ADJUSTMENTS FILM NOIR PORTRAITS

[FUJI]

OK!

Having slept on the constructive comments from Geoff and Phil, regarding the grain in my ....Wistful Snack .....post, I took on board all they had said.......and then I decided to do a little , in-depth research into the....Film-Noir.....genre.

After browsing a whole series of photographs done using this technique I then absorbed a YouTube tutorial on Photoshop combined with Nik Silver Efex processing.

Here then are my first results using techniques gleaned from my learning session.

1: Take/Find a strongly lit portrait.

2: Use software to increase contrast and saturation..I used the Viveza filter in Nik Silver Efex.

3: Then; in NIk Silver Efex find the...FILM TYPE....choose KODAK TRI-EX 400 as a starting point.

4: Adjust sliders to suit your portrait.

5: To finish, adjust the RED filter to finish skin tones.

6: Carry out any tidying or sharpening/blurring here.

7: Save portrait when happy.

This will be my preferred method from now on regarding mono portraits.

 

FUJI

[Phil]

IMHO this is much better 

[Korky]

I didn't comment on your previous post as I didn't want to be seen to be jumping on the criticism bandwagon. I did, however, fully agree with Phil and Rye.

Shot 1 here is a VAST improvement - the grain isn't too intrusive and it comes across as a strong portrait rather than one where someone has gone du-lally with the sliders.

Korky

 

[FUJI]

Thank you all.....

Thanks for kicking me back into the classroom........constructive observations can be worked upon to produce positive results.

FUJI