How to get that look with Lightroom?

[DirkR440]

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Hi,

 

recently I saw a few pictures on Instagram that have a special look, the white color seems to be very strong. It is hard to discribe, but for example this one:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX3Dh9IBuCr/?taken-by=davidbiedert

 

Can anybody help me how to get that kind of look with Lightroom?

 

Thanks

Dirk

[A miller]

Dirk - It seems that all that the photographer did was exposure for the girl's forehead.  She is perfectly exposed; and b/c she is backlit, the entire background is over exposed.  I personally don't like the blown highlights from the digital sensor.  But with film this shot would look less blown out (due to the greater exposure latitude, unless one chose to blow them out in PP

Edited August 20, 2017 by A miller

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[Doc Henry]

Dirk - It seems that all that the photographer did was exposure for the girl's forehead.  She is perfectly exposed; and b/c she is backlit, the entire background is over exposed.  I personally don't like the blown highlights from the digital sensor.  But with film this shot would look less blown out (due to the greater exposure latitude, unless one chose to blow them out in PP

 

I agree with Adam ... film = "softness" in color and "natural" rendering 

 

Dirk I think you already know my answer look at Matt Osborne photos with film

https://www.flickr.com/photos/32681588@N03/albums/72157674222693852

and in another style I like much too

https://www.flickr.com/photos/32681588@N03/albums/72157676023971650

Edited August 20, 2017 by Doc Henry

[DirkR440]

I know I need to get back to film again :-)

 

A lot of things happened this year so I didn't had the time to do a lot of film pictures. Yesterday I just finished a roll that I've put in my MP more than a year ago. I'm looking forward to see the pictures because I already forgot what I shot with that film.

 

I still like these look, so maybe I'll play a bit around with overexposing the digital pictures... and then hopefully in the future I'll have more time and money to get back to film.

[andybarton]

I agree with Adam ... film = "softness" in color and "natural" rendering 

 

Dirk I think you already know my answer look at Matt Osborne photos with film

https://www.flickr.com/photos/32681588@N03/albums/72157674222693852

and in another style I like much too

https://www.flickr.com/photos/32681588@N03/albums/72157676023971650

 

 

 

It all depends upon how the photographer or the art editor for an advert want to present their work.

[almoore]

Can anybody help me how to get that kind of look with Lightroom?

 

There's a clue in the hash-tagging of the picture - #vsco. There's a lot of playing around with the saturation and contrast going on there. 

 

https://vsco.co/store

[Doc Henry]

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I know I need to get back to film again :-)

 

A lot of things happened this year so I didn't had the time to do a lot of film pictures. Yesterday I just finished a roll that I've put in my MP more than a year ago. I'm looking forward to see the pictures because I already forgot what I shot with that film.

 

I still like these look, so maybe I'll play a bit around with overexposing the digital pictures... and then hopefully in the future I'll have more time and money to get back to film.

 

Dirk ,  it seems you have in Color Efex option "soft" side for simulation like film

[DirkR440]

There's a clue in the hash-tagging of the picture - #vsco. There's a lot of playing around with the saturation and contrast going on there. 

 

https://vsco.co/store

Thanks a lot! I didn't see that. I'll try to find out which one it is.

[Chuck Albertson]

Take a look at this - it puts the question right up front:

 

https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-That-Lightroom-Quickest/dp/1937538931/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503329209&sr=1-1&keywords=how+do+i+do+that+in+lightroom+scott+kelby

[jaapv]

I'd say basically he created a high key image and the applied a gradient filter to the sky. Undoubtedly a bit of burning and dodging  on the girl as well.

[DirkR440]

Thanks a lot. I played a bit yesterday with the Nik Collection and I've used the High Key filter from Color Efex Pro to get this result:

 

Zürich by Dirk Raffel, auf Flickr

 

Thanks a lot for all the answers!

Edited August 21, 2017 by DirkR440

[jaapv]

And now apply a gradient filter to the top 1/3rd of the image.

[DirkR440]

I'll try. Thanks

[Jeff S]

And/or play with the sky color(s) saturation, e.g., using the Targeted Adjustment Tool in LR.

 

Jeff