FILM NOIR FILTER TO THE RESCUE

[FUJI]

I'm not sure if any of you use Silver Efex Filters as Plugins in Photoshop 6?

Here I demonstrate how a rather mundane shot, perhaps one that isn't as harp as usual can be rescued by the application of a Film Noir Filter, to a add film-like creative result.....as seen here.

 

FUJI

[johntwo]

You know what I'm going to say about the lettering on the door in the first one Fuj.  The second is a stunning capture.  Posed on the diagonal, eye contact and the subject are all bang on.  For me, the grittiness is a bit heavy though.  I know why you have added it but perhaps a bit too much (for me).

[Nikonmike]

Like them both but the first one does it for me, just enough of the writing to go with his expression and the ciggy.

[FUJI]

3 hours ago, johntwo said:

You know what I'm going to say about the lettering on the door in the first one Fuj.  The second is a stunning capture.  Posed on the diagonal, eye contact the subject are all bang on.  For me, the grittiness is a bit heavy though.  I know why you have added it but perhaps a bit too much (for me).

Hi again J2 

The lettering on the door is the key to the photograph, so just couldn’t remove it.

The grittiness works for me because, the originals lacked that certain something unless given this treatment.... just like an Artist leaves certain areas out of a painting so that the brain makes up the rest.

FUJI

 

 

 

[johntwo]

2 hours ago, FUJI said:

Hi again J2 

....................................................The grittiness works for me because, the originals lacked that certain something unless given this treatment.... just like an Artist leaves certain areas out of a painting so that the brain makes up the rest.

FUJI

 

 

 

I agree Fuj, just a bit heavy for me.

Ah, I see what you mean about the first.  Because the lettering is foreshortened, it didn't strike me immediately but you're right.

[CMunzel]

I like both these portraits and the film noir treatment very much as it replicates the look of black and white film developed in the dark room that I miss. It suits these portraits well. I like the unsmiling, direct gaze looking straight into the lens that makes no attempt to please. 

Maybe a bit too grainy for me. Can the grain be reduced with that filter? 

[CMunzel]

Meant to add, I’m confused by the lettering. Don’t know what it means. 

[Ryewolf]

7 minutes ago, CMunzel said:

I’m confused by the lettering. Don’t know what it means.

I think it should say something like: No Smoking in the Doorway

[Ryewolf]

I use Nik Silver Efex for all my mono conversions, I'm not a big fan of the Film Noir Effects myself

[Korky]

There's a beautiful sadness about shot 2 - the gritty quality suits the image perfectly.

Korky

[FUJI]

Thank you all for the Always welcome, valuable feedback; it hoes a long way to keeping this old fogey motivated.

Rye, you were spot on, with what the sign says.....NO SMOKING IN THE DOORWAY.... My subject was smoking there, hence his expression, on being caught, by my lens.

The joy and bugbear of Street Photography and Portraiture, is that you do the best with the lens on camera at the time....

With further reference to the grittiness of the...Film-Noir...filters, they like many others are a Marmite thing ...love ‘em, or, hate’em....I like them for helping to retain just the essentials of a study.

FUJI

[Clicker]

Two candid captures depicting characters with both humour in the first one and sensitivity in the second one ...  street togging at its best ... well done Fooj ... .. the processing sympathetic with this genre in my opinion .