I'm interested in seeing some of your soft focus challenge photos where you used a technique other than software. I'm always looking for new techniques... please post :)
I'm interested in seeing some of your soft focus challenge photos where you used a technique other than software. I'm always looking for new techniques... please post :)
As I outlined in the comments on my entry, I used the cellophane wrapper from a CD. I crinkled it up and rubber banded it around the lens. I tried variations with multiple layers, which increased the effect, as did crinkling more or less, but in the end I chose the shot I did with only one layer. I would imagine that it may be the cheapest soft focus filter, since it was essentially free.
Mine was an experiment in taking pictures through cloth. I used a coloured silk scarf, the object is perfectly in focus, but it looks out of focus. The picture itself is very boring - but it was interesting to experiment with various materials, distances from the lens, and light placement. I had a lot of fun experimenting that week :))
Mine was an experiment in taking pictures through cloth. I used a coloured silk scarf, the object is perfectly in focus, but it looks out of focus. The picture itself is very boring - but it was interesting to experiment with various materials, distances from the lens, and light placement. I had a lot of fun experimenting that week :))
Mine was an experiment in taking pictures through cloth. I used a coloured silk scarf, the object is perfectly in focus, but it looks out of focus. The picture itself is very boring - but it was interesting to experiment with various materials, distances from the lens, and light placement. I had a lot of fun experimenting that week :))
I'm interested in seeing some of your soft focus challenge photos where you used a technique other than software. I'm always looking for new techniques... please post :)
I used a nylon stocking over the lensmate adapter on my G2. My photo was:
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I also used Neatimage on this to enhance the effect. Another attempt, which didn't use any neatimage, which I liked is:
The only trick I found is that you need low depth of field to make sure you don't get a pattern introduced by the stocking, and also not to walk by any redneck bars with a nylon over your lens ;)
I'm interested in seeing some of your soft focus challenge photos where you used a technique other than software. I'm always looking for new techniques... please post :)
I used a nylon stocking over the lensmate adapter on my G2. My photo was:
.
I also used Neatimage on this to enhance the effect. Another attempt, which didn't use any neatimage, which I liked is:
The only trick I found is that you need low depth of field to make sure you don't get a pattern introduced by the stocking, and also not to walk by any redneck bars with a nylon over your lens ;)
Regards--Neil
The first photo was great. The second was very affected by the color of your artifact, that affects the first photo too, but by the tonal range was lightened. I not enter this challenge because I can´t find any artifact to put in my lens that don´t distorted my original colors.
Thanks to Spazmo99, to your splendid idea!
As a relative newbie to this type of photography, my first inclination was to soften my image with the camera settings, but I also used the old fashioned "breath on the lens". My score wasn't particularly good, but I was happy with the results.
Large version is quite soft focus, but the main complaint seemed
to be it wasn't blurry enough. Also the stockings rendered a bit too
obviously in the flat expanse of sky.
I'm interested in seeing some of your soft focus challenge photos where you used a technique other than software. I'm always looking for new techniques... please post :)
What group are you referring to?
Are you referring to a selected group or DPC in whole?
John, I just had to ask! I'am in such a humorous mood today!
I didn't enter that challenge. I would have had to use software if I had entered it though.
Congrats to the winners of the Soft Focus challenge.
As viewer I was nearly surprised to see such beautiful photos for all the three first places. I think, as top average, it is one of the best contests ever.
I have blown very gently on my lens and waited for a second to make the mist partially evaporate before taking the extreme closeup of a leaf frozen beneath about 1/8" of ice.
