Washed out effect...

delko

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How do i create an effect like this?

IS the white ballance just set different of the picture style ?

Or slightly over exposed?

It beats me i want to take such wash out photo i like the effect so much...
I am refering to the second pic..

Please help me understand...

Pics removed....

Not my work...
 
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There are many ways to get there. Depends what software you are using. I will assume photoshop. This is probably the fastest way to get relatively close to that.

Duplicate the background layer.
Change the layer blend mode to "Overlay".
Add a gaussian blur (try around 5-8 pixels ).
Then lower the opacity of the layer until you get a decent "glow" to the image.
Then you can create a black and white layer and lower the opacity until a little of the color starts to come back. (maybe 80% Opacity ). Or open a Saturation layer and lower the saturation until most color is gone.
Open a Curves layer and make any final tweaks to the contrast of the image.
 
There seems to be a bit more going on here. Looks like they overexposed it a bit and also did some desaturation. Too much contrast imo.
 
Thats a different picture in the second than in the first. Not that it matters much.
 
Is it posible to create a picture style with the canon picture style editor and then shoot such wasout photo without photoshoping afterwards?
 
Bossy said:
Thats a different picture in the second than in the first. Not that it matters much.

I know ... Just wana have a color picture that looks similar to the first but in full color :)
 
You can try to just overexpose an image. There might be a setting for super desaturation. Do you not have any editting programs?
 
5 minutes in Gimp 2.6..

i would suggest learning more about post processing to get the effects you want... youtube is your friend for this.. Gimp is FREE!

7507453.jpg
 
Dont have photoshop only gimp and dpp... From my canon software disc...

A picture style will just make think really much more easier for me that all...
 
QuadTap said:
5 minutes in Gimp 2.6..

i would suggest learning more about post processing to get the effects you want... youtube is your friend for this.. Gimp is FREE!

Do you mind giving me the method you just used?

Thank you :)
 
it went something like this.

reduce saturation
adjust levels
duplicate layer
apply blur to new layer
change blend mode of new layer to screen or overlay
adjust opacity of new layer
merge visible layers
make final levels, tone, and saturation tweeks
 
There are many ways to get there. Depends what software you are using. I will assume photoshop. This is probably the fastest way to get relatively close to that.

Duplicate the background layer.
Change the layer blend mode to "Overlay".
Add a gaussian blur (try around 5-8 pixels ).
Then lower the opacity of the layer until you get a decent "glow" to the image.
Then you can create a black and white layer and lower the opacity until a little of the color starts to come back. (maybe 80% Opacity ). Or open a Saturation layer and lower the saturation until most color is gone.
Open a Curves layer and make any final tweaks to the contrast of the image.

Here is my rendition using these steps:

6831499677_72a5039a08_b.jpg
 
Can someone maybe help me to create such picture style?
 

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