ok, so these are photos from a rival photographer here in madison, and he does all his own editing..
im dying to know if anyone knows how to get this look
if i have to i'll cave and buy his tutorial, but i reeealy prefer not to!

any help is great!

Before and After (http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/laurens_artwork/252109418_DuTcx-O.jpg)

shot one (http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/laurens_artwork/249214665_WsXeS-XL.jpg)

shot 2 (http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/laurens_artwork/249208711_vJ5L8-XL.jpg)

You might want to wade through the "demystifications of Dave Hill" thread .

Hi Lauren....... if you have Lightroom or PSCS3 you can do a lot of it right in the raw converter if you shoot raw, which I would.

here is a tut i found on one of the retouch threads

http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157594577686705/

i dont really have a website, but i did a shoot with Oregon Falls awhile ago, and i'd like their pictures to have that sort of look to them.

i know hes great, hopefully i'll be like half that good at some point...lol

Hi Lauren....... if you have Lightroom or Photoshop CS3 you can do a lot of it right in the raw converter if you shoot raw, which I would.

whats the raw converter?
sry, im pretty new to CS3 still >.<

well if you want to understand more of his style, message him, he'll most likley message back.

myspace.com/namphoto

i guess youre a rival too now in the area.

depending on the camera you use, you can shoot in raw mode, which is a file format like jpg but it saves all the data in your camera like exposure, white balance, etc and when you open it in photoshop, it allows you to use the photoshop raw converter to change the exposure or white balance.

well if you want to understand more of his style, message him, he'll most likley message back.

myspace.com/namphoto

i guess youre a rival too now in the area.

nah, im no rival
i just shoot for fun
and since im friends with Oregon Falls manager, he got me a shoot with them just to update pics since they got their new member

they are supposed to be doing an amazing shoot with Adam from what ive heard though

a ha :D
ive got it now
thanks everyone :D

sorry to say but that is not it

not to sound mean, but if that is your photo you should work on posing and lighting first. You need to get all of you elements right BEFORE you bring the shot into photoshop. If you get lighting and posing down, trust me, you will be way better off than getting this technique down first.

Adding my 2cents - it looks like nothing more than a recovery in Lightroom...just my take on the image.

There is a tutorial (sorry no link) on the Adobe website and I got the tutorial with my CS3 on working in the Bridge with RAW files - its amazing.

I picked up the link to this tutorial a long time ago on this site. It's fun to play around with this technique and looks similar to what you're looking for... but it takes a little practice because it looks dumb when taken too far.

http://www.reviewzine.com/photoshop-tips-adding-more-dimensions-to-your-photograph/

Adding my 2cents - it looks like nothing more than a recovery in Lightroom...just my take on the image.



whats lightroom?



and where can i get the raw plugin or where would i find it on my puter?
i have the whole CS3 suite, so idk...