Last week’s edit was real success and I had no idea how I could top it this week. Instead of trying to best last week I went for a cousin image in spirit. I decided to try and create a vintage Polaroid feel. Unlike last week I didn’t remove the car from the background as it was in an area with too many details. When removed the area which was replaced just created a distracting area.
I created the effect by using the curves to shift the colours slightly and hue and saturation to slightly desaturated the image. I added some strange colour efex using a gradient adjustment layer and a new layer with red painted on to the canvas. I added grain using the grain filter and use a polaroid border to finish the whole effect off.
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- Week1
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- Week2
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- Week 3
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- Week 4
So which is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below.
Also remember to check out Robyn’s post for this week.
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I rather like the last one…. Nice gentle mood
It is quite a calm image and the colours are not so intense, I really understand the idea of a gentle mood.
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I like week 4’s photo the best. 🙂
Thank You, Week four is a nice image. Also thanks for taking the time to comment.
I think I prefer your vintage salt version. That car distracts from the vintage feel of the ship. Also the framing is better with week 3 as well – a more balanced version
The is a distraction I agree, although when i removed it what was left was also a distraction. Sometimes you have to choose between the better of two evils.
This week’s really does have that old photo coloring and vintage feel to it. The addition is red is very effective – it draws your eye right to it making the bow of that ship an unusually placed focal point, without shooting your eyes off the picture plane. That little dingy on the side of the middle ship invites you to check that one out as well. Kudos!
I see what you mean, your eye is drawn to the bottom corner and then up through the ships. I added the red to give the effect of colour distortion that you sometimes see in Polaroid images, It seems that it has worked better than i thought,
Great job! Now this is my favorite.
Interesting, I do like this picture as well. I think the last two week’s had more rounded images.
Week four. Great image.
Thanks Victor, It i an interesting image with the colours being very subtle compared to the other weeks.
I like Week 2.
Week two is a good image, I should really go back and play with the rigging again as it still feels too dark.
that last one is like a painting. I enjoy all of them…
Really liked week 3 but…week 4 …. love it. As has been said, that gentle mood you have created.
I am going to have to remember this process for future pictures, needing a similar gentle mood. As it seems to have been a hit.
All very special .. But 4 has warmth which I like 🙂
Yes Julie compared to the other colour image it does have quite a warm feel. I think this image is much more liked that i predicted.
I like week 3 the best, there is a touch of history in it.
Yes a touch of history, many years ago with my first digital camera I did a similar effect to try and trick people ( I was much younger) into thinking it was a real old picture.
Week 4 definitely gives off the calming effect you speak of, Ben, but week 3 remains my favorite for the wonderful historical feel of the processing.
I also am a fan of week three, the idea of history synergies well with the subject.
I like week 4 – it just has “that look”.
I am not sure what that look is, but I will take a guess that it is a look that grabs your attention.
I’m not sure what “that look” is either, but it does grab my attention.
I have to say that week 3 is my favourite, week would have been except for the car.
THe car is a bit of a sticking point,of course I could have replaced it with a nice vintage car.
I like the soft colours of week 4…but also the more intense colours from week 1,,,
Can I guess that the black and white versions were not your favourite then. ☺
I love this last one Ben. It’s my favourite of the series, and a very creative process to achieve the Polaroid feel. Nicely done as always.
Apologies for my late comment. July and August have been busy.