Sir Santa!

[duttytd]

Not sure if this goes here but its quite creative.


Sir Santa by Duttytd, on Flickr

Would love to hear your thoughts guys!

Tony

 

[MWHCVT]

Not really sure about this one mate, I just dosn't look quite right to me :shrug:

Matt

 

[duttytd]

I drove past it today and seen it had a santa hat and some decorations on it so thought id stop for a snap but i couldnt position anything as there was flowers infront of it and i didnt want to step on them.

I can see it not being to everyones taste, it made me laugh so thought id share it.

Tony

 

[duttytd]

No one else?

 

[SarahLee]

Have you tried it in B&W Tony?

There's some nice tones and contrast in it, but I'm finding the combination of the verdigris and bright red hat a bit too harsh on the eye - I think a moody B&W might bring out the best in it.

 

[duttytd]

Have you tried it in B&W Tony?

There's some nice tones and contrast in it, but I'm finding the combination of the verdigris and bright red hat a bit too harsh on the eye - I think a moody B&W might bring out the best in it.

I will have a try. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

 

[duttytd]

it seems that my photoshop skills have beat me this time... i cant seem to get a moody black and white look

 

[duttytd]

anyone?

 

[SarahLee]

it seems that my photoshop skills have beat me this time... i cant seem to get a moody black and white look

This is the sort of thing I had in mind.
It's not great because it was a very quick 5 minute edit on a small file but it gives you an idea. Just say if you want me to take it down.

 

[duttytd]

Thanks i really like that, i just can't seem to get that moody look :-(

 

[SarahLee]

Only a few steps if you're using Photoshop.

- create a duplicate layer of the background (in case you mess things up)
- create a B&W layer - I moved the red slider slightly to the left and the cyan slider slightly to the right (not too much because we'll pick that up in step 4)
- create a curves layer and set to medium contrast
- Now go back to that duplicate background layer and use the dodge and burn tools to add further areas of light and shadow. I lifted the tones in his face slightly with the dodge tool on midtones, then using the burn tool and varying opacity set to shadows I added more contrast and texture to his beard, shirt and stonework.
- Finally I stuck in a vignette because I'd lost all tone from the sky.

You can always tweak the opacity of any of the layers to tone down the effect if it's too much or even reduce the B&W layer to let some colour tint back through.

 

[duttytd]

Only a few steps if you're using Photoshop.

- create a duplicate layer of the background (in case you mess things up)
- create a B&W layer - I moved the red slider slightly to the left and the cyan slider slightly to the right (not too much because we'll pick that up in step 4)
- create a curves layer and set to medium contrast
- Now go back to that duplicate background layer and use the dodge and burn tools to add further areas of light and shadow. I lifted the tones in his face slightly with the dodge tool on midtones, then using the burn tool and varying opacity set to shadows I added more contrast and texture to his beard, shirt and stonework.
- Finally I stuck in a vignette because I'd lost all tone from the sky.

You can always tweak the opacity of any of the layers to tone down the effect if it's too much or even reduce the B&W layer to let some colour tint back through.

Thanks a lot really appreciate you taking the time to show and tell