Fresh transparent/skin texture/Film tone later tips sharing

Some tips and ideas on the latter side of the share of the article.

But because everyone took photos of the exposure parameters, characters, environment and other factors are different, so also created a late photo of complexity and inconsistency. Therefore, in this article, there will not be too many late parameter introduction, more is to share my later aspects of some ideas and methods. And this article to share with you is:

1. How to make the color of the photo transparent?

2, comfortable skin and texture is how to do it out?

3, film color characteristics, how to pull out the film color?

First one, transparent color. Transparent color can be said to be a lot of photographers love one of the tones, but also the girls are very much like a hue. You can see that this hue is basically used on most of the films, but how to tune them?

In fact, the principle is very simple, in a word: deal with the black and white field relationship, restore color.

It's hard to understand? In fact, it is not difficult, here can explain. "Deal with black and white field relationship", in fact, is to control the picture of the contrast between the light and shade. By looking at many of these types of films, you can see that the tone is characterized in that the whole picture is very bright, but not because of the exposure of the glare of the feeling, that is, the bright place is lit up, and the dark place, on the preservation of a certain detail and bright part of the contrast relationship, there is such a contrast to the whole picture will look through, And will show a certain degree of light and shadow texture.

In addition to what has just been said, the second feature is color. You can find this type of film color is very full, but not because it is too saturated and distorted, the color transition is very comfortable natural, plus the appropriate shade contrast, color will be through.

Well, the above explains the principle of permeability, here is a picture to explain:

This picture is a typical small and fresh type of film, very suitable for fresh and transparent tone. Analysis of the original image, exposure is basically moderate, but relatively gray, the screen has no level, so the first step we first deal with the Black-and-white field.

In LR, I first highlight the entire screen, so that the picture lit up, but this time some of the highlights of the screen will overflow, so to control the high light, highlight the shadow, the screen will look more comfortable exposure. Here is an important point is that you must pull the white color, this step can enhance the whole photo bright part, and the high light part of the impact will be relatively small, the whole picture is alive, and then press the black color level, enhance the contrast.

After a few steps above, the whole picture lit up, the relationship between light and dark more prominent, contrasting, that is to deal with the picture of the Black-and-white field relationship. (Please ignore the yellow complexion)

And the sense of permeability is basically out, the next thing to do is to restore color. According to this picture, the screen is mostly green area, so the main adjustment of green saturation and shading. But green saturation should not mention too high, otherwise will be green dazzling, will rob characters, want to green comfortable, can increase in the saturation where the yellow value, and then the bright green brightness, then the whole picture Green will be very comfortable.

Then for the screen of the blue, skin color part of the saturation and brightness of the adjustment, you can get the following figure:

Here, the fresh and transparent tone is basically OK, but you can find your photo color is still not enough, how to do? In fact, many people have ignored, but also to adjust the RGB color channels in the three primary colors:

And the focus of the adjustment is the blue channel, as long as the color of the blue channel, the entire screen will be more transparent color, do not ask me why, this is a lot of my experience from the Ha ha ~ and red, green channel can be adjusted according to needs.

Left: Blue channel not colored right: blue channel has been added color

After the addition of color to see the whole color more full, and appear very comfortable, to here the color palette of the transparent color is over.

Left: Original artwork right: after adjustment

After a series of adjustments, you can see the photos have a fresh feeling, this is the basic color of the permeability of the method and ideas, you can summarize the focus of the transparent color:

1, processing good photos of black and white, restore color

2, for the screen color saturation, brightness adjustment

3, in the RGB channel, the key to improve the value of the blue channel, the other two channel values adjusted according to need.

The second part, then, is the color adjustment. This part in fact I can teach not much, should pay attention to the main early shooting, later words to share my skin treatment tips.

Good skin color and early shooting has a considerable relationship, when you use good light, the original piece of skin color will already be pretty good-looking, conversely will how also can not adjust the good texture.

I suggest that there are two main points to be taken in the early stage:

1, to make the character skin is always under the surface.

It's simple, with light, the skin will look white, in addition to the appropriate later, the entire skin will appear transparent, and if the skin is in the backlight, or in a very dim light environment, the skin without light, it will appear dull, very gloomy feeling, is very difficult to show skin texture of the ( Special environment or shooting atmosphere except, the late hard pull exposure skin will only light, but no texture, but also produce a lot of noise.

