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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: samogitian on January 18, 2024, 09:40:47 am

Title: Extreme Creative MonochromePhoto Processing and Effects
Post by: samogitian on January 18, 2024, 09:40:47 am

I am enjoying the work of this photographer who processes his images digitally to extreme effects. Most of the time, I feel like such things are artificial, but not in this case. But I am curious what methods were employed.


https://www.tracingsilence.com/

Are there any good starting points for such processing effects?

Title: Re: Extreme Creative MonochromePhoto Processing and Effects
Post by: Peano on January 18, 2024, 10:15:48 am

Two techniques stand out: pushing contrast, and adding textures. You can download free textures (https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=+background+textures&ia=web) by the tens of thousands -- concrete, parchment, leather, wood, metal, "grunge," etc. You place the texture image on a separate layer (in Photoshop) and either reduce layer opacity or change the blend mode to something like overlay or soft light.

Here's an example using a B&W adjustment layer and then a grunge (https://jooinn.com/images/grunge-wall-texture-64.jpg) layer in overlay mode.

(https://i.postimg.cc/1sFSKD7D/grunge.jpg)