MPerson Posted January 17, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I never shoot colour but the other day I was working in LR and got this effect which I quite like but would be grateful for others opinions. I have more on my site: Muted colours Muted 01 [ATTACH]122822[/ATTACH] Muted 02 [ATTACH]122823[/ATTACH] Muted 03 [ATTACH]122824[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Hi MPerson, Take a look here Muted Colours. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
thompsonkirk Posted January 17, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2009 It's an interesting experiment that yields an 'old photo' faded look & plays with the viewer's sense of time. I'm surprised how well it works in the wedding shot. The images that originally had bright colors look faded by time, & those with less color look split-toned (the two shacks on your website). So that others can try it, what technique are you using? You seem to be letting a bit of red & green show, while suppressing blue, cyan, magenta, & yellow. So I guess you're using a BW conversion layer or a HS layer with all colors 100% desaturated except a bit of R & G? Kirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammitsboel Posted January 17, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 17, 2009 Thanks for posting Andy. So, how did you do it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted January 17, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys. Basically I was fiddling! But as in the darkroom I take notes and have now created it as a preset and the link is as in my OP. I am not convinced it is good for skin tones(!) but does convey the effect quite well. My settings notes show: Temp 4350 Tint +7 Tone Blacks 5 Brightness +50 Contrast +25 Presence Clarity +100 Saturation -70 Tone Curve Darks -3 Shadows -14 Point Curve strong contrast Split Toning - highlights Hue 57 Saturation 15 Split Toning - shadows Hue 57 Saturation 15 Sharpening Amount 25 Radius 1.0 Detail 25 Noise Reduction Colour 25 Vignettes Lens correction Amount -85 Midpoint 34 Post-Crop Midpoint 50 Feather 50 Everything else is zero or default. Hope this helps - colour is a strange world to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammitsboel Posted January 17, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 17, 2009 It sure is a powerful effect. As you I get confused about colors and often feel they dilute focus in the images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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