Model Technique - Flight to Chicago

MightyLeeMoon · Jul 7, 2006

Here are a few pictures I took from the plane...followed by me using the photoshop technique to make those photos look like they taken of a train set:

Je-C · Jul 7, 2006

They definitely look like a train set model. Is there a place to find a tutorial on how to do that?

MightyLeeMoon · Jul 7, 2006

Je-C said:
They definitely look like a train set model. Is there a place to find a tutorial on how to do that?

I forget the page I learned it frombut I found the site through some searching on Google.

Anywayif memory serves meit goes like this (Im at work and dont have PS):

Open your photo

Press Q to get into quick mask mode.

Select the Gradient toolutilizing the repeating format (third button to the right, I believe)

Set it up as the default Black and Whiteand then flip it so that White is on Black.

Click and drag (with Gradient Tool active) for a focal point.

Press Q again to leave quick mask.

Now apply a Lens Blur (adjust settings to taste).

Okay...at this point most of the tutorials I found suggest modifying Curves to get a plastic type look. Me...I prefer to use Match Color. I boost Saturation all the way and bring up Luminance a bit (As far as I feel comfortable).

markc · Jul 7, 2006

Cool shots and rather effective. If you want to get that extra little bit, you could try straightening the perspective.

d70girl · Jul 7, 2006

Very nice, Lee!

crawdaddio · Jul 7, 2006

I like the first one the best, these look great!

Tutorial:
http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/

MightyLeeMoon · Jul 7, 2006

d70girl said:
Very nice, Lee!

Thanks!

When are we doing a shoot out?!

tekzero · Jul 7, 2006

someone do that to this shot of mine

bangkok thailand

MightyLeeMoon · Jul 7, 2006

tekzero said:
someone do that to this shot of mine

bangkok thailand

Passion4Film · Jul 8, 2006

So cool!

lil dvl · Jul 8, 2006

these are great, its such a fun technique to play with!

markc · Jul 8, 2006

Unfortunately the fake DOF doesn't work for me if it cuts an object in half. Things like the buildings and trees should be either all blurry or all in focus. Modifying the gradient mask should help that. Anything perpendicular to the lens should have the same color over it entirety. It's the same reason that fake Lensbaby shots don't work for me, except there the plane is tilted, so it's even harder to fix.

spako · Jul 8, 2006

wow! great effect!
Its amazing all the things you can do in PS!

MightyLeeMoon · Jul 9, 2006

markc said:
Unfortunately the fake DOF doesn't work for me if it cuts an object in half. Things like the buildings and trees should be either all blurry or all in focus. Modifying the gradient mask should help that. Anything perpendicular to the lens should have the same color over it entirety. It's the same reason that fake Lensbaby shots don't work for me, except there the plane is tilted, so it's even harder to fix.

Good point. I would go one step further and say that the further things are away from the focal point...the more out of focus they should be...

markc · Jul 9, 2006

Nice! Yeah, that works a lot better for me. I might make that second green tower more in focus, but other than that, it really works great.

MightyLeeMoon said:
Good point. I would go one step further and say that the further things are away from the focal point...the more out of focus they should be...

Yup, that's why the gradient is there. It's trying to simulate that.