"Badly taken Photo"

by pricklypineapple Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:50 am

It's kinda ironic, Photographers would at some instances remove "nuisances" and imperfections in their photos, while CG Artists would do otherwise.

Trying out on an old project.

"Badly taken Photo" Sunnyv10

I wouldn't recommend this as a presentation to client. After all, it's kinda "badly taken".

Am open for ANY crit / comments. tnx

Smile

by v_wrangler Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:53 am

nevertheless it's a perfect photomatch pricks!

by torvicz Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:55 am

this is so great I couldn't tell which is real....

by yaug_03 Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:03 am

Which one is inserted in the photo?This is so good, can't tell which one.

by 3DZONE Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:13 am

aaaa...nahihilo akong tingnan scratch

...di ko alam...basta maganda ang pagka-match niya.... Very Happy

muntik ko ng ilagay sa Photo Gallery natin e

by arkiedmund Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:22 am

Rarely do i see you contributing here sir, yet when you do, it totally rocks....from the early days upto now, wala ka pa rin kupas...thanks for sharing...

by ixxxboyxxxi Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:25 am

wow naman ng avatar mo bro......... 2thumbsup

hihihihihi

by v_wrangler Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:31 am

My only comment is the density of the fog or the lack thereof, of the building that intersects with the leftmost front building. Assuming the intersecting (back) building is cg, it should at least be toned down compared to the one in front of the camera.... either by a white fog or via saturations to mimic soft shadows...

Also more distinct randomness on the trees either by altering shapes or sizes. But then again - it looks photoreal - or maybe it isn't cg after after all Smile

glenggleng!

by Stryker Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:49 am

ang lupet...! 2thumbsup

by srm852002 Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:31 am

superb..galing ng photo match..very realistic..

by pedio84 Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:08 am

same palalahat tayo ng nakikita .kala ko ako lang. Very Happy

nice one hirap tukuyin kung alin jan ang cg.

by bokkins Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:32 am

match na match na muntik ko ng ilipat sa photography section. thanks for sharing bro! ibang klase to. love this. 2thumbsup

by alwin Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:44 am

mahirap tingnan magkapareho lahat! perfect for me !

by pricklypineapple Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:43 am

Salamat sa inyong lahat.

arkiedmund wrote:Rarely do i see you contributing here sir, yet when you do, it totally rocks....from the early days upto now, wala ka pa rin kupas...thanks for sharing...

Tnx. lol. my contribution usually were just crits/ comments, but at some point i guess only giving crits w/o posting one's own works was percieved..er kinda differently?! Neutral

ixxxboyxxxi wrote:wow naman ng avatar mo bro......... hihihihihi

heheh. yeah yan kasi pan-distract ko para medyo hindi nyo tititigan yung work tongue

v_wrangler wrote:My only comment is the density of the fog or the lack thereof, of the building that intersects with the leftmost front building. Assuming the intersecting (back) building is cg, it should at least be toned down compared to the one in front of the camera.... either by a white fog or via saturations to mimic soft shadows...

Also more distinct randomness on the trees either by altering shapes or sizes. But then again - it looks photoreal - or maybe it isn't cg after after all

glenggleng!

Ah noticed it alright...heheh, +1 to you. Effect of lazy masking on the shadowed areas. Couldn't find other trees, the library itself was also lacking in randomness. lol

Well, I'd also like to share a breakdown of this image. After looking at this, you fellas will clearly see the "mis-matches" then...taking away the magic. lol. Oh well...but my intent is to share some of techniques used herein. Hope you get something from it Wink

Perhaps, some of you would have guessed that the CGI element was graded to match the photo BUT actually, it was the 1st that i color graded. My intent was to turn an already rendered & post-processed perspective to a "photo-real" image. When I color-graded the CGi, it still just didn't look "correct". I gradually searched for images to cut-&-paste. So basically, these photo elements, (some of which were actually nice taken), was then adjust to make it look "badly taken" as well. Once all elements were framed and in place, an overall color adjustment was done. Working on 2K res actually...then re-sized as such.

by pricklypineapple Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:47 am

con't:

Summary Pointers of what i used:
- slightly tilted horizon
- lens blurring
- lens correction + color fringing (to simulate camera aberration)
- color desaturation, with reference to other point-n-shoot digital photos that were "badly exposed"
- motion blurring (very slight)
- "familiar" composition -- typical to those street photographs at the corners
; somewhat breaking the rule's of composition which some random laymen wouldn't be aware of when taking photos.

by pricklypineapple Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:36 am

Wanted to post this in the "Before & After" Topic sticky actually...but i guess it's a joke that i just thought of it now..and it wouldn't be really right by now. :p
"Badly taken Photo" Rbg-be10

by Guest Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:03 pm

great approach bro 2thumbsup

by ERICK Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:41 pm

wow.. very nice.. gleng gleng....

by arkitrix Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:48 pm

oo nga ano asan kaya ang orig nito.. galing.. thumbsup

by IONIC Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:22 am

unbeliavable sir...galing 2thumbsup

by gendel_dee Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:48 am

Lufet... kala ko papalitan ung bldg na nasa pic, e yun na pala.. Kala ko din ung tree lng sa gitna ung 3D na nilagay mo. Nice one..naisahan mo kami.. rendeer