Rich colors only in Photoshop

9 years 6 months ago #402729 by [email protected]
It seems like Jake Olson is quote popular online, and it is totally warranted in my opinion based on how amazing his pictures look. I was wondering if you could help me reverse engineer his editing process. He said in an interview that he uses no flashes or even reflectors and does all of his lighting in Photoshop. Below is a link to his FB page and I'm referring specifically to the photos done on the country road facing the sunset that are very rich in orange. The model is well lit (with no flash or reflector) so I assume there's quite a bit of very targeted exposure increase on the model. And then just boost the oranges? I'm fascinated by the look of his photos!

www.facebook.com/jakeolsonstudios/photos_stream

Thanks in advance!


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9 years 6 months ago #402730 by MajorMagee
Olympus Cameras have a Scene Mode called Sunset that produces out of camera JPGs that look very much like that.
Metering = ESP
Exposure = -0.7 step
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High
Sharpness = Hard
White Balance = Auto
Gradation = Normal
Picture Mode = Vivid;2


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9 years 6 months ago #402754 by Scotty

MajorMagee wrote: Olympus Cameras have a Scene Mode called Sunset that produces out of camera JPGs that look very much like that.
Metering = ESP
Exposure = -0.7 step
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High
Sharpness = Hard
White Balance = Auto
Gradation = Normal
Picture Mode = Vivid;2


These have been heavily shopped.  A jpeg preset isn't going to get those results.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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9 years 6 months ago #402766 by Shadowfixer1

Scotty wrote:

MajorMagee wrote: Olympus Cameras have a Scene Mode called Sunset that produces out of camera JPGs that look very much like that.
Metering = ESP
Exposure = -0.7 step
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High
Sharpness = Hard
White Balance = Auto
Gradation = Normal
Picture Mode = Vivid;2


These have been heavily shopped.  A jpeg preset isn't going to get those results.

What Scotty said. You will never get anything close to those images in camera. It's not possible.
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9 years 6 months ago - 9 years 6 months ago #402790 by garyrhook

Shadowfixer1 wrote: These have been heavily shopped.  A jpeg preset isn't going to get those results.

What Scotty said. You will never get anything close to those images in camera. It's not possible.[/quote]

And now we're back to the original question: how does he do that?

I wouldn't call those rich colors. I would call them orange. <seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</seinfeld>

Certainly, what he does, he does very, very well.


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9 years 6 months ago #402893 by [email protected]
haha Nice Seinfeld reference. Yes, orange. I agree he does this very well and I like it a lot. Really stands out. The things that really stand out to me with "how??" are:
  • "The" color. Saturation of one color perhaps. Painting in that color?
  • The model always has amazing skin tone and unaffected by "the" color. Is that zooming in, selecting just the model, and making adjustments specific to the model? If so, well done!
  • The sun behind the model. Usually causes flair and a dark model when not using lights. Wonder if he's blending different exposures to bring back the model while having amazing backlight? 
  • With the sun in the frame, I'm sure the camera has a tough time focusing. Yet he nails it with a super shallow DOF. That's tough. Unless his nails it in one of 40 tries. :)

garyrhook wrote:

Shadowfixer1 wrote: These have been heavily shopped.  A jpeg preset isn't going to get those results.

What Scotty said. You will never get anything close to those images in camera. It's not possible.


And now we're back to the original question: how does he do that?

I wouldn't call those rich colors. I would call them orange. <seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</seinfeld>

Certainly, what he does, he does very, very well.[/quote]


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9 years 6 months ago #402921 by Shadowfixer1
A little insight on how he works. Not the color answer you are looking for exactly, but it looks like Nik may be part of the answer.

http://iso.500px.com/aging-storm-outdoor-portrait-tutorial/
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9 years 6 months ago #402930 by garyrhook

Shadowfixer1 wrote: A little insight on how he works. Not the color answer you are looking for exactly, but it looks like Nik may be part of the answer.

http://iso.500px.com/aging-storm-outdoor-portrait-tutorial/


Excellent find. Thank you!


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