Portrait effect

[Lord Pikey]

I am trying to find out what this effect is called and then get some tips on creating it.



Normally it looks a bit more washed out in places such as here



Id be very grateful for the help as i want to recreate it myself.

I have PS elements 8 if that helps.

Cheers

LP

[andy-xr]

1) Looks like a high contrast retouch
2) Looks like HDR

[rottie102]

that's one I've taken today:

It's kind of similar. I just added loads of noise, then played with noise radius and detail, also increased blacks and played with the tone curve and temperature. But noise is the main thing. You can also try add grain for slightly different effect.

[Ed_P]

Looks like one of the Topaz Adjust effects. Have a look on their website. Their products are available as plug-ins for Photoshop ...

[Blukoo]

That effect can be achieved with some good RAW editing. First step is to increase the "clarity". That generally gives great detail in the skin, hair, eyes etc.

Edited by Blukoo on Thursday 9th September 18:25

[rottie102]

Blukoo said:

That effect can be achieved with some good RAW editing. First step is to increase the "clarity". That generally gives great detail in the skin, hair, eyes etc.

Edited by Blukoo on Thursday 9th September 18:25

Yupp, that too.

[Blukoo]

Here is one i've created. Maybe a little ott, but you get the idea.

[The_Jackal]

I think it might be called the Dave Hill effect
http://www.diyphotography.net/creating-that-dave-h...

There is no fixed way to do it in photoshop because he uses a lot of lights to get the effect, but this will give you a starting point.

This is his actual site http://www.davehillphoto.com/

[stigmundfreud]

its an old process called (from memory) dragonisation

[flat-planedCrank]

All the photoshop versions of this 'look' just seem to boil down to really punchy localised contrast.

The_Jackal said:

http://www.diyphotography.net/creating-that-dave-h...

Quite like that way of doing it, least you get some control over the varying levels of 'wide area sharpening'. Could paint some masks where the effect gets a bit heavy handed...


[slight rant]
I wish magazines would stop overusing these 'localised contrast' techniques to 'save' dull pictures though. Nothing more distracting than seeing a white/black halo round the photo's subject.
[/slight rant]


Cheers.

Edited by flat-planedCrank on Thursday 9th September 20:24

[arej]

Yea it is a kind of urban effect and Dave Hill is known for it.
If you have lightroom it is very easy:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/the-dave...

Some of mine with this kind of effect:

[working class]

Lord Pikey, on an un-related subject, YHM

[johnfm]

Isn't called

'really good lighting, spot on focus and a bit of a tweak'?