{"id":1034,"date":"2012-10-07T14:02:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T21:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alanklughammer.com\/info\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2012-10-07T14:02:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T21:02:37","slug":"old-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanklughammer.com\/info\/old-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I randomly came across this image I had taken last year. At the time I put it in my rejects pile. One of the problems with the image was lack of sharpness, but the biggest issue was that I could not figure out how to make it work as an image.<\/p>\n

As it happened, I came across this image shortly after meeting a graphic designer named Boo<\/a>. Although she is just getting back into photography, her work has a gritty style I like. It seems to work well for this image. It also hides some of the flaws in the original capture. I have not printed it yet, but I like the story it is trying to tell. A little bit more tweaking and it may end up in my portfolio…<\/p>\n

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To get this effect used a number of steps in Photoshop. The original raw file was saturated and the contrast as increased. I then added a saturation layer and decreased the saturation but used a mask to let the flowers stay saturated. I also painted a little bit of the bush in the background in the mask so there is a hint of saturated branches to balance the centrally saturated area. This is when a tablet is handy, as it gives a bit more control in painting masks (among other things).<\/p>\n

The next step was to add the noise. Back in the day, street photographers often used high ISO films and even pushed{{1}} said film for more sensitivity. As a result, we tend to associate grainy images with a more gritty style.<\/p>\n

One cool thing about Photoshop is smart filters. When you apply a filter such as noise, you can use a mask so the effect is only applied to certain areas. I reduced the noise effect on the flowers and on certain areas of the bench.<\/p>\n

I “sculpted<\/a>” the image using a combination of burning, dodging, and what I call “glazing”.<\/p>\n

[[1]]”Pushing” meant underexposing and overdeveloping. This had the effect of making film more sensitive at the expense of more grain and more contrast.[[1]]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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