John (using the Draganizer action)

[carregwen]

OK, this is my first attempt at 'Draganizing' a portrait. This was shot in a studio with a single flash head. I took the cover off the softbox to get a harsher light. I used a standard lens but I think it might work better with a wide angle lens in order to get some distortion.

C+C welcome. Anyone else want to try it? Post them in this thread, if you wish. If you want the Photoshop action to do this effect then download from here (Not Elements) http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/showthread.php?t=841

Have a look here if you want to know about Dragan http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/showthread.php?t=793


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[carregwen]

Re: John (using the Draganizer action)

Here's another. This time I kept the effect more muted. This is Charles

C+C welcome

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[Colin]

Re: John (using the Draganizer action)

Both great shots with lots of character in the models faces. I think that you have got it just right in #1 and of the two that is the one I prefer

[carregwen]

Re: John (using the Draganizer action)

Both great shots with lots of character in the models faces. I think that you have got it just right in #1 and of the two that is the one I prefer

Thank you. I didn't notice too much before but the action adds a 'grunge layer' which you can tone down or even remove to lessen the effect. That layer gives the gritty look to the shots. With the second one I turned it down and that's why it doesn't look quite like the first.

The action also works well with landscapes in B+W, but you have to watch skies or you get strange flecks in them. I did this one with it... http://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/sh...51&postcount=4 And I've tried a few dereliction shots which work very well as the subject matter suits the processing.

I know some photographers dislike shots with all of this messing around in Photoshop, but what the hell!