nephew's somber expression, so I used a dark burgundy. I'm not real happy with the outcome...I really prefer the original version. It looks burgundy in my gallery, but I have this feeling by the time it is posted in this thread it will somehow turn sepia! :D

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