Does someone know how to make a picture like this one?

[Brieul]

Hi,

First message, just registered.
I am Sil, 19 years old and from the Netherlands.
I'm into old-school 60's youth subcultures and everything that goes with it.

Few week ago i found a beautiful picture on the web.
This one:

PLEASE DO NOT POST IMAGES TO WHICH YOU DO NOT HOLD RIGHTS. YOU MAY POST A LINK.

Would somebody like to help me how i could make a photo like this?
Me and my friend would like to make a photo very similar to this one.
I have an Canon 500D and my friend an Pentax MX or MX-1.

Thanks,

Sil

 

[Designer]

I presume you're asking about one person being in focus while the other one is not.

This is done using a combination of factors that affect the depth of field (the focused areas).

So the photographer used either a wider aperture, a longer lens, stood close to the subjects, used a larger sensor (or film format) or any combination of those factors.

Now it will depend on what you have available out of those factors.

By the way, since this photograph is not yours to publish, you must take it down and publish a link to the photograph. Thanks.

 

[Brieul]

I presume you're asking about one person being in focus while the other one is not.

This is done using a combination of factors that affect the depth of field (the focused areas).

So the photographer used either a wider aperture, a longer lens, stood close to the subjects, used a larger sensor (or film format) or any combination of those factors.

Now it will depend on what you have available out of those factors.

By the way, since this photograph is not yours to publish, you must take it down and publish a link to the photograph. Thanks.

Thanks, i know how to do that. What i mostly mean is the filter/ look of the photo. The sort of nostalgia feel to it.

And sure, i will do that.

 

[The_Traveler]

Since you will surely be told very soon to take down this picture above because you do not own the copyright and therefore, by terms of this site, cannot post it,

This picture is made using a wide aperture (f 1.4 or f2.8 or as low as your camera/lens combination can go) and focusing on the face of the nearest person.
The furthest person is thus out of the plane of focus.

The depth of the picture that is in focus relates to the camera type, the aperture and the distance of the subject from the lens.
I suggest you read this tutorial Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and then you can use the DOF calculator at DOFmaster.com to see what you can do.

The 'look' of the picture is pretty simple and is done by adding noise and tone to a b&w conversion of the original digital image.

 

[Designer]

Thanks, i know how to do that. What i mostly mean is the filter/ look of the photo. The sort of nostalgia feel to it.

Well thanks for telling me what it is you wanted to know!

My next best guess at what you want to know is this:

Low contrast B&W conversion. No filter. No noise reduction.

 

[Designer]

And what exactly do you mean "nostalgia"? If you mean that the low-quality paper print was allowed to lie in the sunlight for about a month to fade properly, is that what you mean by "nostalgia"?

 

[Brieul]

Thanks for the answers, will read the tutorial. I'll try out the filters.
I can't seem to find the facebook page where i found the photo. So i think the best thing to do is delete the post.

By nostalgia i mean the old but clean stripes/dots/scratches in the picture.

 

[480sparky41 40]

............By nostalgia i mean the old but clean stripes/dots/scratches in the picture.

Either shoot film and handle it poorly, or use one of the available presets in the software. Or, you can 'draw' such things in manually.

Once the image gets taken down by the mods, you'll need to post a link like this to the image so we can view it:

http://oi58.tinypic.com/11harsj.jpg

 

[Designer]

I'll try out the filters.

What filters?

 

[Braineack]

http://oi58.tinypic.com/11harsj.jpg

there's nothing in that shot that anyone couldn't recreate with almost any camera.


wait for an overcast day.

arrange your models against a white wall.

stand them one in front of the other.

use matrix metering and an f-stop wider than f/4.

oddly frame the shot and put the focus point directly on the tip of the subject's nose ensure everything else is out of focus.

take picture, convert to B&W in post.

 

[Scatterbrained]

Hi,

First message, just registered.
I am Sil, 19 years old and from the Netherlands.
I'm into old-school 60's youth subcultures and everything that goes with it.

Few week ago i found a beautiful picture on the web.
This one:

PLEASE DO NOT POST IMAGES TO WHICH YOU DO NOT HOLD RIGHTS. YOU MAY POST A LINK.

Would somebody like to help me how i could make a photo like this?
Me and my friend would like to make a photo very similar to this one.
I have an Canon 500D and my friend an Pentax MX or MX-1.

Thanks,

Sil

You can get that kind of light by shooting in an alley. The height of the building keeps the direct sunlight out while bouncing and softening the light that makes it down. A light colored building with the second person close to the wall would work, coupled with a 50mm lens wide open. Notice too that the subject is a fair skinned guy wearing light tones while the person behind him has darker hair, eyes, and clothes. This helps enhance the contrast between the two individuals.

 

[Brieul]

Really, really appreciate all your help. Helps me a lot! Have come a lot further with all this information. Luckily, i have mostly dark tones and my friend has more light tones. Good to know this shot is possible with almost any camera. And thanks Sparky, for the link.

Would the best thing to is too use the Canon 500D or the Pentax?

 

[raventepes]

Honestly, it doesn't matter which camera you use. You should be able to get a near-identical image weather you use the Canon or the Pentax. It's all a matter of depth of field.

So the photographer used either a wider aperture, a longer lens, stood close to the subjects, used a larger sensor (or film format) or any combination of those factors.

That pretty much says it all. I'd suggest standing closer to the subject, assuming you're using a kit lens and shoot wide open (assuming the kit lens, f/3.5).