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pepperbel
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:18 pm Reply with quote
Ok soooo,
I have serious issues with depth, I don't know if it's because of my lighting/shading, or lack of detail or i'm not blurring where blur is necessary, or sharpening where it's fitting, or whether I got the perspective all wrong, but I was just wondering if anyone knows a really good tutorial or just general advice, I have a pen and notepad at the ready so anything will help.
Thanks a bunch!
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YerPalAl
Location: On Deck, South by Southeast
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:26 pm Reply with quote
Start studying photographs. That will help.
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:45 pm Reply with quote
I am also no good at depth in my manipulations i just guess that it is all down to appropriate sizing, blurring and i also use a horizon line if there are people involved.
I am still very tacky at this stuff so please don't take much notice of any advice i give.
Good Luck,
Rob
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pepperbel
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:57 pm Reply with quote
YerPalAl wrote: Start studying photographs. That will help.
*scribbles down* ...gonna go actually start that now. Thanks!
wap2k wrote: I am also no good at depth in my manipulations i just guess that it is all down to appropriate sizing, blurring and i also use a horizon line if there are people involved.
I am still very tacky at this stuff so please don't take much notice of any advice i give.
horizon line sounds like a good thing to go on, see...you've helped more than you know, have more faith in your advice. It's good! thanks.
Oh by the way....does color have anything to do with depth??? like fading etc.? I can imagine it does, but I'm not sure how.
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kinetic_be
Location: Belgium
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:08 pm Reply with quote
I struggle with it too.
When I'm not sure, I follow this rule:
When it's close by, it has more contrast.
When it's in a distance, it loses contrast and sharpness.
For landscapes for example: objects nearby have darker color.
Objects in the distance tend to take more colour from the atmosphere. (At least that's what it looks like)
Maybe someone with more photographic skills can give you a better explenation
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kinetic_be
Location: Belgium
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:10 pm Reply with quote
About landscapes:
I said that distance takes more atmospheric colours.
This is what I mean:
You see the mountains in the back and in front. That's a good example to compare it with.
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YerPalAl
Location: On Deck, South by Southeast
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:13 pm Reply with quote
pepperbel wrote: YerPalAl wrote: Start studying photographs. That will help.
*scribbles down* ...gonna go actually start that now. Thanks!
wap2k wrote: I am also no good at depth in my manipulations i just guess that it is all down to appropriate sizing, blurring and i also use a horizon line if there are people involved.
I am still very tacky at this stuff so please don't take much notice of any advice i give.
horizon line sounds like a good thing to go on, see...you've helped more than you know, have more faith in your advice. It's good! thanks.
Oh by the way....does color have anything to do with depth??? like fading etc.? I can imagine it does, but I'm not sure how.
Yes, indeed it does. I often overlay a light blue color on top of distant items, such as mountains, to enhance the distant feeling. But beware, a little goes a long way . . . . er, so to speak.
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kinetic_be
Location: Belgium
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:13 pm Reply with quote
Or this:
I noticed that not many things in distances contain full black spots.
A trick I use to get objects in the distance look more distant, is to color-overlay that layer with a distance color. Like blue/green mixed and then give it a 30 to 50% fade.
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pepperbel
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:14 pm Reply with quote
making a lot of sense....taking notes, taking notes.
contrast. I like contrast, I understand it! Thank you
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pepperbel
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:50 pm Reply with quote
wow this stuff is amazing, thank you guys a bunch!!!! I'm gonna dig in and have myself an artistic buffet
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YerPalAl
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:53 pm Reply with quote
This site has always been a great place to learn.
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blue_lurker
Location: Australia
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:11 pm Reply with quote
Depth of field will always be tricky because we all focus in a different way, strength, distance due to our eyes being so very different. Try to remember that what I see as good depth of field some one else may not...just try to make as photo real as you can and dont loose site of the central image you are working on to get depth correct because it may be a true representation but look strange.
Just my POV
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pepperbel
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:35 pm Reply with quote
ok here for all the fabulous people's advice, this is what I got;
here's what I used;
but it's not really there yet, can pinpoint where I went wrong though.
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