General A Grande Bit of Italy Comes to Blackburn.

alexh365 · Jan 4, 2009

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Not sure if im meant to be posting this here or members motors really but just thought id show off....

It's mainly all photoshop as you can imagine but with the help of a very good camera.

Any other DSLR users around??

Alex

T14086 · Jan 4, 2009

the video comes up 'unknown error'

Do you want the photo in the GP members car section sticky?

alexh365 · Jan 4, 2009

Hi T, Please, be great in the sticky.

Not sure why that video thing has appeared. No videoes on my Flickr account whatsoever LOL....... might be worth mentioning to someone as i guess its a plugin on here at fault.

T14086 · Jan 4, 2009

you should be hosting the video on the forum (upload it)

sledge · Jan 4, 2009

I am on a PN56 too

manthatkidisscrewed · Jan 5, 2009

Hey mate,

that looks awesome, which bits are ps'd and which bits aren't? I've got a D70s

alexh365 · Jan 5, 2009

Sony A350. Taken at 18mm. 1/40sec 3.5f

The background is de-saturated, car has saturation increased. Alloys contrast lowered and brightened (They were well mucky)

Windows cut out and brightness lowered.

Car cut out and flipped, layer blended on "lighten" to create the reflection

Sky has a gradient added.

Graphiti removed from wall and litter from floor with "Heal"

Lens flares added to front lights and fog to give "on" appearance.

Grabed the flag and pole from google images and blended that in.

Im dead pleased with it, especially as the original image is slightly over exposed.

Tris Harris · Jan 5, 2009

nice,

do you have the original to that photo so we can see what youve done?

alexh365 · Jan 5, 2009

Hey Tris,
Ill get one uploaded once I get home. Glad you like.

Al

Punto Po · Jan 5, 2009

Don't mean to be picky or nuffin' but your reflection's all wrong...

Sorry to be anal, but I'm a Graphic Designer and these things bug me! SAD I know!

Good effort though!

Tris Harris · Jan 5, 2009

Punto Po said:
Don't mean to be picky or nuffin' but your reflection's all wrong...
Sorry to be anal, but I'm a Graphic Designer and these things bug me! SAD I know!
Good effort though!

fancy shopping a picture of my car then and showing us what you can do?

alexh365 · Jan 5, 2009

Punto Po said:
Don't mean to be picky or nuffin' but your reflection's all wrong...
Sorry to be anal, but I'm a Graphic Designer and these things bug me! SAD I know!
Good effort though!

Nothin wrong with a bit of constructive critisism LOL

Plus I can tell its wrong, but cant work out where it should be if you know what i mean... if you draw it on in paint or something as a rough scribble ill shift the layer about

nebrog23 · Jan 5, 2009

Recognise where your parked and thought I'd never seen the flag!!! It's where I park to go to the football! Car looks nice.

Mattyk · Jan 5, 2009

Good pic fella and a lovely car, Im on Flickr too, got a Nikon D200, my lack of photoshop skills let my photography down though :lol:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29621816@N03

alexh365 · Jan 5, 2009

Heres the before pic.

And after.

Mattyk · Jan 5, 2009

how do you add a gradient to the sky? Ive never worked that one out

alexh365 · Jan 5, 2009

Its not too hard actually.

New layer over the top. Grab gradient tool from the color you want to transparent.

Drag from top down onto mid sky. Set blending on this layer to "Multiply"

Punto Po · Jan 6, 2009

Cheeky!... You've added a vinyl grille and "skid mark(!)" since last time!!

Anyway, just thought I'd bodge this for you before goin' to bed...

The problem with cars (or anything) at an angle is you can't just copy and flip 'em to create the reflection (A head-on/flat shot, from whatever side, is the easiest to create a reflection from).
Instead you have to take elements from the object, in this case bumper, skirt & wheels, that are closest to the floor and try to recreate how you think the reflection will look yourself...and keep it subtle...

Anyway, enough waffle, here's the new reflection... Night!

alexh365 · Jan 6, 2009

Punto Po said:
Cheeky!... You've added a vinyl grille and "skid mark(!)" since last time!!

Anyway, just thought I'd bodge this for you before goin' to bed...

The problem with cars (or anything) at an angle is you can't just copy and flip 'em to create the reflection (A head-on/flat shot, from whatever side, is the easiest to create a reflection from).
Instead you have to take elements from the object, in this case bumper, skirt & wheels, that are closest to the floor and try to recreate how you think the reflection will look yourself...and keep it subtle...

Anyway, enough waffle, here's the new reflection... Night!

F`in Genious!!!!

That is sooo cool and i totally get what you've done. :worship::worship::worship:

Ill try it on the proper one tonight.

:slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer:

Punto Po · Jan 6, 2009

alexh365 said:
F`in Genious!!!!

That is sooo cool and i totally get what you've done. :worship::worship::worship:

Ill try it on the proper one tonight.

:slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer:

Ha! No probs, it was only a quick bodge but I think it's done the trick...
I look forward to seein' your amended image. I'll get the scorecards ready!

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