Photo Critique - Geordiephenia 2009

Rocking Magpie · #1 (**permalink**) 25-06-2009, 15:16

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I was taking some publicity photos on Monday night of some scooters and a band (Steady Boys)and couldnt resist this homage to Quadraphenia.

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**Dennyboy** · #2 (**permalink**) 25-06-2009, 22:28

Hi Alan, some real blue going on on my screen, have just adjusted the white balance by picking up a neutral grey in the image. Nice Retro feel to the shot, gave it a more retro feel in the second shot if you dont like either thats fine!

Rocking Magpie · #3 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 10:50

Damn you! I liked my version but LOVE

both of yours! I tried to get rid of the blue cast but couldn't.

**Dennyboy** · #4 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Rocking Magpie

Damn you! I liked my version but LOVE

both of yours! I tried to get rid of the blue cast but couldn't.

Hi Mate,worry about upsetting you when i have a fiddle!

dont know what editing tools you have but all i did was get the midtones eyedropper and pick a grey bit of the image and then clicked it. Can be curves or levels or colour adjustment depending on program used. The second one is a one click adjustment in Lightroom i have saved as preset to give an old feel to images that would be better for it.

Gives it more of a retro feel like the film.

Rocking Magpie · #5 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 11:21

I have Photoshop Elements - can I still do what you did?

**Dennyboy** · #6 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Rocking Magpie

I have Photoshop Elements - can I still do what you did?

yes if its Elements 6 or 7 you can use colour curves i think its called, or any version you can use levels. It has 3 eyedroppers and you click the centre one on a grey bit say the guys suit. so its adjustments>colour curves or adjustments>Levels from memory as i use CS3 principle the same. You camera was confronted with a lot od blue looking at the image and made it colder than it needed to be.

**Dennyboy** · #7 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 11:58

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Originally Posted by Dennyboy

yes if its Elements 6 or 7 you can use colour curves i think its called, or any version you can use levels. It has 3 eyedroppers and you click the centre one on a grey bit say the guys suit. so its adjustments>colour curves or adjustments>Levels from memory as i use CS3 principle the same. You camera was confronted with a lot od blue looking at the image and made it colder than it needed to be.

Have a look here

Adobe - tutorial : Key concept: Color cast

Rocking Magpie · #8 (**permalink**) 26-06-2009, 12:03

I've used the control for 'skin tones' and 'as if by magic' everything brightens up! Cheers for the tip!!

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