How do you use photoshop to achieve this? [Archive]

Jim

10-23-2005, 04:07 PM

http://www.technikpower.com/gallery/330ii/imola/330ii_ir_3.jpg

See how it looks some what matte / soft lightish... I've seen magazines do this all the time for pictures of models and cars and such... how they achieve this?

Thanks

Ashli19

10-23-2005, 07:25 PM

i dont think you can do it on photoshop. mitch bought me a thing called adobe elements for the puter...im positive you can do it on that

SmitEvo

10-23-2005, 07:44 PM

Adobe elements is a limited ability version of Photoshop...

Elements = Basic Elements of Photoshop....

-Jim

PSiedTSi

10-23-2005, 07:49 PM

yeah ashli jeeze...photoshop=teh sex

Ashli19

10-23-2005, 07:50 PM

ive never been able to do nething like that on photoshop b4....and wats 'the sex' mean?

SmitEvo

10-23-2005, 08:07 PM

Photoshop is just like 25x more complex then Elements...

It wasn't meant for general consumer use really... hence its high price tag.

Ashli19

10-23-2005, 08:12 PM

thats prob it

Bryce

10-23-2005, 08:41 PM

You take your image in to Photoshop;

Image/
Adjustments/
Color balance or contrast, or brightness any of those will help you achieve the look you want. :)

musthavemuzk

10-23-2005, 08:45 PM

no way am i competant with elements or PS, but from what i have read you need to know how to do layers and or mask layers. then use gaussian blur to blur.
i use elements as i could afford 100 for elements but not 600 for photoshop.

from what i read it is not terribly hard to do, but will take some practice to get good at it.

Monty

24valvenotak

10-23-2005, 08:46 PM

SmitEvo

10-23-2005, 08:53 PM

Hmm I guess what I was mainly looking at was ... Example:

Look @ the carbon fiber lip and see how the light on there is some what diffused?

BTW Im not a n00b just saw a few of these photos and was amazed at them...

Ashli19

10-23-2005, 08:55 PM

i bought elements for 35 shipped.... you got hosed billy. you got hosed.

Oh mitch

musthavemuzk

10-23-2005, 09:02 PM

i bought elements for 35 shipped.... you got hosed billy. you got hosed.

well i guess i did. if only i was more daring i would have it all for nothing. just hate the idea of getting busted.

Monty

uwatchn

10-23-2005, 09:03 PM

It seems like 2 seperate images layerd on top of each other
1. The car
2. the city in the back ground and the bridge it self
and then messed with seperatly

ill mess around with it and see if i can duplicate the effects

24valvenotak

10-23-2005, 09:03 PM

well i guess i did. if only i was more daring i would have it all for nothing. just hate the idea of getting busted.

Monty

I just got the cd with no box or manual so in reality i kinda hosed myself. its hard to learn with no help at all.

uwatchn

10-23-2005, 09:09 PM

i bought elements for 35 shipped.... you got hosed billy. you got hosed.

You both got hosed i have both elements and CS2 (the newest version)
FOR FREE

Ha, ha

BTW
Other shit too. lol-----I love being a pirate

24valvenotak

10-23-2005, 09:13 PM

You both got hosed i have both elements and CS2 (the newest version)
FOR FREE

Ha, ha

BTW
Other shit too. lol-----I love being a pirate

prison scares me

SmitEvo

10-23-2005, 09:25 PM

There has only been one person to go to prison for Software Piracy, and he distributed literally millions of copies of software...

T ! N

10-23-2005, 09:26 PM

You use the magic tool to select just the background, since the background's color is completely different then the car. After selecting the background, use blur. To get the diffuser to be light like that, use the blending tool, and blend it with the color of the road.

PSiedTSi

10-23-2005, 11:01 PM

There has only been one person to go to prison for Software Piracy, and he distributed literally millions of copies of software...

werd its worth the risk i think...

