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01/03/2006 10:05:43 AM · #26 |
Any gamers out there? There is a 3rd person game called Thief, where there is a level at "Shalesworth" abandoned insane asylum. It is the creepiest videogame ever. Not a horror game, but this is just really mood-laden creppiness.
Just like your pictures. Thats why I brought it up. I don't believe at all in ghosts, such a childish concept really, but all that anguish and short-circuiting brains in one place... |
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01/03/2006 10:24:03 AM · #27 |
| Fantastic shots as always Joey! And I'm with theSaj - I'd love to know your editing steps, or at least what tools/filters you used. The effects are killer! |
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01/05/2006 12:36:59 AM · #28 |
Hey Joey,
I've been away from this site for a couple of months now - just been busy with other things - but I returned for a short visit tonight and came across your post.
You've got an incredible set of shots there! (As always. :) I'd love to hear about how you did the lighting, too.
The main reason I'm posting this right now, though, is because I did a quick search to find out more about the history of the place, and in my online travels, I came across a site that mentioned that the place is filled with asbestos, and warns that anyone who explores it should wear respirators with asbestos filters and clothing that covers up as much as possible. Joey, please be careful! It'd be such a shame to lose you!
You can see where I read this stuff here:
//www.uer.ca/urban/expeditions/exp-whitby1.asp
So please be safe and keep up the amazing shooting!
Liz
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01/05/2006 12:38:44 AM · #29 |
Hey and while I think of it, could you ask Nurse Ratchit for a photo, it's a while since we've had one.
Brett |
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01/05/2006 01:06:00 AM · #30 |
| awesome shoots, i too am interested in the processing to get that effect espically my fav one "never" |
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01/05/2006 11:01:08 PM · #31 |
Thank you for your replies everyone, I will now attempt to answer the questions... :-)
Originally posted by willagher:
Hey Joey, where abouts is this place ? I'd like to check it out sometime. |
Originally posted by bucket:
great work..
i have wanted to go there a few times.do you have the address/nearest intersection? |
Hey, here is an online map to the place. It's sort of... Fenced up and closed with signs everywhere but I'm sure you knew that. ;-)
Google Map
Originally posted by GentleSoul:
Hey Joey,
I've been away from this site for a couple of months now - just been busy with other things - but I returned for a short visit tonight and came across your post.
You've got an incredible set of shots there! (As always. :) I'd love to hear about how you did the lighting, too.
The main reason I'm posting this right now, though, is because I did a quick search to find out more about the history of the place, and in my online travels, I came across a site that mentioned that the place is filled with asbestos, and warns that anyone who explores it should wear respirators with asbestos filters and clothing that covers up as much as possible. Joey, please be careful! It'd be such a shame to lose you!
You can see where I read this stuff here:
//www.uer.ca/urban/expeditions/exp-whitby1.asp
So please be safe and keep up the amazing shooting!
Liz |
Hey Liz, thanks for the warning. We did wear pants and sleeved clothing and we did have protective masks (and gloves) for the most part unless we were photographing ourselves. The website 'Urban Expeditions' tends to exaggerate things for it's own benefit, I've read some of the details there on the history of the building which are totally wrong. I guess they just want to make their readers think they are more extreme or something. :-p
Originally posted by tejinder:
Joey, Can you please tell me what all post-processing you did for image = 274177, 275172. I really liked the lighiting and the effects. I want to learn how you did it.
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Originally posted by Presidente:
awesome shoots, i too am interested in the processing to get that effect espically my fav one "never" |
I'm not one to show my originals often, but I guess it couldn't hurt. :-) I like helping people edit because when I was learning Photoshop, I wish people did this for me.
I can spend hours editing a photograph, so please know I can't explain everything exactly for each image.
When you see your picture when you first open it is pretty much bullshit, there's tons more information in there that's just waiting to be read and manipulated correctly... ;-)
I usually start with the usual Levels and curves first, properly exposing my picture. Sometimes if one area is brighter than the other I duplicate the layer and selectivly adjust the curves for each area. If you notice I take all of my darker pictures very light first, because it can't happen the other way.
I then start dodging and burning the heck out of it to bring the focus of the picture to what I want. I also use brightness/contrast and shadow/highlight to bring out areas easier.
For the harshness I give most of my pictures, I usually duplicate the background layer several times and play with the blend modes Hard light, soft light, overlay, ect. I then mix with the color balance, selective color and hue/saturation for the color.
I then do more dodging and burning until I get what I want, and go back and forth between all these steps. For pictures like "Never" I used a picture of broken ice I took and put it in a duplicated layer on top of the image twice and set one to overlay at 80% and the other to soft light at 40%. Then I erased out the parts I did not want to ice to effect.
Enjoy...
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01/05/2006 11:19:29 PM · #32 |
| I posted a comment or two for you on your shots! very nice |
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01/06/2006 10:37:41 AM · #33 |
Much obliged Joey....
I am new to photoshop, and I have yet to truly take advantage of it. This definitely lets me see a bit how to go with it.
Your shots always have that "band photo look" and as I do a lot with underground music I was quite interested to see how you got to point B from A. And this truly helps.
Always great work....
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01/06/2006 11:48:21 AM · #34 |
great processing..
thanks for the info in the PM too.. |
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01/06/2006 02:42:10 PM · #35 |
Joey, these are such fantastic shots, but your post concerning post-processing was very helpful. I think I'm going to practice by taking the originals you've put up and see if I can get as close as possible to the finals. It'll be an interesting project I think and I should learn a lot. Thanks! :)
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01/06/2006 02:46:08 PM · #36 |
Joey makes me want to sell my gear.
Great work. |
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01/06/2006 02:58:37 PM · #37 |
wow just awesome on that black & white one next to the color one in front of the mirror,
thats and amazing shot in black n white
Message edited by author 2006-01-06 14:58:56.
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