Give your photos a Hollywood effect (Photoshop)

[ND4SPD]

Pretty cool tutorial for that kind of 'movie' effect :)

http://ebin.wordpress.com/2007/03/21/how-to-turn-your-photo-into-movie-like-effect-using-photoshop/


Did a quick little test and its pretty fun if you do it to a picture of a city or busy street! (but to keep this cougar related, I tried it out on a car)

http://nd4spd.lolwtf.net/Photoshop/CougarH_resizedbefore.jpg

http://nd4spd.lolwtf.net/Photoshop/CougarH_resized.jpg

[wadespencer99]

Awesome....I just dugg that one on Digg :)

[ND4SPD]

hehhee so did I :biggrin: thats where i saw it!

[JAMallott]

I gave it a quick shot. Kinda fun! It's a really cool effect.

http://www.newcougar.org/gallery/files/5/5/3/4/DSC_0105moviestyle.jpg

[ND4SPD]

I like that! Nice work Aaron! :thumbsup:

[MOMO]

photoshop geeks...

[ND4SPD]

our kung-fu is strong!! http://www.teamneco.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/kar.gif

[MagicHallucinations]

Very nice find Matt.......here's my attempt:)

Jam nailed it!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/magichallucinations/Evil8.jpg

[wadespencer99]

Micah, can you do with that focal length plug-in you had instead of the blur tool?

[MagicHallucinations]

Micah, can you do with that focal length plug-in you had instead of the blur tool?


Holy crap dude, I forgot all about that plug-in:rofl: I'm not sure how it will look. I could possibly look with the realistic Bokeh effects, aperture maps, and photometric burnout.


I'll give it a shot:)

[wadespencer99]

I just wondered if it would be more accurate....

[MagicHallucinations]

I just wondered if it would be more accurate....


Ok, lets see what you think......It appears as though it's not as harsh as the lens blur|eraser. Not much difference though.


Original shot w/point and shoot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/magichallucinations/Evil8_original.jpg


Altered using lens blur
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/magichallucinations/Evil8.jpg


Altered using Depth of Field Generator Pro
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/magichallucinations/Evil8_DOFG2.jpg

[wadespencer99]

Hmm..

[MagicHallucinations]

Hmm..



updated.....I forgot my contrast layer on the 2nd one.....


You can really tell around the front wheel. The blur is not as messy. It was much easier since I can pic a focal point, "live", and it will apply the blur. I also used a pentagon aperture map.

[ND4SPD]

I think the first one you did was the best Micah :)
It almost feels like its somewhere between a sepia and b/w picture... very cool!

After looking at yours and Jam's, I think I will stay away from the blue filters next time :flushed: looks MUCH better without it!

[MagicHallucinations]

I think the first one you did was the best Micah :)
It almost feels like its somewhere between a sepia and b/w picture... very cool!




Yeah, I added a sepia photo filter to the second one. I thought it looked pretty good with it. The 1st one does have a little less of that same tone but, like I said, the blur is messy.

[tnkgurl]

ooo, ooo, play with this one!

http://photos.teamwtf.org/gallery/2839265#152234174-L-LB

[ZincKat]

sweet find! attempted using lens blur/render of a coug. shouldn't have erased so much blur and should've used less noise but the point comes across. I like Magic's lens blur version better for some reason but the two are very similar.


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/zinckat/hwoodcoug.jpg

[Gossamer]

That's pretty neat.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/mtgustaf/mystiquemovie.jpg

[nadthomas]

^^^^ Ummmm don't know if it works so well with that shot. It looks more like a crappy camera phone photo that would be posted on AutoTrader.

ZincKat that rendering is hot. I really like the paint scheme. If I was getting my car repainted today I would have to copy that.

[Gossamer]

Yeah, I need to find a better picture. I was at work at that was all I had available.

[streetracer8605]

looks pretty sweet, i'll have to play w/that later

[fordrule]

dang i need to download cs2 or cs3

[MagicHallucinations]

dang i need to download cs2 or cs3


Yeah.....you do. Photoshop makes the world go round:biggrin::rofl:

[wadespencer99]

Finally had a couple minutes to do one...



http://www.extremesoundonline.com/forum/vwfilm.jpg


1600x1200 Full res here:
http://www.extremesoundonline.com/forum/vwfilmfullres.jpg

[MagicHallucinations]

Nice job Wade:thumbsup:

[ND4SPD]

ahh yes, THAT VW... craziest little ****er I've ever seen :tongue:

[Goldie]

ok - just got a chance to try it out :)

cinema'd up:
http://www.newcougar.org/gallery/files/3/7/2/9/42306target-cinema.jpg

original is the pix in my signature banner

[fordrule]

Yeah.....you do. Photoshop makes the world go round:biggrin::rofl:

i just aquired CS3, now i just need to get aquanted to it and learn it

[mosoblkcougar]

My attempt using tnkgurls photo:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/ncox/TestCinemaEffect.jpg

I couldn't get the lens blur filter to work correctly though. It kept applying the filter to both layers instead of just the top one. :confused: Any ideas why?
Nathan

[tnkgurl]

Dude, Nathan, that's awesome!!!! I'ma put it on my MySpace page!!!