T ! N

10-24-2005, 01:26 PM

This is pretty close to the 330i image. Photoshop CS2: I used the magic wand to select everything, except the car, then used motion blur. Of course the wheels are not spinning, so that takes away the realisticity of the image.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8296/ferrarigg5015510243sy.jpg
http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/6421/ferrarigg501551024blur3ry.jpg

uwatchn

10-24-2005, 01:58 PM

werd its worth the risk i think...

I agree

Bryce

10-25-2005, 08:03 PM

I thought you were talking about the color, lol.

If you want the blur affect I would stick the car on another layer then just motion blur the back ground in the direction of travel.

Jim

10-25-2005, 08:33 PM

Nah its hard to explain, like in magzines and photos on the internet of models, they make thier skin look like it almost glows and its really smooth etc...

I dont' knwo do you know what I mean?

uwatchn

10-25-2005, 09:00 PM

I think i know what you mean and i have tried playing with the "Filter" (like paint daubs) options on photoshop i believe with some tweaking you could get that glow as

PS. long as you start of with a decent pic of you car in the right light and clean as shit

T ! N

10-25-2005, 09:58 PM

Nah its hard to explain, like in magzines and photos on the internet of models, they make thier skin look like it almost glows and its really smooth etc...

I dont' knwo do you know what I mean?

I think i know what you are trying to say. Removing noise will make pictures very smooth.

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/6568/imageaxd9qj.jpg
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/4550/image2axd1zq.jpg

Jim

10-25-2005, 10:52 PM

Kinda but despeckle blurs the picture so much...

The effect i'm talking about makes it look like it was almost painted realistically?

T ! N

10-25-2005, 11:44 PM

Kinda but despeckle blurs the picture so much...

The effect i'm talking about makes it look like it was almost painted realistically?

yeh, this picture was crop from a larger image, thats why it's a bit blurry.

Jim

10-25-2005, 11:53 PM

not just yours i mean in generall...

dubbsy

10-26-2005, 08:40 AM

airbrushing maybe?

MisterCMK

10-29-2005, 02:45 PM

Part of it is that the orignal picture was taken while moving, so that really adds to the effect.

AntiBling

10-29-2005, 07:31 PM

Jim, if you want to remove imperfections from say a car or a model, give it a matte like finish, you can mess with hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, and levels. I cant tell you exactly how much, thats gotta be up to you and the picture.

I would play around with brightness/contrast first, then levels, and finally hue/saturation if need be.

T ! N for that picture if you want the wheels to look like they are turning, select around the tire/wheels and go to blur and radial blur.

T ! N

10-29-2005, 11:45 PM

T ! N for that picture if you want the wheels to look like they are turning, select around the tire/wheels and go to blur and radial blur.

Yeh, I tried doing that, but I got tired, because it was like 2 in the morning..

powder

11-03-2005, 07:40 PM

StangerBanger96

11-03-2005, 08:42 PM

Anyone know how to make it look like you can see the engine with the hood shut, or seeing through parts, examples such as superstreet shoots, and this http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1398104 its like the fourth one down

That could probably be achieved if you had the camera on a stationary point and took 1 pic with the hood open and 1 with it closed, then just put the closed on top and erase part of it and blend it so the engine bay shot shows through.

Lindz

11-03-2005, 09:24 PM

Nah its hard to explain, like in magzines and photos on the internet of models, they make thier skin look like it almost glows and its really smooth etc...

I dont' knwo do you know what I mean?

Pretty sure I know what you are saying...I think that you are talking about airbrushing. And I am certain that there was some sort of that going on in that picture you posted. BTW...very cool photo, where did you find that Jim?

assasain

11-10-2005, 10:11 AM

if no one answered your question then i will

its a simple adjustment of contrast/brightness with a blurred, or motion blurred background

so use the pen tool to select the car then adjust the brightness/ and or contrast of the car then hit reverse selection and just do a simple motion blurr or normal blurr on the background.....

simple