Skip to main content

⚠️ Please note that this topic or post has been archived. The information contained here may no longer be accurate or up-to-date. ⚠️

Japanese style washed out look

Comments

5 comments

  • Ian Wilson
    Moderator
    Top Commenter
    It looks to me like reduced saturation and reduced contrast. If your blacks are too black or your whites too white you can try using the Levels tool, dragging in the output sliders at the top (not the sliders at the bottom). Also perhaps lightening the mid tones by dragging the middle slider on Levels (at the bottom) to the left.

    Does that work?

    Ian
    0
  • Ian Wilson
    Moderator
    Top Commenter
    Like these two versions of the same photo, one as I originally processed it and one altered as I suggested.

    https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5791/23177177825_649bb6339d_n.jpg

    https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5703/23177197585_e6a0acdb16_n.jpg

    Ian
    0
  • ZeneticX
    Ian3 wrote:
    It looks to me like reduced saturation and reduced contrast. If your blacks are too black or your whites too white you can try using the Levels tool, dragging in the output sliders at the top (not the sliders at the bottom). Also perhaps lightening the mid tones by dragging the middle slider on Levels (at the bottom) to the left.

    Does that work?

    Ian


    Some photos seem to work when you reduce saturation and reduce contrast, but how about the really bright ones? Did the photographer increase exposure and brightness during or post or he intentionally overexposure the image while capturing (ETTR) ?

    Here's another example, I actually prefer this compared to the previous ones I shared. As you can see some photos retain their colour and contrasts, so I don't think reduce saturation and contrast played a major role here

    0
  • Alex Pott
    It looks like a lot of different filter techniques, especially in that third link. But like the above poster said, bringing up your black levels and flattening the contrast will get you close. You can then also do a brightness bump followed by bringing back the highlights (highlights/shadow tool).
    0
  • Renan Oliveira
    You can use curves tool.
    You need to drop the black point to right side and upper .
    You will change the "curve of your film" like this effects....
    0

Post is closed for comments.