what type of pp is this?

[barleymalt]

Fountain on Place de la Concorde - Paris | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This type of PP really stands out to me. It almost looks 3d. Does it have a name? Could anyone point me in the right direction please?

Btw this guy is a tpf member and his work is truly amazing.

 

[reznap]

Looks like HDR tonemapping from a few exposures... at least 3.

This is from his exif data: 'Exposure Mode Auto bracket'

Anyway, the photo is fantastic.. perfect composition (I think so anyway).

 

[KmH]

Having a good technical understanding of photography sure helps too.

 

[achtungbarry]

Hello barleymalt,

I found this thread via a link on my flickr stats.

First of all, thank you for your kind words about my work. I am most flattered.

Secondly, I'll do my best to explain the processing on this shot.

Reznap is correct int hat 3 exposures were used and tonemapping was certainly part of the process. I cannot for the life of me remember if this is tonemapped from a single raw shot or the 3 shots I took, one underexposed, one normal exposure and one over exposed (-2 0 +2).

Anyway, it was lightly tonemapped in Photomatix. when I started doing hdr stuff, I had a tendency like many to go a bit nuts with the sliders. Happily I've gotten that out of my sysyem now . I now tend to set the strenght at about 60-70- percent for a more natural look. I use this method to make sure I get the maximum amount of detail possible from all areas of the shot. I also find that it brings out textures quite nicely too.

After this is done, I move the file to photoshop where I do the usual levels, contrast etc adjustments and this is where the fun begins. I then create a second file consisting usually of some shade of light brown. I make sure that this is exactly the same size as my photo. I then drag the brown image on top of my photo blocking it entirely. Next, I blend the 2 using a soft light blend. This gives me the "old stle" tinted look that I like to use. I usually desaturate my photo a little then to give a more muted, pastel feel to the colours.

I then touch up the image with a few more adjustments, whatever I feel is needed really: some masking, contrast, cloning etc.

I then flatten my layers (sometimes up to 30 or more!) and save the file.

BTW, it is not at al neccessarry to use a hdr processed image to use this technique. any well exposed shot will work.

I hope that was of some use to you.

I regularly publish tutorials on my blog/website. There a 3 there at the moment about hdr and blending textures for a painterly style photo. I also post descriptions of how I took and processed photos in the blog section.

Home / Blog - Barry O Carroll Photography

Feel free to visit.

I will put a proper tutorial about the style I have just described soon.

All the best.

Barry

 

[ann]

Thanks for stopping in Barry, nice work.

 

[barleymalt]

Hey barry thanks so much for the detailed explanation. Helps a great deal. I really love how subtly some of them are done, like you can't tell wether its a painting or a photo.