Yet another- How does he do it, thread

[Gidi Morris]

Hay friends,
I want to start another thread where someone (this time me) asks how a photographer does his PP, and you answer. ;)

So this time it Robin Tremblay (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/).


Robin Tremblay's work is outstanding in general, but the specific photographs I want to hear your take on are his more recent portraits.

Can any of you find the low down on what exactly he has done?

Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/382039120/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/417167663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/404894072/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/382000127/in/set-72157594241404773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robintremblay/298892339/in/set-72157594241404773/

Thanks! :D

[SitterS]

Wow...his technique produces an interesting and unique look. I see that others have asked him about his technique but couldn't find anything where he has mentioned what he does.

I see in one of the threads someone asks:

"Is this technique HDR based, or Dragan or a hybrid of the two? Or a recipe of the chef's very own"

his reply was "a little of all of it."

Doesn't sound like he is going to reveal his secrets

Shane

[pathfinder]

Maybe a litle desaturation of color, and the black channel is emphasized in some manner along with sharpening of the black channel?


I agree it did not sound like he was going to conduct a tutorial on his technique.:dunno

[DoctorIt]

i don't know what specific techniques are employed for color and so on, but I'd be willing to bet the dead-on portraits are mirrored. nobody's face is that symmetric. even the lighting gives it away. They all look like they have a stripe down the center of the face that almost divides it.

[Gidi Morris]

oh yea, the mirroring is obvious.
The first "dead on" ones he was making were even a little off center resulting in too-slim faces.
Only later on does his mirroring technique work properly.

What I want to figure out are his sharpening and coloring techniques.
I'd be happy if someone could try and recreated his effects- I've tried to no avail :(

[pathfinder]

i don't know what specific techniques are employed for color and so on, but I'd be willing to bet the dead-on portraits are mirrored. nobody's face is that symmetric. even the lighting gives it away. They all look like they have a stripe down the center of the face that almost divides it.


:agree

[Shane422]

I think this is similar to the look Dave Hill does. Someone over on the Strobist did a little reverse engineering here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/openbook/423798924/).

[SitterS]

This may be of some interest. Googled Dave Hill and came up with this site.

http://www.blog.bluehourphoto.com/secretweapon.html

Shane

[Duffy Pratt]

Nausea chic. They all look ill.

Duffy

[pathfinder]

:agree

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

[Gidi Morris]

:agree

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

I think its great :)

[Gidi Morris]

Any other ideas, guys?

(sorry for the bump, I'm just really anctius to improve my PP knowledge)

[TylerW]

:agree

It is interesting how photographs are morphing into 'artistic creations' rather than straight photos, isn't it?

I was immediately taken with them, but the more I looked at his images, the less I liked them. Right up until I saw the profile of the man smoking a cigarette. Straight shot with little to no post-processing, and it was easily the most striking.