What Technique does this photographer use?

[bobaab]

I tried emailing this photographer but I haven't gotten a response back yet. So I was wondering if you guys would know.

http://www.overshadowed.com/mt/archives/2005_08.html

What technique/equipment is he most likely using for the non-traffic shots? It seems very silvery but it still has lots of color..I'm really interested in trying this.

It looks to me like he uses a digital camera though, so i'm guessing it's not a film technique...what do you guys think? Thanks guys.

-Bob

EDIT: ok looks like he uses film..it says so on the page with the picture on it hehe..i missed it..

 

[terri]

I thought you'd get more views and replies if I moved this thread to the general Q&A forum, bobaab.

 

[bobaab]

thanks =)

 

[Big Mike]

This is what I saw on every shot...

Nikon D2H - 12-24mm DX Zoom-Nikkor

 

[bobaab]

that's the camera and lense information, but does a certain lense make that much impact on pictures?

 

['Daniel']

He's using a long exposure. This means that only things that emit intense light or stay still for a long time relatively will show up on the film. Hence the headlights showing up in light streaks but not the relatively dark cars.

 

[photoboy15]

It could be a polarizer but most likely the satuation and color was changed in photoshop. The shapeness comes from the lens.

 

[JonK]

Looks like post-processing to me. My guess is some sort of layer blend coupled with some desaturation. i use an overlay blend sometimes that can result in a similar look when you play with the layer opacity and desaturation.

 

[bobaab]

so just some photoshopping?

 

[Unimaxium]

Hmm it seems to me that he's using film; at the top of the page for each picture it says "Hasselblad 500C/M - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 50mm f4." So perhaps the effect is just the film he is using.

 

[photoboy15]

It says both a Hassy and a Nikon DX2. Alot of the picture could be shot w/o any post production. Some good metering and a flat film like a Kodachrome or a fuji nph could do the trick. If you ever get to talk to the artist please let us know.

 

[ajmall]

one has nikon d70 10.5mm fisheye... this guy has a lot of gear!!

 

[JonK]

I noticed a old shot with fujichrome Provia. Also messaged him thru his flickr account and left a link to this thread. Perhaps he'll stop in and solve the mystery.

 

[MotorPsycho]

mystery solved.


http://www.overshadowed.com/mt/archives/000050.html



dosent take any thing away from the guy at all. the shots are awesome. the photoshop work is dead on.

 

[bobaab]

wow, thanks, i just remembered this thread I made. I'm gonna have to start playing around with PS like he does...but wow, his PS skills are very good to make pics like that..