tr7v8 wrote:
I'll let you off
Is the effect done in Photoshop? I love the "frosty" effect especially on no. 4
Jim, initially the files are run through Lightroom where I'll drop or boost the colour, then in Photoshop I'll play around with levels and curves to bring out certain tones, then I finish with some dodging and burning. The effect brings up both highlight and shadow detail, which can look great on shiny cars, but can also wash them out, so sometimes I'll put the unprocessed image in a layer underneath the processed one, and paint back the original bits where I want them, then adjust the opacity until the 'blend' is right. These were casually shot as low res JPEGS (which are intolerant of being stressed like this), so the results are going to be much better when more data is captured (shooting 14-bit RAW through decent glass).