Sepia portrait

[Carter64]

In two minds whether to stick this here, or portraits
It's a pretty good sign that I've not been able to get out when I start buggering about with GIMP!


Liam Sepia by Michael B O'Brien, on Flickr

(The original colour version is right next to this one on my Flickr).

 

[sbowler579]

Very nice, reminds me of the early settlers in the U.S for some reason.

 

[Carter64]

Thanks, that's good to hear, that was the effect I was after

 

[gazfy]

That looks very good, may be the clothes but similar to above it actually makes me think of an old amish picture. Well, minus a beard obviously!

Big difference between this image and the normal colour one on flickr!

 

[Carter64]

........it actually makes me think of an old amish picture.

I think I've nailed that to the done-up shirt with no tie?

Well, minus a beard obviously!

Haha, yes, The Beard thing is a source of amusement to me, he tried once and may even be trying again for all I know

 

[MWHCVT]

That works well it has a very convincing vintage feel to it

Matt
MWHCVT

 

[Carter64]

Thanks, Matt
As well as the B+W/Sepia simulation, I photographed a plain sheet of white A4 printer paper at an angle to light it unevenly. Desaturated, inverted and ramped up the contrast. I then added this as another layer with opacity adjustment to the top layer to suit, for more texture and the fading effect.
Although I'll probably not use textures too much, I may build a small library. Maybe scan various material directly. Leather, Denim, poly-cotton, Cordura etc. Something to do on and for a rainy day
Of which there are many here, at the moment

 

[AndyWest]

I'm not a fan of grainy shots but this one works really well. It's a great image.