I'm trying to figure out how these effects are done!

[JoshEshmont]

I had a program that automatically did it and I'm not sure how it works. My buddy is a photography not so much myself. I would love to be if I could afford a nice camera. Any insight would be wonderful! The file was original a .raw and converted later into .jpeg after. I've checked the Exif and couldn't find any information to help me.

Thank you so much!

 

[JoshEshmont]

 

[JoshEshmont]

 

[480sparky68 67]

Hard to tell exactly what was done unless we can see the originals. But I would guess the contrast was boosted at the ends of the curve.

BTW, it's against forum rules to post images that aren't yours.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

It looks like bad single image HDR

 

[Rephargotohp]

I would bet it's a Big Gob of Topaz Adjust

 

[MLeeK]

a WHOLE lot of heavy use of the clarity slider, while leaving the image slightly over exposed to create a faux HDR look. It's definitely not something I'd aspire to.

 

[JoshEshmont]

They are my photos I'm the guy IN the photo haha. Thank you for your help guys! I'll provide any information that's needed

 

[TenaciousTins]

I like the original way better than the edited!

 

[Ballistics]

Looks like 100 radius unsharp mask lol.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I like the original way better than the edited!

^^^^that

 

[MrsLittle]

Looks like the effect I get when I lighten the shadows too much. Could be done somewhere around 80% +

 

[ann]

Lucis art would give you the look in the second one, along with a preset in Topaz Adjust 5. (don't remember which one)

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Throw a highpass filter on a smart object layer and change it to Overlay. Then increase the filter slider until you get that grungy halo look. Assuming you are using photoshop that is.

 

[ronjohn]

i'd say high pass filter or topaz adjust

But overall, the photos look pretty bad in my opinion, I wouldn't try doing stuff like that unless you're just trying it out for fun.