Tip: Sometimes you may want to add a lake or body of water to an image and there’s no room at the bottom of the photograph. The main thing about this process is to have fun with your photography and Flood is one of the ways that I use to “play” with my photographs.
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I converted the finished image from color to black and white using Silver Efex Pro to give it the full, gritty film noir look. How I Made this shot: I started with a color photograph of my former Jaguar XJ-6 that was shot with a Leica Digilux 2 with an exposure of 1/2000 sec at f/2 and ISO 200. Most people will find it works faster that way than using the sliders first but why not try it both ways?
By using any and all of the sliders, you can refine any combination you like. Just keep clicking until you find one that you like and then use the sliders to tweak the effect to produce a look that you really like. The simplest way to create water effects with Flood is to click on the “dice” icon that throws random combinations at you as fast as you can click. A preview window shows exactly where the water level will start. The simplest way to add digital water is by using Flaming Pear Software’s Flood Photoshop-compatible plug-in and you don’t even need a hose.įlaming Pear Software’s Flood plug-in has lots of controls but before you play in the digital water, it’s important to set the level using the plug-in’s Horizon setting.
One way to increase your car photographs drama is to add environmental elements such as water. When it comes to photographing cars, one of the most famous film noir effects is the “wet streets” look that can add all kinds of interesting reflections to an image.