Rex

[Creativesnaps]

Mans best friend.

I did this for someone who wanted it for a present at the time.

 

[Martyn]

Awesome! I could ask how you did that, but I probably wouldn't understand the technicalities anyway.

[annie]

a beauty....

[fuzzyedges]

What a clever touch with the collar

The proceesing is outstanding and I am looking forward to more PS tips in other posts of yours

[FUJI]

A superb bit of photography.......enhanced by very skilled post processing.........post processing is something that I too am a great fan of.

I use a personal take on a technique called.....Contrast Grading.......taught to me via an excellent tutorial DVD via a mono forum.....I have adapted it for colour shots also.

Your technique here, looks very similar.....a use of soft brushes used on targeted certain areas to emphasise colour, tone and satration......with a final boost from targeted sharpening using the same brushes and layers technique.....Yes?

I would be interested to know if you flatten your layers between each step?........I do, to save disk Space as I progress.

Seeing this brilliant bit of work, has motivated me even further.....thank you!

For any of you who don't post process your original RAW files, it isn't as difficult as you might think, you may remember that PHIL helped me to put together a tutorial with screenshots, perhaps a year ago?

You don't need expensive processing software either, there are quit a few freebies available or older versions of Photoshop and Corel PhotoPaint Pro.......I promise, that once you have the workflow learned then internalised, its like falling off a log.....honestly.

If this old fogey can do it so can you......it makes so much difference to your work ...it isn't cheating, just a way of developing what is already there.

A brilliant example .....thanks for posting it.

FUJI

[Korky]

Dog pics usually leave me running for the exit, but this really is a superb piece of work.

 

Beautifully processed and a real winner!

 

Korky

 

I forgot to add that if Rex were sat beside me right now, I'd give him a piece of my toast. Only a small piece, mind!

[Creativesnaps]

Thank you for your comments

Someone once mentioned that I should remove the tag as it was distracting which was a good point but I decided to add a name to it instead.

The main thing to getting this look is the lighting as you need to create highlights. Next time I will be using more lights to get a better look.

The next main step is in post using D&B, I use the brush and paint on a 50% grey layer technique. You have to build it up gradually and it helps if you have any understanding of creating shapes with different shades and so on.

To get the painterly look I use high pass and reduce noise filter.

I have the layers with this one somewhere. I'll make a screen grab of them and post it when I find them.

I don't flatten layers in my work flow but I do stamp them as I am able to correct the stamp if I make an error.

[FUJI]

Thank you for your comments

Someone once mentioned that I should remove the tag as it was distracting which was a good point but I decided to add a name to it instead.

The main thing to getting this look is the lighting as you need to create highlights. Next time I will be using more lights to get a better look.

The next main step is in post using D&B, I use the brush and paint on a 50% grey layer technique. You have to build it up gradually and it helps if you have any understanding of creating shapes with different shades and so on.

To get the painterly look I use high pass and reduce noise filter.

I have the layers with this one somewhere. I'll make a screen grab of them and post it when I find them.

I don't flatten layers in my work flow but I do stamp them as I am able to correct the stamp if I make an error.

 

 

Creative perfection...........Your ref to D&B loses me...as does Stamping Layers.........I need a Tuition..................INPUT! INPUT!........I need INPUT!....As a knowledege hungry robot kept repeating in a film:

 

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

Ooooo! when I saw this beautiful portrait, it brought back memories of our first dog.
Identical markings, but Sooty has slightly longer ears.
This dogs eyes show that he has a lovely soft nature.
I love it. 

[Heather]

a truly beautiful tribute to mans best friend    

[Creativesnaps]

Haha.

I'll put something together (hopefully today). On dodge and burning and stamping if you like.

[Barbara]

Creative perfection...........Your ref to D&B loses me...as does Stamping Layers.........I need a Tuition..................INPUT! INPUT!........I need INPUT!....As a knowledege hungry robot kept repeating in a film:

 

FUJI

Dodge & Burn Fuji, took me a while

[NannyFerret]

I like the name Tag with his name showing. It makes it more of a personal shot of him.

[Creativesnaps]

Thanks Heather and Tina.

 

Stamping is merging all your visible layers to one pixel layer at the top.  The short cut for it is (mac) command,shift, option, E.  (PC) command,shift, alt, E.  Its useful for say, when you have finished your image and you need a pixel layer to sharpen and if you decide you need to adjust one of your previous layers, then all you have to do is just delete the stamp layer and adjust the layer you want and then re stamp the layers.

 

I can have up to 4 stamped layers with some of my bigger edits but thats when i am adding filter work.

[Kobione]

This picture is a wow, Creative, in the processing, the perfect subject and the fantastic end result.

 

Errrr, when can you come out to Oz, take pictures of our 3 GSD's and do the same for them  

[FUJI]

This picture is a wow, Creative, in the processing, the perfect subject and the fantastic end result.

 

Errrr, when can you come out to Oz, take pictures of our 3 GSD's and do the same for them

 

 

I bet he would too Kobione.......................................if you flew him out all expenses paid.........of course ;-)

 

FUJI

[Creativesnaps]

Thanks Kobione.    I'm scarred to fly  Love the music on your page by the way

[Barbara]

Forgot to say that I think this is one of the best Dog portraits I have seen

[Creativesnaps]

Thanks Blackrox.

[Leon]

amazing!!!! ....

[ChrisLumix]

Thanks Heather and Tina.

 

Stamping is merging all your visible layers to one pixel layer at the top.  The short cut for it is (mac) command,shift, option, E.  (PC) command,shift, alt, E.  Its useful for say, when you have finished your image and you need a pixel layer to sharpen and if you decide you need to adjust one of your previous layers, then all you have to do is just delete the stamp layer and adjust the layer you want and then re stamp the layers.

 

I can have up to 4 stamped layers with some of my bigger edits but thats when i am adding filter work.

 

I'm not sure I understand this? I tried it on a .psd file and under History it showed my image with two levels : one "Open", the other "Stamp visible". If I click Open, one of the layers disappears, then if I click Stamp Visible, the layer reappears. Can you explain?