Photo Retouching - - How to: "Christian Schmidt" Look - Page 7

pixelhunter · #91 07-17-2008, 08:26 AM

Try this one.

rystro · #92 07-17-2008, 08:30 AM

What is that...

palms1 · #93 07-17-2008, 08:37 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, 08:42 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, 08:51 AM

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

rystro · #96 07-17-2008, 09:06 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, 12:32 PM

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

pixelhunter · #98 07-17-2008, 02:55 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.

/thread

sirespen · #99 08-07-2008, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixelhunter

He uses my action.

/thread

Closed?

Ciao Sebi

rystro · #**100** 08-07-2008, 10:50 PM

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

sirespen · #**101** 08-07-2008, 10:59 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, 06:01 PM

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

jvr · #**103** 08-08-2008, 10:10 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, 12:30 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, 06:32 PM

Quote:

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