Film effect

[stas]

Hi guys!

I'm new in this community. So i have a question about how to take this effect with great highlights, detailed shadows (attached photos) in some digital photography, i know it's impossible to take it perfect, but...
Mybe it's about dynamic range, maybe just curves, color balance, lab...i don't know, sorry
Need your help. Thank you!

[garibaldi]

Proper exposure and good fill will give you that, both of those images were shot using ambient light and just had it bounced back in to even out the tones and shadows to control contrast.

[igot2pman]

Firstly, welcome....

Dynamic range only gives you more stops between white and black; basically creating smoother transitions. And if you mess up, helps you compensate for your cameras but most of all the photographers inability to make a correct exposure.

To answer your question, garibaldi is right, both pictures were taken with soft natural light and more than likely a soft filter. The combination can give you the diffused soft highlights. Good exposure gives you none blacked out shadows.

To compensate in PS, you can use levels to block the highlights and shadows. Just adjust the output levels to less than max. This would make sure that you blacks and whites with not be pure black and white. Dodging and burning can also help.

Hope it helps,
-Keven

[stas]

I'll think about it. Thank you all!

[stas]

So, guys, what about this?
Just exposure and light? I don't think so...

[garibaldi]

yeah, just exposure and light, but that is a shitty pic that is composited anyway so its not really the same

[stas]

how it's composited?

[garibaldi]

the legs are dropped in

[igot2pman]

Its too sharp my friend...and a bit over exposed for the look your going for.

Maybe this looks more like what your looking for...

-Keven

[stas]

Originally Posted by garibaldi

the legs are dropped in

Atr you think it's just a mask?

[garibaldi]

It looks like they were taken from another image and dropped in there.

[stas]

Oh, i don't know, maybe
So, check this photo from the same author

[garibaldi]

yep that too. what about it?

[igot2pman]

Originally Posted by stas

Oh, i don't know, maybe
So, check this photo from the same author

That is a diffrent style all together. Check out the Christian Schmidt thread and you can learn more about bleaching.

-Keven

[stas]

Thank you, i'll try

[Gee]

surex a lil bit your pic
kill the contrast in lr/cr
crank a lil bit the fill/exposure
and do the level output thing like said in this thread

i think it could work
im gonna try some tests soon

[stas]

Yes, it will be great, thank you