How did they get this effect

[kumar30006]

I am totally new to Photoshop, own Canon Mark 5D

How did they get effect. I would really appreciate someone help me out on this.

This was my question for many photographers and they never care to teach me:-)

Thanks in advance.

Ray

[pavel123]

As far as I can tell, there have been a few manipulations to achieve this. I can not say that I like the look myself, but this is a matter of preference.
- background converted to B/W, blurred, grain added
- people: saturation reduced, sharped, contrast increased

[kumar30006]

Do you know how to get this done? workflow?

[kumar30006]

Thanks again.

[ISeek]

Kumar
Here's what you need to do:
Mask out the couple from the background and put them in a new layer.
Desaturate the background layer.
Apply a very small gaussian blur to the background layer.
Add noise to the background layer.
On the couple layer, go Image adjustment Hue Saturation and reduce the saturation a little bit.
Apply Unsharp Mask to the couple layer.

[kumar30006]

I will try this at home and let you know. I truly appreciate your help.
This forum is truly amazing.

Thanks again. Ray

[W.Smith]

Kumar,

this an alternative way to do it:

• desaturate
• apply the history brush where you want color in the image
• apply curves and hue/saturation to taste

Like the attached image.

[Jixxy]

Originally Posted by ISeek

Kumar
Here's what you need to do:
Mask out the couple from the background and put them in a new layer.
Desaturate the background layer.
Apply a very small gaussian blur to the background layer.
Add noise to the background layer.
On the couple layer, go Image adjustment Hue Saturation and reduce the saturation a little bit.
Apply Unsharp Mask to the couple layer.

This and the clothing looks like it might have been isolated and adjusted slightly as well.

Using the history brush wouldn't be m first choice, as it's nice to have separate layers for each adjustment, plus you can refine it a bit easier later on.

[skydog]

Either the other photographers don't know or they don't want to share the little edge (difference) they may know. There are numerous ways to get this look as the above posts show. Keep coming to retouch and you will develop your own skills/look that you can then decide to share with your fellow photographers.