yOOrek's Rants'n Raves » Photoshop http://blog.yoorek.com The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:40:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AnnA – A different take http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:44:28 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/ I edited this photo in PS CS4. Anyone likes this style of PP?

AnnA

AnnA Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, October 2009

Different PP style done in CS4

• NIKON D700 • 1/8000 sec at f/2.8 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Spot metering • Manual • flash fired • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

• Device:NIKON D700 • shooting mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO • AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D • VR:Off • focus mode:AF-C • AF area:Dynamic Area • primary AF point:D9 • AF points used:D9 • focus distance:1.12 m • DOF:0.08 m (1.08 – 1.16) • FOV:38.0 deg (0.77 m) • hyperfocal distance:29.72 m • light source:Flash • flash:On, Return not detected • flash mode:Fired, External • flash setting:Rear • flash type:3.01 (SU-800 Remote Commander) • flash flags:[0], [1] • group A mode:iTTL-BL • group A compensation:0 • group B mode:Off • group B compensation:0 • group C mode:Off • group C compensation:0 • file type:NEF • bit depth:14 •

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Here is a photo I took the other day. Used remote flash, camera left, triggered by CLS. After importing it to Lightroom, I converted it to B&W using SilverEfex Pro. Here is the result. I have a feeling that this software will become my friend for a long time.

Ms. F.

Ms. F. Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, July 2009

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• NIKON D50 • 1/60 sec at f/2.5 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • Remote flash • Nikkor AF 50mm f1.4D @ 50 mm •

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Pencil on wood

Pencil on wood Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek: 

Winterthur, Switzerland, May 2009 

Created by opening original version and conté crayon version as layers in Photoshop CS4 and adjusting opacity of the conté crayon layer.

• NIKON D50 • 1/40 sec at f/11 (-1/3 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/05/29/games-with-photoshop/feed/ 0 Little village by the lake http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/little-village-by-the-lake/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/little-village-by-the-lake/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:19:41 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/little-village-by-the-lake/ The last one for today. Fake tilt’n shift that is. From the house of yOOrek ;-)

Little village by the lake

Little village by the lake Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, May 2007 

Just fooling around with this Fake Tilt’n Shift stuff

• NIKON D50 • ¹/320 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 300 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/little-village-by-the-lake/feed/ 0 Theese Shoes Are Made for Tilt’n Shift http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/theese-shoes-are-made-for-tiltn-shift/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/theese-shoes-are-made-for-tiltn-shift/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:15:28 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/theese-shoes-are-made-for-tiltn-shift/ More fake tilt’n shift from the house of yOOrek. This time I used a different shape of mask when applying the lens blur filter.

Theese Shoes Are Made for Tilt'n Shift

Theese Shoes Are Made for Tilt’n Shift Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, June 2007 

Just fooling around with this Fake Tilt’n Shift stuff

• NIKON D50 • ¹/200 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 70 mm •

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Little people

Little people Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Nice, France, August 2007 

Just fooling around with this Fake Tilt’n Shift stuff

• NIKON D50 • ¹/500 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/04/little-people-fake-tiltn-shift/feed/ 0 Fake Tilt’ n Shift http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/01/fake-tilt-n-shift/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/01/fake-tilt-n-shift/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:26:46 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/01/fake-tilt-n-shift/ My take on this fake tilt’n shift. View of Port Hercule, Monaco, as seen from Royal Palace. So far I like the effect. Have to find, shoot more suitable photos for this kind of effect.

Port Hercule, Monaco

Port Hercule, Monaco Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Monte Carlo, Monaco, March 2009

Fake Tilt’n Shift done in Photoshop CS4.

• NIKON D50 • ¹/640 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18 mm •

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Maya & Herold

Maya & Herold Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, February 2009 

Initial processing in Lightroom. Final processing – PhotoShop CS4.

Texture by natdiastok

• NIKON D50 • ¹/1000 sec at f/2.2 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Pattern metering • Shutter priority • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

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Yosemite Valley Tilt Shift

Yosemite Valley Tilt Shift Originally uploaded by ryan jay?

Original comments by ryan jay?: 

tilt shift of this 

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/02/21/fake-tilt-shift/feed/ 0 I jumped the ship http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/11/30/i-jumped-the-ship/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/11/30/i-jumped-the-ship/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:56:53 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/?p=287 I’ve finally jumped the ship. Last Friday I’ve finally ordered a brand spanking new iMac. Top of the line 24″ aluminium model with 3.06GHz Intel core duo processor, 4Gb RAM, 1Tb HDD, 512Mb nVidia graphic card. On top of that I got myself 1Tb Time Capsule. Got it through Apple Shop on Black Friday. Now for the disappointing bit – it will arrive some time mid-December. I know it is not that far off in the future, but you know how it is when you wait for a new toy. The time just drags on and on.

iMac

iMac

On the other hand this gives me two weeks to plan the migration from Windows, get Mac version of the software I use on almost daily basis (Photoshop, Lightroom), some new software for calibrating the display and clean my desk.

What would be interesting is crossgrading from Windows Adobe CS2 to Mac OS X CS4. I am going to call Adobe here in Switzerland and see how much the crossgrade will cost me. And then, once my iMac is delivered, the journey will begin. I’ve already identified few places in my photographic workflow where I’ll be forced to make some changes. I use Downloader Pro to transfer my images from camera to HDD. I know there are some other programs that do just that but I have failed to identify a program that creates XMP files and Geo-codes the images at the same time. Downloader Pro does it in one go. Lightroom should not be a problem as it should work just the same as under Windows. Lightroom export plugins for Flickr and Zenfolio should work as well.

Hardware calibration might be problematic as apparently the brightness of iMac screen cannot be turned down enough. And I do not want to use shades as it introduces some color cast. There is some software that works with i1 Display2 puck and addresses this issue. I’ll have to look into this.

Anyway, it looks like interesting and busy X-mas for me.
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