[MagicHallucinations]

One thing I'm seeing and it's just my opinion, but everyone's pics seem to be really dark. Don't follow the tutorial exactly when it comes to exposure, offset, and gamma. His didn't get as dark and harsh as some I've seen here. It takes away from the image IMO:)


Nathan, you just apply it to the top layer and then erase a section around the car. I suggest making the brush radius a little smaller than the car. If it's not coming out right, check your dpi/image size. If the image is large, sometimes an effect won't be as noticeable. If it's not then take then kick that radius slider to the right a bit more.....I assume you did that though.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/magichallucinations/066__scaled_600.jpg




Micah

[Frosty]

Here's my quick attempt. It could use some work though . . .

http://www.zoto.com/frostcougar/img/original/c9f12936dd26a218e3868ea04d6f3866.jpg

[ND4SPD]

Got a little thing for the VW's recently eh M? ;)

I haven't played around with the filter in a while, but when I did mine, I liked that kinda blue effect...

That last one you did... it looks different, more like it should be called a "dreaming effect" :)
I also like the faint horizontal-lines...I think I have that in a filter called "television" or something. hehe!

[JAMallott]

All these pictures really remind me of a Top Gear episode :rofl:

[ND4SPD]

hhaha! true!!

[wadespencer99]

Top Gear is shot on video, but they hit the film look pretty hard sometimes. I love it!

[MagicHallucinations]

Got a little thing for the VW's recently eh M? ;)

I haven't played around with the filter in a while, but when I did mine, I liked that kinda blue effect...

That last one you did... it looks different, more like it should be called a "dreaming effect" :)
I also like the faint horizontal-lines...I think I have that in a filter called "television" or something. hehe!



Yeah, the last pic I did actually sucks pretty hard:rofl: I think there's too much blur to begin with and the added blur just ruins it. Aaron nailed it with his pic on page 1.

You know you love my scanlines:cool::rofl:

[MOMO]

FTW!

Here's my quick attempt. It could use some work though . . .

http://www.zoto.com/frostcougar/img/original/c9f12936dd26a218e3868ea04d6f3866.jpg

[B3NN3TT]

Eeeeh, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I didn't blur mine back as much, but I like the pop on the headlight:

http://www.newcougar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29628&stc=1&d=1181604178

[nadthomas]

Finally had a couple minutes to do one...



http://www.extremesoundonline.com/forum/vwfilm.jpg


1600x1200 Full res here:
http://www.extremesoundonline.com/forum/vwfilmfullres.jpg

The uber GTI is so sweet. I have had one of its original photos as my background for the past couple of weeks. Every time I look at my GTI it just looks so damn weak and plain, now.

[KnappstamaN]

that looks really sweet, but for the life of me i coudnt find how to bring up the exposure box to edit those settings.. i have 7.0 photoshop? but im not using mac version... anyone know how to get it it?

[MagicHallucinations]

that looks really sweet, but for the life of me i coudnt find how to bring up the exposure box to edit those settings.. i have 7.0 photoshop? but im not using mac version... anyone know how to get it it?


The exposure controls are new for CS I believe. Not sure if you can download it anymore but there was a public beta version of CS3. There's probably a free trial on Adobe's website.

[KnappstamaN]

The exposure controls are new for CS I believe. Not sure if you can download it anymore but there was a public beta version of CS3. There's probably a free trial on Adobe's website.

ah that would be my problem, i dont have CS.. ill look into trying to find it

[KnappstamaN]

here is one i did up really fast

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/knappstaman/cougar-1.jpg

[ducttapepro03]

This thread was getting pretty far down the page...

I just got my new laptop up and running and got photochop back on it... here's a quick one I did over lunch. Eh it could be better

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/snaketacos/Other/DirtLarge.jpg

[seaneyo99]

That got the 4-banger Kyle? lol


Just messing it looks good.

[ducttapepro03]

:rofl: nope its my >3L :biggrin:

[seaneyo99]

Haha

[Alkatraz]

I rely in my photography to get effects like this. I need photoshop so i can combine the two

[seven]

mine doesnt look so hot..


http://i18.tinypic.com/4y5r8jn.jpg

[RuiNaToR_QC]

Here's mine.. Not hot like last post but ;)
http://i17.tinypic.com/4xpab9d.jpg