Seeking realistic film grain in Photoshop

04/14/2006 11:31:51 AM · #1

for those who are interested in B&W photography (like me) here's a new try to add near realistic film grain with Photoshop.

it is an action that also contains the Russell Brown layers

seeking realistic film grain

action works only in CS2 and is kind of CPU intensive.. more info in the included pdf..

06/22/2006 05:36:57 AM · #2

since it was asked there is now the option to use Channel Mixer for BW conversion instead of Russel Brown method. New version of action-set is uploaded.

crayon

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

06/22/2006 05:39:26 AM · #3

Originally posted by nikant:

for those who are interested in B&W photography (like me) here's a new try to add near realistic film grain with Photoshop.

I'm interested to see some examples from that action, please!

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/22/2006 06:01:29 AM · #4

Originally posted by crayon:

Originally posted by nikant:
for those who are interested in B&W photography (like me) here's a new try to add near realistic film grain with Photoshop.

I'm interested to see some examples from that action, please!

well.. action has different effects if you run it at full sized images (out of the camera) or resized ones (i.e. for the web)

you can see some examples at my gallery

//nikant.white-tree.net/gallery/index.php?id=224
//nikant.white-tree.net/gallery/index.php?id=239
//nikant.white-tree.net/gallery/index.php?id=234

its really best to try it yourself since results vary

quick and dirty:
- method 1: use at full size images (for printing) and then resize for the web to show smoother grain

- method 2: first resize for the web and then run the action over it for more intence grain

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info about the action internals can be found here: //www.outbackphoto.com/workflow/wf_95/essay.html

Message edited by author 2006-06-22 06:02:21.

Nelzie

Canon EOS-30D

06/22/2006 06:52:01 AM · #5

For the size of those shots by nikant, I think they are a bit too grainy.

Give me a bit, I can post up some scans of B&W negatives I have.

Here you go..

Resized Full Scan of Image.

Full Size Cropped part of the image.

Message edited by author 2006-06-22 07:02:37.