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I've Just Found the Kind of Style I Want to Emulate

  • 23-08-2008 12:11am
    #1
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,046 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey Guys,

    I have my camera about 2 months now, a Pentax K100D Super, bought on the advice of boardsies here. I'm a noob as you can see. I've been reading magazines, watching what's been happening here etc. I've found the style I want to emulate but I don't know what I need to do. I was hoping you guys might be able to help me with some advice. My apologies the images don't show in the thread, I don't seem to be able to embed them.

    I like how white washed images like these are, yet the colours are very intense:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodogoeslr/2728967200

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodogoeslr/2582688301

    I don't know what you call this type of style where the colours are washed out. I've seen this style quite often with fashion photos:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbag74/2706245217


    I know I should look to emulate but I'm a noob and I need targets before I can try and do something original. I'd appreciate as much info/help as you guys can give. What I have at the moment is the K100D Super with the kit 18-55mm lens and a Sigma 70-300mm DG APO. What do I need/need to do?


Comments

  • #2
    gloobag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭gloobag


    Well, I'm not entirely sure that these are all the same 'style', as you put it. But, the washed out effect you're talking about in the third one looks to me like cross processing, which can be done quite easily in photoshop. I use it a fair bit myself.


  • #3
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    that first one is nice but its more take a regular picture up the contrast and colour saturation (a bit)

    It is handy to discover what you like. you will find that you will end up carrying out the same post processing procedure for alot of photographs

    I started off with something similar
    first I'd adjust the levels
    then contrast adjustment
    then a slight increase of saturation

    now I've moved on to other methods.


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