Big amateur with big issue for your review

[Zakd]

Like I said, I'm big amateur and just entering in this beautiful field of photography.
There are two photos that I did last days and would like some help about this conversions. Specially about the second one. I did not managed to obtain good sepia look(some help over sepia conversion would be appriciated) and that is why would like to have all kind of comments as a help.
I was using Photoshop CS. Conversions I did because the original color was not good eather so sometime conversions can help.
Thanks

[moscato_images]

I like the first image, but the girl on the left look gigantic compared to the other., Maybe get them to equal heights? Only a suggestion.

-joshua

[Zakd]

Thanks, I agree about the differance between two models......

Considering the second photo and sepia conversion, does anybody have some instruction to give as a regular procedure how to obtain the normal sepia look of the photos?

[jtsmith]

Originally Posted by Zakd

Thanks, I agree about the differance between two models......

Considering the second photo and sepia conversion, does anybody have some instruction to give as a regular procedure how to obtain the normal sepia look of the photos?

Here is what I do in post.

If the image is rgb color I convert to grayscale then convert it back to rgb.

In color balance in midtones I add a certain amount of red, a certain amount of Magenta and a certain amount of yellow. Click click click....done.

Of course I consider this more of a brown tone than sepia.

[Zakd]

brown or sepia..... but it look very very nice and interesting the way that you done it Since I have no plug-ns for photoshop or any kind which do sepia conversion itself I have to do it through Photoshop CS and that was my point... what colors shouldbe increased or leave aside to havesepia look, and then when I know thisI willl fidnthe way.....
Thanks, it is eally helping......
Zak

[jtsmith]

Originally Posted by Zakd

brown or sepia..... but it look very very nice and interesting the way that you done it Since I have no plug-ns for photoshop or any kind which do sepia conversion itself I have to do it through Photoshop CS and that was my point... what colors shouldbe increased or leave aside to havesepia look, and then when I know thisI willl fidnthe way.....
Thanks, it is eally helping......
Zak

Red and Yellow.....

J T

[johnw]

Another method is to add a a blank layer above your image. Set the blending mode of the blank layer to color. With your paint bucket tool in PS Fill the blank layer with a color from the swatches or use the color picker to select a color. Reduce opacity to get the efect you want. I normally use between 6-8%. If you want a different tint just select a new color from the swatches or color picker and fill the blank layer.

[rixafter6]

What I do is this (PS7)

Image/Adjustments/Desaturate
Image/Adjustments/Color Balance/-21Yellow&+21Red

Good Luck

Rick D.

[Zakd]

Thanks really, I will try both methods and will see how effect on different photos or light set up on certain photos...
Regards Zak