Anyone know how to achieve this effect?

[BarryDawsib]

http://www.purestorm.com/z-images13/imageupload11/PhilWinterbourne_1691239.jpg?1811910526

So anyone know what you do to achieve this effect?

And also, how would you describe it?

Cheers

Baz

 

[tiler65]

I think you need to pay around with saturation sliders and a beautiful model helps.

 

[Vic]

I think you need to pay around with saturation sliders and a beautiful model helps.

Maybe a colour balance layer for colour in the shadows.

Probably more important is studio lighting and a good make up artist.

 

[tiler65]

Also shouldn't this pic be a link instead?

 

[Chappers]

You probably need to shoot for this effect. Soft lighting with no pronounced shadows. Then reduce the saturation to near monochrome. May need to adjust the light tones to maintain detail ( but that's a minor point).

 

[treeman]

Definitely shooting it right is going to be half your battle, as above

 

[BarryDawsib]

here's the thing though, reason I asked for how it was processed is I have seen it done with several lighting setups (including more pronounced shadows) and ive seen some with the dreaded selected colour!

so all evidence points to photoshop!

also been trying with just saturation and the obvious outcome is dull no matter what sliders so ime led to believe there is a bit more goes into such an image.

 

[tiler65]

Ah, but I bet it done with masks and curves. Look at her eyes/iris', thay look fairly natural.

Masking parts of the image, definitely.

 

[BarryDawsib]

Maybe ime scouring flicker and all over and no where seems to be giving up the details.

Maybe ime using the wrong search terms? how would you describe this type of shot?

 

[tiler65]

Maybe ime scouring flicker and all over and no where seems to be giving up the details.

Maybe ime using the wrong search terms? how would you describe this type of shot?

Try a search on bleached images

 

[Byker28i]

Ah, but I bet it done with masks and curves. Look at her eyes/iris', thay look fairly natural.

Masking parts of the image, definitely.

I think masking has been done on the skin for smoothing. A good tutorial here:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=142782

Then a desaturation on a layer and adjust.

 

[JasonRS]

The shots only 6 days old, why not drop Phil a message and ask?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philwinterbourne/4281865922/in/set-72157604329672347/

He's most likely had a very well lit, and well made up model to begin with shooting with this end in mind.

Same model, same day, different light

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philwinterbourne/4277130181/in/set-72157604329672347/


I wouldn't do it by desaturating, as it all goes a bit grey.

 

[BarryDawsib]

The shots only 6 days old, why not drop Phil a message and ask?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philwinterbourne/4281865922/in/set-72157604329672347/

He's most likely had a very well lit, and well made up model to begin with shooting with this end in mind.

Same model, same day, different light

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philwinterbourne/4277130181/in/set-72157604329672347/


I wouldn't do it by desaturating, as it all goes a bit grey.

Might have to do, been a long time since I had any kind of communication with Phil.

 

[joescrivens]

high key

 

[Chaz Photos]

do you know Phil Winterbourne the copyright holder of this image? I see its linked to Purstorm If you had been uesing my photos I might have something to say................

 

[Grendel]

Image tags removed as the OP is not the owner of this image

 

[sonny]

Perhaps saturation sliders and/or split tone slider in Lightroom + soft lighting/effect..