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Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 85mm
Mode: Manual
Exposure: 1/2000
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal length: 85mm
ISO: 320
Post Processed in Photoshop CS4: After cropping the photo, I duplicated the background layer and used the clone stamp tool even out the background. Then I used my Florabella Textures: "Bombay" at 29% (overlay blending mode),"Ginger" at 11% (linear burn), "Ginger" again but at 21% (screen), and "Milk & Honey" 15% (screen). On the Bombay layer, I used a layer mask at opacity 35% to lightly erase the textures from the focal point areas. Basically, just cropping & textures! :)
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Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 85mm
Mode: Manual
Exposure: 1/1600
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal length: 85mm
ISO: 320
Post Processed in Photoshop CS4: First I duplicated the background layer and used the clone stamp tool to fill in missing parts of the background. Then I duplicated the layer again and desaturated a bit to make the colors less bright. I duplicated the layer yet again and changed the blending mode to "screen" and changed the opacity to 60%. Then I used my Florabella Textures: "Patina" at 18% (linear light blending mode), "White Linen" at 16% (screen), and "Milk & Honey" 35% (normal). On the Patina and White Linen layers, I used a layer mask at opacity 35% to lightly erase the textures from the focal point areas. Voila! :)
14 comments:
Shana, this is simply gorgeous... what an incredible before/after. As you know, I am a huge fan of your post processing work and the proud owner/user of your fabulous Florabella textures! I LOVE them! I am curious about your use of "screen" mode in PS... not sure what that is! I feel like I am only scratching the surface of that program!! What does screen do?
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful photography, and your post process method... truly a WORK OF ART.
xoxo
Rebecca
Rebecca, thanks so much! This isn't one of my favorite florals, but I had to do something real quick to meet the deadline and I don't ever save the "before" shots-lol! Okay, "screen" is one of the blending modes, and it lightens. It is the opposite of "multiply" which darkens. Hey- you should help me w/ Lightroom (so I can use your awesome presets) and I'll help you w/ PS!
Thanks again for your kindness!
xoxo, Shana ♥
oh, this is so gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing! I am sure you are very busy but if you have the chance to answer a quick question I 'd really appreciate it :)
I am wondering about the duplicate layers. I am still learning my way around PS and have always edited straight from the original background. Should I be using duplicate layers?
Your photography is so inspiring and I adore your textures!
Best,
Jess
I have the same question about duplicate layers. I only make them occasionally (usually if I'm using an action and the action makes them, lol). Poor Shana... she is getting inundated. :)
Jess & Rebecca,
Oh nooo problem! Okay, it's good to duplicate your layers for several reasons. The most important being that if you screw something up, you can just delete that layer and start over. Or if you overdo something, you can reduce the opacity of that layer thereby reducing the effect of whatever you've overdone. In this instance, I used a duplicate layer of the photo and changed the blending mode to "screen" to lighten it up a bit- but then I reduced the opacity of that layer to 60% because 100% was too light. You can't reduce the opacity of the original background layer (your photo) because then it would be sheer... does that make sense? My motto: duplicate, duplicate, duplicate! xoxo
Thank you so much for posting the before and afters as well as the process description. I'm a big fan of your photos!
Thanks so much Shana! That is wonderful to know, I can't tell you how many times I have had to completely start over on a photo! Both are wonderful before and afters!
xo
Jess
Shana, Thank you for sharing the details of your PPing. I LOVE what you did with both, but the texture on the PPed ones makes both photos 'frameable' like canvas oil paintings!
Shana,
I just knew you would have something fabulous to post for this month. Of course, you did not disappoint!!!! I am very excited to say I understood what you were talking about in "screen" and "duplicate!" When I grow up, I want to be like you!!! You are sooooo talented! Simply gorgeous, and yes framable!!!!
Thanks,
Diana
OMGosh Shana the new before/after you put up is amazing. Wow, what a transformation!! I was curious as to whether you photographed your florals outdoors or indoors, was that one taken on a patio outside? It's just beautiful and I love the blue background you put with it for contrast. Perfection! (The tones in the pp are amazing by the way...)
Wow, they look like paintings!
WOW--they are great!
Shana~ I am just seeing this now and I am SO glad to see your before shots...as you know...we photograph similar things and I always wonder what yours look like...YOU are an artiste my dear friend:) GREAT work!
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