Neil, I LOVE this set. You have such a way of getting incredible gem-like depth out of that teal-and-gold combination that pops up in so much of your photos. I suppose my being a coast-born-and-bred girl means a water theme will always grab me, whether it’s pond or sea or rain, but I won’t swoon over just *any* water art, mind you! These are simply delicious.
Thank you, Kathryn. I think part of that teal-and-gold is because I apply a lomo setting to many of my pictures, which gives it a major green-ish and saturated look. Then I dial the settings back to make it more like the original, but while retaining some of those hues and the pop they bring.
Mmmmmm…. That fourth shot in this set is YUMMY! I love the coloration on these and I saw from your response to Kathryn that you are using a lomo setting for this. What is the particular technique you are using?
As I mentioned, I usually dial the tones back to the default settings quite a bit and lighten the shadows. If you do not use Lightroom 3, but do use another program, I would do a search with that program’s name and “lomo preset” or “lomo effect” and see what you get.
Neil, I LOVE this set. You have such a way of getting incredible gem-like depth out of that teal-and-gold combination that pops up in so much of your photos. I suppose my being a coast-born-and-bred girl means a water theme will always grab me, whether it’s pond or sea or rain, but I won’t swoon over just *any* water art, mind you! These are simply delicious.
Thank you, Kathryn. I think part of that teal-and-gold is because I apply a lomo setting to many of my pictures, which gives it a major green-ish and saturated look. Then I dial the settings back to make it more like the original, but while retaining some of those hues and the pop they bring.
Mmmmmm…. That fourth shot in this set is YUMMY! I love the coloration on these and I saw from your response to Kathryn that you are using a lomo setting for this. What is the particular technique you are using?
cfbookchick, I use this lomo preset with my Lightroom 3 photoediting software. It also worked on Lightroom 2, but seemed to be a little less intense with that version: http://lightroomkillertips.com/2008/preset-monday-lomo-arigato-mr-roboto/
As I mentioned, I usually dial the tones back to the default settings quite a bit and lighten the shadows. If you do not use Lightroom 3, but do use another program, I would do a search with that program’s name and “lomo preset” or “lomo effect” and see what you get.
I use CS5 and usually create my own lomo effect, though I do have some actions that recreate it. I like the tone you achieve with yours.
Oh, another reason I like this effect is that if I apply it and make my adjustments and then completely desaturate the color from the picture, I get this intense sepia effect, which I like quite well: http://thedasslereffect.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/steel-structures-in-sepia-new-york-city/
Poetic 🙂