How long?

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:10

Yeah, so in other words... add some backlight, easily done!

**Jim E** · 2012 March 18th, 02:13

Yes. If by "backlight" you mean light directed at the background. Not light from the back directed towards the camera.

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:14

Originally Posted by azmyth

Its intentionally dark, with blue hint to give you the impression that its night time inside a dark dank area.

I would light with these blue lights, of course, but I would also desaturate in post a bit. All channels except the blue one. So it would look more "at night" than with saturated skin tones and blue light. It's me.
Here's a quick comparison I did:

I think it would make it more believable. What do you think?

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:19

lol I need a bigger image! my eyes suck!

@Krute more me messing up my words.. yeah I meant a light lighting up the background.

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:23

Originally Posted by azmyth

lol I need a bigger image! my eyes suck!

Is that one big enough?

Here's both images, side by side:

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:32

I def. need more light in the shot if I were to do that.

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:34

Originally Posted by azmyth

I def. need more light in the shot if I were to do that.

Might be my screen, but so far I calibrated it and it looks just dark enough, we can see details on her face while not seeing too much as it's at night. I don't know.

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 02:35

I gave it the ol college try.
NIGHT 2.jpg

I ran it through NEAT vid as well.

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:37

Originally Posted by Shaunp007

I gave it the ol college try. [..] I ran it through NEAT vid as well.

Could we work with the original "uncompressed" picture? That way we could see what we "really" can do! That facebook image is compressed as hell!

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 02:40

Originally Posted by drapeama

That facebook image is compressed as hell!

Click on the picture. It will blow up to full size! I may have misunderstood you draps, that tends to happen at 2:40 am

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:42

Originally Posted by Shaunp007

Click on the picture. It will blow up to full size!

Even so, the images Az posted at first were from facebook, AND compressed as hell! You did a good job, but I'd like to start with a good quality, like he'll do.
Anyway!

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 02:47

Originally Posted by drapeama

You did a good job, but I'd like to start with a good quality, like he'll do.

Thanks bro...3 minutes of work!
After effects Curves adjust - bump up RBG..bump up the blue channel. Hue/Saturation- reduced saturation like -30. Colorista 2 - pulled the midtones and shadows into blue a bit and finally did a secondary mask saturation reduction. Apply Neat vid...
I am going to try to post the pictures like you did....let me see if this works.

NIGHT 2.jpg

crap....its still just a thumbnail. How do you insert the pic full size into the thread?

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:48

coming right up!

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:49

Originally Posted by Shaunp007

Thanks bro...3 minutes of work! [...] crap....its still just a thumbnail. How do you insert the pic full size into the thread?

1) It's not much, once you did one, you can create a preset and reuse it (tweak it for each scene if needed) but it's simple!
2) I simply put the link and unchecked the box to "attached" the files as thumbnails.

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:55

Sequence 01.Still001.jpg

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 02:56

nvm it still compressed it.. hang on

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 02:57

could you zip the original and upload it zipped? Because this one is also blocky.

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 02:59

Originally Posted by drapeama

2) I simply put the link and unchecked the box to "attached" the files as thumbnails.

I click on "Go advanced" then to "attachments". It always displays as a thumbnail when I do that. Can you help a brother out and give some directions on how to post full size within the thread?

**azmyth** · 2012 March 18th, 03:01

Here's a PNG.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lvh4ii

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 03:04

Originally Posted by Shaunp007

Can you help a brother out and give some directions on how to post full size within the thread?

Lol! Just realized that I'm using my picasa image, so I use the URL tab when I do such. It's free...you could try!?
Otherwise, you're still stuck with the thumbnail thing...but it's on the hv20 server though, not external.

Originally Posted by azmyth

Here's a PNG.

Ahhhh! Better! I'm happy now!

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 03:13

Here it is, in a bigger format (I don't have NEAT so I can't do much about the noise):

**Almohada** · 2012 March 18th, 03:19

Shaun, that looks amazing

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 03:20

Didn't do much different except that I tried to use "colorama" to save the facial highlights while crushing the blacks on the right of the image.

Trial 2
NIGHT 3.jpg

I think my first attempt looked better....maybe i shouldn't have used colorama.

Trial 1
NIGHT 2.jpg

**Shaunp007** · 2012 March 18th, 03:25

Originally Posted by Almohada

Shaun, that looks amazing

Wow thanks!

**drapeama** · 2012 March 18th, 03:26

Originally Posted by Shaunp007

Didn't do much different except that I tried to use "colorama" to save the facial highlights while crushing the blacks on the right of the image.

It's easier to duplicate the layer and set the top one to "soft light" then use the brush to "wipe" out the part you want to be brighter. Simpler too, with stills...on video it would be too long. But it all comes to lighting skills: try to separate the talent from the background to create the look you're after!

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