Trying for a 40's look & feel

Trying for a 40's look & feel · 04:56 AM

This is another version of one I posted earlier, I really like the expression I got on my youngest boys face as well as the lighting.

Trying to achieve a sort of 40's sepia toned look (for no particular reason).

Let me know if I have achieved it. Thanks for looking.

Mike Cash · 09-03-2008, 05:24 AM

I would say you nailed it with a nine-pound hammer and a railroad spike.

gawan · 09-03-2008, 05:25 AM

I like what you have done to the portrait! That sepia certainly can give an idea of a 40's photo, but I must say that the tight cropping is more modern than 40's, though.. But it works for me nevertheless! Well done!

Nesster · 09-03-2008, 06:27 AM

This would be avant garde 40's. I like how you have both the soft focus AND the shallow DOF of a large format (or at least mf) portrait lens.

regken · 09-03-2008, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by gawan

I like what you have done to the portrait! That sepia certainly can give an idea of a 40's photo, but I must say that the tight cropping is more modern than 40's, though.. But it works for me nevertheless! Well done!

I think combing old and new is a great idea. Wonderful work.

Isaac314 · 09-03-2008, 08:32 AM

perfect but i think you should add more grain. of course that is just being backwards for the sake of it, you seem to have brought all of the good things out of the 40s and applied them here.

really quite nice work

spyglass · 09-03-2008, 09:06 AM

The pitch was hot and fast....... Falcons takes a swing..... and the ball is gone, a solid hit over the end wall and out of the park.

Ya you nailed it.

MRRiley · 09-03-2008, 09:55 AM

I think you did really well on this but there is one part that I have to nitpick on.

The area of his cheek below and to the right of his right eye doesn't look right. Whether it is just a DOF effect or perhaps some post-processing cloning it looks "smudged" and is almost blending with the light area of the background.

I think the reason I find this distracting is that the rest of his cheek (which is on the same plane as the problem area) is clearly defined even though it is slightly out of focus.

just my 2 cents worth...

Falcons · 09-03-2008, 04:09 PM

Thanks for all the replys.

MRRiley I will see if I can fix the right side up a bit.

cupic · 09-04-2008, 03:14 AM

At first glance it looks like a restoration job on a old photo

Very well done

cheers

roentarre · 09-04-2008, 04:14 AM

The look is definitely there. I like the style and the toning.

esubhankar · 09-05-2008, 12:52 AM

Excellently done! Could you please post a 'howto' for us?

Thanks!
Subhankar

smdeep · 09-05-2008, 12:59 AM

I am particularly interested in knowing how you got that kind of a background? Was it done later or did you use some kind of cloth or something?

BTW, it is an excellent picture!

Sudeep

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09-03-2008, 05:24 AM	#2
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I would say you nailed it with a nine-pound hammer and a railroad spike.

09-03-2008, 05:25 AM	#3
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	I like what you have done to the portrait! That sepia certainly can give an idea of a 40's photo, but I must say that the tight cropping is more modern than 40's, though.. But it works for me nevertheless! Well done!

09-03-2008, 06:27 AM	#4
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	This would be avant garde 40's. I like how you have both the soft focus AND the shallow DOF of a large format (or at least mf) portrait lens.

09-03-2008, 08:26 AM	#5
regken Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangor, Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,377	Originally posted by gawan I like what you have done to the portrait! That sepia certainly can give an idea of a 40's photo, but I must say that the tight cropping is more modern than 40's, though.. But it works for me nevertheless! Well done! I think combing old and new is a great idea. Wonderful work.

09-03-2008, 08:32 AM	#6
Isaac314 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 417	perfect but i think you should add more grain. of course that is just being backwards for the sake of it, you seem to have brought all of the good things out of the 40s and applied them here. really quite nice work

09-03-2008, 09:06 AM	#7
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	The pitch was hot and fast....... Falcons takes a swing..... and the ball is gone, a solid hit over the end wall and out of the park. Ya you nailed it.

09-03-2008, 09:55 AM	#8
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	I think you did really well on this but there is one part that I have to nitpick on. The area of his cheek below and to the right of his right eye doesn't look right. Whether it is just a DOF effect or perhaps some post-processing cloning it looks "smudged" and is almost blending with the light area of the background. I think the reason I find this distracting is that the rest of his cheek (which is on the same plane as the problem area) is clearly defined even though it is slightly out of focus. just my 2 cents worth...

09-03-2008, 04:09 PM	#9
Falcons Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Photos: Gallery Posts: 669 Original Poster	Thanks for all the replys. MRRiley I will see if I can fix the right side up a bit.

09-04-2008, 03:14 AM	#10
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	At first glance it looks like a restoration job on a old photo Very well done cheers

09-04-2008, 04:14 AM	#11
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	The look is definitely there. I like the style and the toning.

09-05-2008, 12:52 AM	#12
esubhankar New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 15	Excellently done! Could you please post a 'howto' for us? Thanks! Subhankar

09-05-2008, 12:59 AM	#13
smdeep New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Calcutta, India Posts: 11	I am particularly interested in knowing how you got that kind of a background? Was it done later or did you use some kind of cloth or something? BTW, it is an excellent picture! Sudeep