Fun w/ Post Processing
Selective Coloring
I made some color adjustments to the clouds by giving them a purple hue to set the mood. I then created a copy layer and desaturated it. From there I just whipped out the eraser tool and started erasing the b&w layer where I wanted color - in this case the clouds & car.
Here I created a copy layer and desaturated it. Then I used the eraser tool, again, to erase the b&w layer where I wanted color - the car. To get the orange sky I created a transparent layer and used the linear gradient tool. I used the eyedropper tool to select the orange on the car so the sky would match, setting the foreground orange and background white. I set the opacity of this layer to ~70% and used the eraser tool bottom up.
Transparent Hood
I’ve heard that some photographers actually remove the hood to get this effect. This is not necessary. Grab a tripod. Take one shot with the hood closed and another with the hood open. Open both images in Photoshop and copy the picture with the hood closed and paste it on top of the picture with the hood open. Grab the eraser tool and set it to its softest setting. Start erasing the part of the hood that you want to be transparent.
Getting “gritty”
This technique was introduced to me by a photographer named Don Nguyen. You can read about how to do it on his site: www.stokedphoto.com Just type “gritty” into the search field and it will come up.
More w/ Rigs
Just had to throw this in here…:]
