Mar 24, 2007, 08:15
I came across this cool post processing technique which is sorta like HDR on steroids, which produces a very nice saturated and dreamy like quality to photos. Apparently it was developed by Michael Orton, a Vancouver Island photographer.
Here's an example of a photo with this technique applied:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clack/318214725/
And here's the how-to:
http://osp.wikidot.com/orton-technique
Basically you overlay two images - one image is sharply focused and over exposed ~2 stops. The other is very out of focus and over exposed by ~1 stop. You can also extract the two from the same RAW file...
There's also a flickr group dedicated to the technique if you're interested...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/orton/
Here's an example of a photo with this technique applied:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clack/318214725/
And here's the how-to:
http://osp.wikidot.com/orton-technique
Basically you overlay two images - one image is sharply focused and over exposed ~2 stops. The other is very out of focus and over exposed by ~1 stop. You can also extract the two from the same RAW file...
There's also a flickr group dedicated to the technique if you're interested...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/orton/