Getting your own paparazzo
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How's this for a great idea:
“MethodIzaz is a unique photography experience. Subjects are unaware of the exact moment they will be photographed and of the photographer's identity. Instead, the subject is photographed completely naturally, living life as normal.
MethodIzaz will provide you with a portfolio of pictures representing the fleeting moments of an authentic lifestyle. The photographs will allow you to remember these moments later in life. They will also give you a new perspective on the everyday, letting you see yourself and your surroundings through the eyes of an artist.
Using information provided earlier about their weekly routine, the photographer will arrive on the scene, and unseen, take shots of the subject. The subject will be photographed walking through the streets, going about their daily business. Without posing and artifice, the camera captures only the natural beauty of the person.”
Photoshop: The split-toning effect
You might have seen this effect:
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It has become pretty easy to do in something like Adobe Lightroom. But - if you're interested in the manual process, here's one way of doing it:
- Convert an image to B&W using your preferred method (desaturate or channel-mixer or other)
- Duplicate layer (CTRL-J), use smart-sharpening filter (optional)
- Flatten (SHIFT-CTRL-E)
- Add a Colour Balance layer adjustment, select SHADOWS -> Move the yellow-blue sllider to the right. Move the cyan-red slider to the left.
- Add another colour balance layer adjustment, select HIGHLIGHTS -> Move the cyan-red slider to the right this time. Move the yellow-blue slider to the left.
- Select the blending options for the current layer-adjustment. In the blend-if section, select 'blue' from the drop-down
- Move the left slider first to about 60, then press ALT and drag it to about 200 till you have the effect you want.
- Flatten image
- You can reduce the saturation on it at this stage and you can also use the burn tool to emphasize shadows