How to simulate the late stage of any photo?

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All of the following methods are not the only way to achieve the effect of one of the methods.

I chose not all the pictures are processed later, can achieve the same effect, I just want to show that the latter can achieve similar effects, rather than only later to achieve similar effects.

I only provide a directional guidance, the specific technical details themselves a lot of experience.

Most of the time, I have been giving people and fish, but not the people and fishing, since someone asked this question today, I will tell you my "fishing" to share with you.

Note: Previous tutorials can be seen at the end of the article.

Photos can be divided into two categories: black-and-white and color, of course, some photos are black-and-white and color mix, but I think, as long as your photos have color, that is photo, even if only part of the color.

Black and White can only reflect the brightness of information, and photo is more than Black-and-white color information.

So, looking at a photo later mainly from three aspects to see: light, color and detail.

First of all, light, light is divided into three categories:

Over exposure

Less exposed

Normal exposure

Secondly, is the color, this is a color works of the key.

The main impact factors are as follows:

Contrast degree

Saturation degree

Hue

Color balance

Contrast is the measurement of different brightness levels between the brightest white and darkest black in a picture. My God, too abstract, in fact, this more based on experience to judge better, the picture to see more, you will know what is high contrast, which is low contrast, of course, here is relative to the height. Generally speaking, my experience is that the picture is gray, contrast is low, the screen Black-and-white contrast is obvious or particularly bright, contrast high.

Saturation refers to the brightness of the color, in general, the higher the saturation, the more colorful color, black and white gray three-color performance is weaker, and vice versa.

Low saturation, black and white ash significantly increased.

High saturation, black and white ash significantly reduced.

Hue, not a man to see the appearance of beauty, it is used to distinguish between different colors, PS in the hue adjustment will cause the color itself change.

Color balance: Balance is balanced, that is, the need to balance the color of the picture.

Details:

Hdr

Noire

Text

What is the details, is itself with the light and color independent, but the screen has a significant impact, such as HDR, it can enhance the performance of the details, such as Pointe-noire, can highlight the center, creating a film feeling. For example, the use of good text can add a lot to the picture. There will be a detailed explanation later.

Well, the theory is part of this, the following actual combat coming.

Next, answer me a question first, the following two pictures, which is the original image:

Which one is that? No, no, the following is actually the original image;

By contrast, do you see the magic of PS?

I was just a random search on the internet to do the later, if there are raw files, I am sure, the effect will be even more amazing.

This image is applied to HDR, hue, saturation, contrast, color balance, and many other treatments, followed by a detailed explanation.

OK, the following is a formal demonstration of the analysis process of the image.

Original:

First, take a look at our three elements: light, color and detail.

Light: According to the histogram, we can see that its pixels are mainly concentrated in the middle of the tune, the right high light has more pixels, should be the upper right corner of the sky, the whole belongs to mild exposure.

Color: The picture has a little hazy, gray sense, contrast is low, at the same time, can also see the saturation is low, hue does not see, color balance blue.

Details: None.

Adjust the exposure, which is more obvious.

Adjusted histogram:

So the way we get a similar effect from a picture can be: lighten, lower contrast, saturation, color balance is blue.

Specific methods to participate in: PS Post Tutorial! How do I get a picture of the Japanese cyan film texture?

Look at this picture again:

By the same token, three elements:

Light: Light through exposure

Color: Contrast normal, saturation normal, hue warm, optional color yellow.

Details: None.

Approximate steps: Slightly lighten, radial gradient you know, color balance yellowing adjustment, hue adjustment.

Three elements:

Light: Normal

Color: Contrast is high, saturation is high, hue is warm, color balance is yellow.

Details: text.

This kind of picture saturation is its characteristic, but the partial warm color is not its characteristic, the aggravating environment colour is more able to depict its characteristic than the partial warm.

This picture, for example, has an obvious cold hue, but what they have in common is that the ambient color has been strengthened.

Therefore, to see a picture of the latter method, should grasp its intrinsic characteristics, rather than the characteristics of the surface.

The most obvious features of this picture are: High contrast, low saturation, Pointe-noire, blue color.

How this portrait is handled:

Local amplification:

Final effect:

Layer Distribution:

Points:

One: Copy the Layer two times, change the pattern of the layer below to filter, and then use a mask to show your eyes on the top layer.

Two: Stamped layer, then select the channel mixer, choose monochrome, parameters such as figure, can adjust according to their own needs, as appropriate:

Three: Adjust the pattern of this layer to multiply the bottom.

Four: stamped layer, copy layer.

Five: Select filters on the copied layer other high contrast retention parameters are customized according to the effect

VI: Change the pattern of the layer to soft light opacity self-setting

Seven: Other adjustments, such as contrast, brightness

Classification:

• PS Getting Started Tutorial
• PS Post-processing tutorial