Question about a PS/LR photo process
Aug 19, 2021 13:20:11 #
Several years ago I saw an example of someone turning a photo into something that looked a lot like an infrared picture ... does anyone know how to do this? Seems like it had something to do with turning a picture to black & white the "select all" and invert the picture ... anyone know anything about this? An no, I haven't gone crazy!
Aug 19, 2021 13:23:25 #
Tommg wrote:
Several years ago I saw an example of someone turning a photo into something that looked a lot like an infrared picture ... does anyone know how to do this? Seems like it had something to do with turning a picture to black & white the "select all" and invert the picture ... anyone know anything about this? An no, I haven't gone crazy!
Back to the '60's - might this be the thing? https://www.iloveblackandwhitephotography.com/digital-solarization-a-groovy-photo-editing-effect-that-you-can-do/
Aug 19, 2021 13:27:34 #
Aug 19, 2021 13:54:10 #
quixdraw wrote:
Back to the '60's - might this be the thing? https://www.iloveblackandwhitephotography.com/digital-solarization-a-groovy-photo-editing-effect-that-you-can-do/
That's it - "solarization." I used to do it on high-contrast, B&W prints. Then, with access to a color darkroom, I tried it on color prints also. Very weird and "groovy" - and I didn't have to use any pharmaceuticals.
Aug 19, 2021 14:19:29 #
For the OP's question about black and white: use a landscape pic with dark blue sky and green grass or trees. Simply convert to black and white, and push the red and yellow sliders to the right (lightens) and the blue slider to the left (darkens).
You could also add some glow.
As with Bill_de's link for faux color infrared, You Tube has videos of other ways, including the fact that apparently PS has an "infrared" choice in its b&w menu
This was done in Affinity, with just the b&w filter and moving sliders as mentioned.
You could also add some glow.
As with Bill_de's link for faux color infrared, You Tube has videos of other ways, including the fact that apparently PS has an "infrared" choice in its b&w menu
This was done in Affinity, with just the b&w filter and moving sliders as mentioned.
Aug 19, 2021 16:04:14 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
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Aug 20, 2021 08:34:28 #
Actually, the term is Sabattier Effect. The term “solarization” is often used mistakenly to describe the “Sabattier Effect”. In actuality, solarization is an increase in the exposure of a film to light or radiant energy by 10 to 1000 times the normal amount of exposure (4 to 10 f/stops) which leads to the film becoming lighter rather than darker. The Sabattier Effect is accomplished during processing.
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RichinSeattle wrote:
That's it - "solarization." I used to do it on high-contrast, B&W prints. Then, with access to a color darkroom, I tried it on color prints also. Very weird and "groovy" - and I didn't have to use any pharmaceuticals.
Aug 20, 2021 09:27:27 #
rmalarz wrote:
Actually, the term is Sabattier Effect. The term “solarization” is often used mistakenly to describe the “Sabattier Effect”. In actuality, solarization is an increase in the exposure of a film to light or radiant energy by 10 to 1000 times the normal amount of exposure (4 to 10 f/stops) which leads to the film becoming lighter rather than darker. The Sabattier Effect is accomplished during processing.
--Bob
--Bob
Unfortunately, most of us learned the terms incorrectly and interchangeably. I blame the '60s photo trade press.
Aug 20, 2021 09:30:19 #
Tommg wrote:
Several years ago I saw an example of someone turning a photo into something that looked a lot like an infrared picture ... does anyone know how to do this? Seems like it had something to do with turning a picture to black & white the "select all" and invert the picture ... anyone know anything about this? An no, I haven't gone crazy!
Others have responded correctly, here. Of course, if you have an older digital camera, there are companies that can convert it to one of several types of digital infrared cameras!
But I do miss the old Kodak Ektachrome Infrared slide film from the 1970s. That was some pretty special stuff!
Aug 20, 2021 13:59:11 #
Tommg wrote:
Several years ago I saw an example of someone turning a photo into something that looked a lot like an infrared picture ... does anyone know how to do this? Seems like it had something to do with turning a picture to black & white the "select all" and invert the picture ... anyone know anything about this? An no, I haven't gone crazy!
Ps has a Solarization filter also a fake IR filter effects. You can also find similar in Nik and Topaz digital filter plug ins. I use the Solarization one often. I have an actual Infrared converted camera. It is set up to take false color infrared images. These can be converted to Black & White.
Aug 20, 2021 14:02:51 #
RichinSeattle wrote:
That's it - "solarization." I used to do it on high-contrast, B&W prints. Then, with access to a color darkroom, I tried it on color prints also. Very weird and "groovy" - and I didn't have to use any pharmaceuticals.
Yes, I used to do that on Agfa grade 5 or 6 paper using an enlarger. Can be done on color film, saw that in a Kodak book but never tried it.
Aug 20, 2021 14:39:13 #
Tommg wrote:
Several years ago I saw an example of someone turning a photo into something that looked a lot like an infrared picture ... does anyone know how to do this? Seems like it had something to do with turning a picture to black & white the "select all" and invert the picture ... anyone know anything about this? An no, I haven't gone crazy!
Can be done in Lightroom or Photoshop (and probably in Elements). Any software that allows you to edit with a tone curve.
Take a photo (below example in Lightroom):
Go to the develop module and select the Tone Curve panel:
Distort the tone curve to produce interesting(?) effects:
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