I would like to ask the forumites how they feel about taking modern digital images and turning the into "old" pictures. I have included an example that I produced using Silver Efex Pro 2. In this case it helps by being a 1928 Austin Windsor.
Image taken using Fuji FinePix S9500, 1/340 sec, f3.7, ISO 200
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
I like the photo very much, Jocko, whether the wonderful car is depicted in colour or in mono. However, sorry, but I'm not keen on those sorts of edge effects - they don't add anything other than a distraction to the photos, in my view.
(Nov 19, 2015, 10:44)MrB Wrote: they don't add anything other than a distraction to the photos, in my view.
I don't think I can be bothered with them either. Maybe if it was a print, instead of on a display. I was just experimenting with a new piece of software.
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
Nice photo of a nice car. However, I think that if you are going to try to present an “old’ image you have to look closely at the background and remove/disguise anything that isn’t period related, such as the yellow lines. the refuse collection lorry opposite doesn’t help but you had disguised it in the later version and removed it in the v grainy final cut. Dean
(Nov 21, 2015, 11:01)Dean Wrote: I think that if you are going to try to present an “old’ image you have to look closely at the background and remove/disguise anything that isn’t period related, such as the yellow lines. the refuse collection lorry opposite doesn’t help
Agree with you entirely. There was no intention of presenting an old image. I was experimenting with new software and thought I would ask the question. I take "record" photographs, hence the reason I took the colour photograph in the first place. I know when they are making films and TV dramas they go to a lot of bother to hide all those things. Me, I just like to capture what I see. One of my biggest problems is I never look to see what is behind my subject. I have ruined hundreds of great images that way, especially in the days when I shot film!
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
Had a go at doing a proper "old" photo. Removed the yellow lines, indicators and the modern background items. Think it turned out quite well. What do you think?
Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".