How to make colors like Jordan Voth

[shinphotography]

Hello everyone,

It's my first message on this forum, i'm a french photographer (beginner level i think), and it's been like 10 hours that i'm working on photoshop or searching on the web how to do colors like these:

http://jordanvoth.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo2fa...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo2fa...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo2fa...in/photostream

This guy is really good, colors are saturated, tones are deep, but realistic. Skins are nicely colored, i don't know how to say it, but all his tones look fantastic.

Don't you think so?

I am trying to achieve, but no way

What do you think of this?

Thanks in advance, whatever will be your answers.

Sorry to be on other guy asking how to do an effect or a specific processing.

[RobertAsh]

He sells actions on his website. Those might help. His colors look more desaturated, actually, not saturated, at least to me.

Thanks for sharing his site url. He has a gift for making his subjects look like they're really having fun

[mshi]

its some simple cross-processing with overall color desat.

[shinphotography]

Desaturated, you think?

Maybe but tones look very deep at the same time!

Ok i will try!!

What kind of cross processing mshi ?

Thanks for your answer, there is hundred of people asking him how to do his processing, maybe it isnt simple at all?

Once i will have the solution, i'll make actions for the forum.

Thanks in advance guys!

[Andrew B.]

This free plugin might help you get started: http://www.redpawmedia.com/bbpro.html

[mshi]

Download some of his images and open them up in PS. Using INFO to sample and gather data will reveal the method.

Originally Posted by shinphotography

Desaturated, you think?

Maybe but tones look very deep at the same time!

Ok i will try!!

What kind of cross processing mshi ?

Thanks for your answer, there is hundred of people asking him how to do his processing, maybe it isnt simple at all?

Once i will have the solution, i'll make actions for the forum.

Thanks in advance guys!

[shinphotography]

Thanks a lot Andrew B. !! This tool seems really awesome ! Unfortunately it doesn't seems to work on PS CS5 ? I added it to my plug-in folder and then after PS reboot nothing new...

Mshi: I didn't know it was possible! I'll study this lead! Thanks!

[shinphotography]

Mshi: Ok finally there is not much informations available with the INFO lead. There is nothing about layers, ...

Just camera raw tweakings and exifs.

But thanks!

[Andrew B.]

Originally Posted by shinphotography

Thanks a lot Andrew B. !! This tool seems really awesome ! Unfortunately it doesn't seems to work on PS CS5 ? I added it to my plug-in folder and then after PS reboot nothing new...

I'm using it in PS CS5.

[mshi]

Originally Posted by shinphotography

Mshi: Ok finally there is not much informations available with the INFO lead. There is nothing about layers, ...

Just camera raw tweakings and exifs.

But thanks!

I didn't know you're totally new to Photoshop. Open his image up in PS, and then go to Window-->Info for the tool.

[Ricardo]

I've tried the cross process/desat method and just doesn't look the same. Does the cross process need to be really subtle?

[mshi]

Originally Posted by Ricardo

I've tried the cross process/desat method and just doesn't look the same. Does the cross process need to be really subtle?

post one of your images here. perhaps someone can give you more directions.

[shinphotography]

Seriously Andrew B. ? Maybe the 32 bits CS 5?

I'm on 64 bits CS5, put the BBP.8bf file in my plug in folder, restart photoshop, and nothing appears... I'm in the good folder, but no plug-in.

Ok Mshi, i'm not totally new but it's true i didn't knew this tool. Tried some things with it, not inspirating for the moment. I have to search some tips on this tool!

[Andrew B.]

Originally Posted by shinphotography

Seriously Andrew B. ? Maybe the 32 bits CS 5?

Good call. I forgot about that. A 32 bit plugin will not work in 64 bit PS CS5.

Of course, you could run it in 32 bit PS CS5. When I did my installation, the installer loaded 64 bit and 32 bit. It might be sitting there for you to use. Or, there are free applications out there that run Photoshop plugins.

And now at the risk of starting a controversy, I'll make a second suggestion. Duplicate your layer. Set duplicate layer to Soft Light. Adjust opacity as needed. Also, try desaturating the duplicate layer, and then setting it to soft light. Also, try putting a slight gaussian blur on the duplicate layer. Smart filters make this easier, of course.

But if you can get the plugin working, it's the best bleach bypass simulation I've found.

I also saw mention of cross process here. I don't think that's what this photo is. But there are tutorials on that around the web. And redpaw has a cross process plugin.

[ItsOscar]

I bet we're all over thinking it and he just uses Alien Skin Exposure.

[siiLent]

Jordan sells presets on his website.
Will they make the images look just as his? Probably not because a lot of factors contribute to the final image.

As others have mentioned please post an image of yours so we can see what you're starting point is.
If you don't have the correct starting point, you won't see the final result.

[freezehead]

Well, I think those pictures were created with good lenses and PTS was used just a little. My friends used Canon L lenses and the pictures straight out of the camera were nearly as the pictures showed above. The first picture in your link is easy to achieve, shoot the picture by expose for the people, the sky will over expose, then in the PTS may be duplicate the background layer, desaturate the copy layer, then set it blending mode to screen, reduce the opacity, increase contrast and add vignette.

[isaac_magana]

I've been trying to get those color like crazy!
And I've seen a few other photographers get this kind of look.