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Hello everyone.. So theres a local toronto photographer who does amazing work .. His portraits (imo) are amazing but I don't understand how he gets them too look how they look does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? They blow my mind.. Heres a link to one of my favourite of the many good ones ..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejon/2347996634/

Any idea?? Comments? Thanks!

Cheers!

Photoshop, texturing, retouching and desing, judging by other photos

The faces look like possible single image HDR work but the rest of the photo looks normal. Mild facial imperfections can really be exagerated this way. My guess is single image HDR and then masking out all but the face and overlaying with the original image. But I'm sure there are other possiblities as well.

Could it be film??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejon/1592 ... 303302125/ this ones amazing... Single image hdr? Like taking your photo and processing it with hdr filter but only using 1 image?

Sharpening around the eyes is so strong that it is a dead give away for heavy digital work. And plenty of selective shading and blurring. Skin tones and textures look like he has selected just the blue or green channel on blotchy red skin for the black and white conversion, and then probably upped the contrast. All in all plenty of work in the opposite direction than all the 'how to airbrush the bride' PS tips.

Thanks for the input! .. Maybe its just me but I find these amazing along with the stories aswell great stuff

Could be if they shot with a blue (or possibly green) filter on black and white film. They still did plenty of post work for sharpening, blurring etc (some images show more than one 'plane of sharpness').

Yeah im more focused on the detail in the skin and eyes and the sharpness and deviations in the faces of the characters skin its so realistic and moody I'm trying it in photoshop now but its not even close lol

Possibly Lucis Pro

I really like it, definitely stands out. Good find

yeah it's a very clever use of processing, the guy knows what he's doing

Adding a B&W high contrast blue filter and adjusting the fill value in PS can really bring out the imperfections in skin.

I went to school with him and his work is def out there. check out applied arts and a few of his shots are in there.

Wheres applied arts?? What school did you guys goto?

Applied Arts Magazine. You can find it at chapters. I went to Humber.

Ahh ok, Thanks. I'm applying to the Creative Photography course there next year.

I don't know the photographer, but I have seen him in action as one of his photos is of a performance art piece that I watched last Novemeber/December. (I refer to the blonde girl/dead pig photo). Since I was there, I know there was no dead pig there at all. It is heavy, heavy photoshop and not my preference.