jayhan
03-16-2007, 06:48 AM
Many people would wanna have a try to obtain that vibriant and vivid colors of a Fujifilm's Velvia... especially on landscape shots where you can get nice beautiful fresh green and that magnetic blue sky which you seem to have you eyes stuck on to. Here's a little guide on how you can achieve that look with your digital images.
1. Firstly, you would obviously need to have a properly exposed photo. This is particularly true for landscapes since you need to get a good exposure on the skies as well as the foreground. Use a CPL and ND grads whenever possible, otherwise any VELVIA technique also wont be able to help. :P
Ok, now just open up the image you wanna edit, and make a duplicate layer out of it - just like shown in the tutorial pic below.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/1_resize-1.jpg
While the new duplicated layer is being selected, create a new adjustment layer for modifying the color channel. You can do this by going to LAYERS --> NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER --> CHANNEL MIXER. Just like shown in the next image. A settings menu will pop out asking you to name the new adjustment layer etc etc. Leave these alone. You probably wouldn't wanna mess with these - at least not yet. Once you clicked OK, the channel mixer menu will appear.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/2_resize-1.jpg
Here are the settings you will need to make to achieve the VELVIA outlook. There are 3 outputs: RED, GREEN and BLUE. Under each output, key in the values (at the slider scale or numerical input) with the following:
OUTPUT : RED
RED = 150%
GREEN = -25%
BLUE = -25%
OUTPUT : GREEN
RED = -25%
GREEN = 150%
BLUE = -25%
OUTPUT : BLUE
RED = -25%
GREEN = -25%
BLUE = 150%
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/3_resize-1.jpg
Then click OK! Job done! You have your VELVIA on your screen now!
Well since some people may like the output of such tweaks, while some may find it a little bit too extreme on the vividness, these values can always be tweaked.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/4_resize-1.jpg
One of the techniques I find it simple to use is to adjust the opacity of the channel mixer adjustment layer, to let the original colors blend it and come to live a little bit more. This also gives the photo a little bit more of a natural feel to it. Apart from that, you can also try tweaking the channel mixer adjustment values as well for each output. Example: if you find the blue is too blue for your liking, tweak it down to RED=-12%, GREEN=-12%, BLUE=125% on the BLUE OUTPUT.
Have fun trying this out! :D
1. Firstly, you would obviously need to have a properly exposed photo. This is particularly true for landscapes since you need to get a good exposure on the skies as well as the foreground. Use a CPL and ND grads whenever possible, otherwise any VELVIA technique also wont be able to help. :P
Ok, now just open up the image you wanna edit, and make a duplicate layer out of it - just like shown in the tutorial pic below.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/1_resize-1.jpg
While the new duplicated layer is being selected, create a new adjustment layer for modifying the color channel. You can do this by going to LAYERS --> NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER --> CHANNEL MIXER. Just like shown in the next image. A settings menu will pop out asking you to name the new adjustment layer etc etc. Leave these alone. You probably wouldn't wanna mess with these - at least not yet. Once you clicked OK, the channel mixer menu will appear.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/2_resize-1.jpg
Here are the settings you will need to make to achieve the VELVIA outlook. There are 3 outputs: RED, GREEN and BLUE. Under each output, key in the values (at the slider scale or numerical input) with the following:
OUTPUT : RED
RED = 150%
GREEN = -25%
BLUE = -25%
OUTPUT : GREEN
RED = -25%
GREEN = 150%
BLUE = -25%
OUTPUT : BLUE
RED = -25%
GREEN = -25%
BLUE = 150%
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/3_resize-1.jpg
Then click OK! Job done! You have your VELVIA on your screen now!
Well since some people may like the output of such tweaks, while some may find it a little bit too extreme on the vividness, these values can always be tweaked.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/jayhan78/uploads/4_resize-1.jpg
One of the techniques I find it simple to use is to adjust the opacity of the channel mixer adjustment layer, to let the original colors blend it and come to live a little bit more. This also gives the photo a little bit more of a natural feel to it. Apart from that, you can also try tweaking the channel mixer adjustment values as well for each output. Example: if you find the blue is too blue for your liking, tweak it down to RED=-12%, GREEN=-12%, BLUE=125% on the BLUE OUTPUT.
Have fun trying this out! :D