2, the film should pay attention to color bias

Have a good light is not enough, but also pay attention to the color of color problem. For example, shooting on the grass, the sun shines on the grass, the grass will be green to the face, the whole face will be green, against the blue wall, the wall will reflect the blue light to face, the face will be blue, or in the room, the night light is more complex, the face will appear a variety of light source mixed light, There is also a mixed bias. It can be said that the small color can be modified by the later, but if the color is more obvious, this situation is later irreparable.

So I suggest that in the first two cases, you can cooperate with the reflector to shoot, to avoid the skin color bias; In the face of indoor or evening light more complex situation, you can use the flash or as far as possible in a single light shooting.

When you have a good early shot, the latter is quite good to do. Take a look at this picture:

This picture of the character of yellow is quite serious, and the most affect the color is orange, so you can in the LR HSL module, focus on reducing the saturation of orange, increase brightness, in order to make the skin not dead white, orange hue slightly more red.

After adjustment, the complexion is more good-looking, the skin looks white, but also more rosy, basic I I took the film to do so, the color of this piece can be finished, and then put to the PS for details processing.

This step is a routine action, with a stain repair brush, repair tools and seals to remove defects in the skin, there is a need to liquefy. The skin of this sister is still quite good, the request is not high can not wear skin. and need to grind the skin words, use to everybody very familiar portraiture plug-in:

I think, do not need to carry out fine grinding, the skin plug can meet the needs, I usually like to wear the skin of the film is also used this. But when used to adjust the value, the default value is generally not very good, because the details will be lost after grinding more serious. Here I choose the general grinding effect, minimize the blur effect, increase the details.

After you can see the skin although it is smooth a lot, but the details are still lost a lot, this time to reduce the transparency of the grinding layer, I generally use 30%-50%, you can keep a certain detail, and then cover the black mask, the skin out.

Then the skin needs to be treated with texture. The first is to use lab sharpening or high contrast to keep sharpening (specific operation please Baidu) characters of the skin or facial features (remember to use the mask), a small number of times the effect of sharpening will be more ideal, after the character's facial features, skin texture will be highlighted.

Finally, the characters ' facial features can be processed in three dimensions. The steps here are simple: Create 50% neutral gray layers First, steps: Create a new Layer--edit--fill--50% gray--layer properties to soft light, and then use black and white brushes, brush concentration and flow down a little bit (20% or so), wipe out the nose of the people, cheeks of the high light position, to create a stereo effect.

Skin Texture Focus:

1, early shooting, attention to light and color problems

2, Orange control character complexion, adjust according to need

3, wear the use of plug-ins, sharpening skin texture, neutral ash to enhance the stereo effect of the characters

Well, the last one is the film texture of the picture how to tune?

First of all, to analyze the film tone characteristics:

The overall picture color adjustment and transparent color is just the opposite. Transparent color is like a shiny leather bag, the appearance of bright light, relatively eye-catching, and film color is a matte leather purse, color is not eye-catching, but deep and have taste, coupled with unique particles, appear more texture.

Nikon F100 Fujifilm C200 shooting

So in the film color palette, but also with the transparent color, the tone needs to be more deep, while properly reducing the saturation, making the picture more harmonious.

This is a picture I took with a digital SLR, how to make film color? The first step is still to adjust the good picture of the light and dark relationship, here can be appropriate to reduce the contrast.

After adjusting, the picture level sense has, the color also enriches a little, does not appear to be gray. Then there is the most important place:

Why is that the point? Because the essence of the later analog film tone is the three RGB curves, these three RGB curves control the whole picture of the hue, these three curve is I refer to the Vsco, online, such as many of the great god of film tones out, as for why so tune, I do not understand the principle, understand the color of friends may know. The values of these three curves, high and low, apply to most of the photos, as the small adjustments can be based on the color components of the photo. In other words, Blue takes up more of the screen, you need to adjust the blue channel curve a little more, so on.

After the RGB curve palette, the feeling of film has been out of the half. But the background makes the screen color a little bright eye-catching, we have to do is in the HSL adjustment will be the background of the green part of the dark, adjust the color of the characters, etc., will be more deep colors.

After HSL color adjustment, background color is pressed dark, in line with the film deep tone, the whole picture more natural, and film flavor is also thicker, want to strengthen the texture, you can add some particles in the LR can be.

Late analogue film tones (Nikon D750 shooting)

Late analogue film tones (Nikon D7000 shooting)

Film Tone Summary:

1, Color characteristics: The screen color is deep, low saturation

2, focus on adjusting the RGB channel curve, and then adjust the HSL to make the picture natural harmony

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