How does this guy do it? Website link...

[Diego Garcia]

Hi.

I love this guys work, check out his archive by clicking thumbs.

http://www.chromasia.com/iblog/index.php

Likewise here

http://www.alakija.shutterchance.com/photoblog/7686.htm

However, I was wondering how they gets images to the final stage. Amazing PP and something I would like to be able to do. Not loooking to copy a style just get an idea of where or how he PPs.

At a guess I would say multiple layers, levels, curves, dodge and burning, some vignetting and other stuff. I think some stuff has a surface blur too.

I actually emailed chromasia for advice but he never replied, which is fair enough.

Here is an attempt to get something like the effect, before and after.
Any good?

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/riginal.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/smalltest.jpg


Diego.

[matty]

try this technique Diego, see if it gives similar results...
http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~tbujor/blog/archives/000010lomo_effect_in_photoshop.php

[minimeeze]

I personally prefer the images in the second link as they don't look so over processed.

[Sean_Mcr]

That's the fella from Blackpool a psychologist by trade i think. He's got a great eye, i don't like photoshop tricks personally, but he's still a very good photographer

Mark tucker is something else

http://www.marktucker.com/

[Jonny]

http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/8004/r13zs.jpg

My attempt :suspect: :cuckoo:

[moomike]

The Chromasia guy seems to use a great deal of post processing - it's a lot like my illustration work - when I get time I'll try to post something like a tutorial.
I find a separate layer of texture (set to overlay or soft light) with a mask applied & select areas erased or darkened/dodged/burned can give results like this (the photo needs to be good to begin with of course but I don't think you'll have a problem there Diego) Keep your eye on Illustration magazines like Computer Arts or Computer Arts Projects as they often have some really good walkthrus on this subject & free textures, etc.
P.S. nicely done Jonny

[Diego Garcia]

Moomike that would be good.

I think I am getting there. This is another attempt, but actually slightly more Dragan that chromasia if anything.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/mark1.jpg

[Bachs]

I find a separate layer of texture (set to overlay or soft light) with a mask applied & select areas erased or darkened/dodged/burned can give results like this

This site containing free textures (http://www.mayang.com/textures/) may be of use to few of you if you are into this kind of work.

[fingerz]

Likewise here

http://www.alakija.shutterchance.com/photoblog/7686.htm


Mr Alakija took that the other day, when I met up with him in Brick Lane. You can see my version here:
http://www.jameyhoward.com/photoblog/index.php?id=225