How to: "Christian Schmidt" Look - Page 4

pixelhunter · #91 07-17-2008, 09:26 AM

Try this one.

rystro · #92 07-17-2008, 09:30 AM

What is that...

palms · #93 07-17-2008, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rystro

What is that...

is it a bird? is it a plane ? NO it's a zipped file

couldn't resist

Palms

rystro · #94 07-17-2008, 09:42 AM

Yeah I downloaded it. Its just the AIM profile. Here again, I think perhaps thats how he getting his bleached out whites, but I am talking about the bigger picture.

How is his shoot setup? Does he do compositing? How is it all constructed? This may be a question that cannot be answered... (see the Dave Hill thread) but I didn't know if anyone had any insight.

pixelhunter · #95 07-17-2008, 09:51 AM

Did you just download it, or did you try it?

rystro · #96 07-17-2008, 10:06 AM

I've been following this thread close to since it started. I've had that AIM profile and the action for quite awhile. I used it too. It just bleaches the white.

Like I said, I'm looking for his overall approach.

secretagents · #97 07-17-2008, 01:32 PM

I might be wrong but it very much looks to me like it's made with a raytracer.

pixelhunter · #98 07-17-2008, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rystro

I've been following this thread close to since it started. I've had that AIM profile and the action for quite awhile. I used it too. It just bleaches the white.

Like I said, I'm looking for his overall approach.

He uses my action.

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sirespen · #99 08-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixelhunter

He uses my action.

/thread

Closed?

Ciao Sebi

rystro · #**100** 08-07-2008, 11:50 PM

I hope not... I still think there is more to learn about CS.

sirespen · #**101** 08-07-2008, 11:59 PM

yeah...Of course you need a proper lighting when you take the shot, but I didn't really understand if the method with the profiles is the right way...

_Steve_ · #**102** 08-08-2008, 07:01 PM

Everybody talk about this Action..i can't find it?....or maybe it's me?...

jvr · #**103** 08-08-2008, 11:10 PM

hope this question it makes sense...

is it possible to achieve this effect but in B&W images? You know strong shadow areas, even and pale skins, strong contours in eyes, a general high contrast.

method for B&W?

sirespen · #**104** 08-09-2008, 01:30 AM

For me it looks like the photos are constructed from different shots, with different lightings...What do you belive?

quadupix · #**105** 08-10-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sirespen

For me it looks like the photos are constructed from different shots, with different lightings...What do you belive?

I think these are single shots.

My question to the experts: after converting & assigning the color space, how do you retain/bring back the natural colors to areas you don't want to whiten? Curves helped a bit but not to the extent you see in Christian Schmidt's images.

Any inputs?

Thanks

Gee · #**106** 08-11-2008, 08:21 AM

well i'll say one layer with original image, one layer with AIM RGB and u mask?
no?

quadupix · #**107** 08-11-2008, 01:07 PM

No! :-)

The conversion to RGB will automatically flatten all layers even if you hide one layer. Try it

sirespen · #**108** 08-11-2008, 01:10 PM

??? Mantain a copy? Paste it after you have done the conversion?

julianmarsalis · #**109** 08-11-2008, 01:50 PM

My thoughts work on a duplicate and paste it back into the original after making the aim changes on the dup.

marek · #**110** 08-11-2008, 04:23 PM

here's my try... ^_____^ nothing much..

sirespen · #**111** 08-11-2008, 05:29 PM

Hmm, I'm afraid you can create this look with every image....

stevephoto · #**112** 08-14-2008, 08:34 PM

Thanks! This is a very useful topic! I try to learn and practice. I will post my result soon.

pixelhunter · #**113** 08-18-2008, 12:57 PM

Try this action.

quadupix · #**114** 08-19-2008, 12:38 PM

Thanks for the action. Much appreciated!!!

Michael Bonner · #**115** 08-20-2008, 12:54 AM

This is an absolutely incredible thread- Thanks to everyone who contributed! I had the chance to play around with this technique today on a variety of photos I just took. Out of the four candidates I tried, I was only satisfied with the attached result. For those who are experienced in this technique, are you able to tweak it to apply to any photo, or do you find it only works with a certain kind of subject? If so, what would you say defines the right type of subject?

For anyone interested, my workflow for this photo included doing the profile conversion/assignment steps twice, followed by copying and pasting the result over the original in the Screen blending mode, and sandwiching a Curves layer between the two tweaked to add some cyan, blue, and green. Final touches with a slow-flowing white brush on a blank layer set to "overlay"

palms · #**116** 08-20-2008, 04:24 AM

Welcome Michael glad you are getting some good results. Yes i do think that it works best on certain images but still in the process of working out which ones,

Palms

djslyda · #**117** 08-20-2008, 05:16 AM

yeah i tried it with a couple of my landscapes and it didn't really work

ol_g · #**118** 08-20-2008, 07:34 AM

Hello! I'm newbie on this forum. I want to ask.
What is AIM RGB?

In CS3 i can't find AIM RGB:-(

Gee · #**119** 08-20-2008, 07:46 AM

read the thread

ol_g · #**120** 08-20-2008, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gee

read the thread

i disassemble.

i just need to download AIM profile and import them.