Platinotype Action

[evil4blue]

Huxley contacted me and asked it I could come up with an action to mimic the platinotype style seen on this site:

http://www.chrismccaw.com/index.html

Well here's my effort, just follow the directions in the action. All these layers are editable if you want to tweak the color or whatever else. As always, this was created in PSCS2 and will probably only work on full PS, not Elements.

Here's a before and after, plus the action.

[Silvernic]

Hey Stevil, can you make an action that will make all of my pictures look GOOD?

[evil4blue]

Originally Posted by Silvernic

Hey Stevil, can you make an action that will make all of my pictures look GOOD?

If I could make that action, it would never leave my possession.

[huxley]

THANKS EVIL!!!!!! It looks good ... im gonna have to go home and find something to play with and ill post it up here so you can see the results.... i appreciate it.

huxley

[Joe_Lorenzini]

You've got a new nickname: The Action Man!

Great job on this. Here's an example of your handiwork applied to the demo we shot a few weeks back...



Thanks! Very handy little action to have.

_/oe

[evil4blue]

Wow, awesome Joe. Looks really good.

I knew I didn't burn all these photoshop brain cells for nothing.

[Silvernic]

So, I guess you're the guy we come to to get some action, eh?

[Murph]

Ok, I am photoshop illiterate, could you explain in small words to me please, the action is so...beautiful, I want to use it myself. TIA.

[evil4blue]

Originally Posted by Murph

Ok, I am photoshop illiterate, could you explain in small words to me please, the action is so...beautiful, I want to use it myself. TIA.

Read this. It should clear a bunch up for you.

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/a...?p=434249&rl=1

[huxley]

ok heres my stab at the action blue created upon my request. the ONLY thing i added was a pastel magenta layer at 25% opacity. my border is a bit ham fisted but you get the idea.
i had tried to create the action on my own before i sought help from blue, but could not get the curve adjustment layer to look anywhere near blues action. i cant thank evil4blue enough... he didnt have to do a thing and he went out of his way to do so. i owe you one.

huxley

[LoungeLizard]

Originally Posted by huxley

side question.... how do you guys get your images to post so big? i cant ever seem to get that right... live and learn......

Oh, that's easy. We use an action Blue put together for us!

Size it so the biggest dimension is about 600 pixels, 75 dpi, then upload it.

[huxley]

got it thanks lounge lizard!

[Steelsun]

Great action. Here's one I did with it and played with:

[evil4blue]

These look great, but in reviewing the curve and it's output, I realized that my curve had a tad too much green in it. I reformulated the curve and I think the new curve has truer tones to the platinotype look. Here's the original curve output compared to the new curve. The differences are subtle but there. The V2 action is below.

[huxley]

if i remember right blue, when i ran the action it was a tad dark for my taste ... i compinsated by messing with the rgb numbers, i think i used R-20 G10 and B 70. oh and i did forget to mention that i added a hint of diffused glow along with the magenta layer. the glow lightened it up just enough to where i was comfortable with it.