Does anyone know how this is done

http://www.andrzejdragan.com/foto/foto37.jpg

i've tried so many things but i dont get this brown and red tone in my
pictures..

anreaz dragan sell his technique for 300 ? but i dont want to do that.. it
cant be so compicated .. i hope!

thanks for help!
Markus

 

This is a dramatic photograph to begin with, and most of its effect is not
due to a single Photoshop technique.

It has been color corrected by a very skilled person, IMHO. Try converting
to Lab, sharpening the Lightness channel very drastically, and using curves
to make the a and b channels less steep, effectively turning your image into
a slightly colorized black and white image. Move the centers of the a and b
channel to get the overall color that you want.

 

hello mike!

thanks for that, i will try it

Markus
www.trojaner.at

 

Mike,
Could you please clarify how to "move the centres of the a & b
channels"...do you mean using the curves dialogue?
Cheers,
Paul

 

....

Yes. Convert to Lab mode. In the curves dialog, moving the center of
either the a or b curve will create an overall color change. A small change
has a large effect. In general, this sort of move is used to remove an
overall color cast, and not to add one.

The a curve controls magenta and green, and the b curve controls blue and
yellow. , including moving the endpoints of the a or b curve (usually both)
to change the slope of the line. This will increase or decrease the amount
of color. Color variation and color saturation may both be controlled this
way, all without altering the Lightness of the image, and any number of
dramatic effects are possible.

 

yes this was i great tip!
i've never tried to do my chages in lab mode bevore.
I think whith these stepts i can get close to this style!

i think it is also necessary to do some dodge and burn to increase the
contrast of the shodows..

Markus

 

I'm delighted that you've discovered Lab. It's a new world.

Yes, making the shadows very deep and keeping contrast is another feature of
the original example image. Keep in mind that you can curve the Lightness
channel, and make your shadows more dark and dramatic, without affecting
your new colors.

Other tools in Photoshop, such as Shadow and Highlight, and the various
layer modes also behave differently in Lab than in RGB.

 

Thank you Mike...your info is much appreciated.
Paul

 

Thanks much for the tips. I tried it on a rather standard portrait photo and
the effect was dramatic!

Flo

 

[re correcting in Lab]

Hi Flo,

This is the tip of the Lab iceberg. If you want more info, there is a new
book called "Photoshop Lab Color" by Dan Margulis that goes into detail on
many Lab manipulations. One of the examples in the book - chapter 2 -
involves increasing the color variation of portraits. (Search
www.amazon.com for margulis lab)

The curvemeister color correction class starts this Sunday, and also deals
with Lab for increasing saturation and removing color shifts, and setting
skin tones.
http://www.curvemeister.com/downloads/Class/

 

Mike Warren has an excellent dragan effect action at
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm
It is listed under "Dragan Action".

Cheers

Swampy

 

Mike Warren has an excellent dragan effect action at

Lots of fascinating items there - thanks Swampy!

 

ok. i know it..

it is not an action.. first turn your images in b/w . than add an new
layer, set the mode zu overly an then paint with a soft brush the colors you
want. *g*

greetings markus

 

Let me just add that I think Andrzej Dragan's work is beautiful and I
aspire to reach his proficiency with Photoshop light effects.