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Questions tagged [effect]

In-camera or post-processing techniques for altering the look of an image.

Effects refer to techniques used to alter the look or mood of an image, for example to create a vintage or a cinematic feel. This can involve special cameras (pinhole, infrared, Lomo), lenses (tilt-shift, Lensbaby), filters (starburst, polarising), or post-processing techniques or plugins (Orton effect, Dave Hill look, Hollywood "glow", Bleach Bypass, to name a few).

If you are looking for help in obtaining a particular effect you've seen and would like to replicate, please read Important information for asking "What's this effect?" questions to get the best results.

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What kind of effect could I use to get this skin/beard black&white swirling effect?

I'm trying to reproduce an effect on an image a client has given me, but I can't seem to tell what was used Personally I think someone's drawn this themselves partly, for example the beard and his face don't seem to match perfect the photo, but…
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Why would someone practice free lensing?

I heard the other day someone talking about free lensing, something to do with removing the lens from the body. What would be the point in this exercise and what is the achieved effect?
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How to achieve a vignette effect without post processing?

I was searching a technique for making the vignette effect without image editing. Maybe with a low F number and a short focal lenght? If is useful, I use a Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55 F3.5 - 5.5 G and a Nikon D3200. Thanks.
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How do I achieve deep blue light night during the day effect?

I'm trying to learning about ND, I want to know if this picture was taken with a ND, or what kind of filter? The effect I'm looking for is the deep blue and the "night" aspect. I'm wonder also how the road is so blured, a patter of grey and an…
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What is this effect with blue and yellow color shifts around objects?

What is this effect with blue and yellow color shifts around objects? How can it be achieved?
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What is this style of photo called?

Is there a name for the type of editing applied to this photo? It's similar to HDR but most HDR photos I've seen go overboard dramatic. I don't consider the editing on this photo…
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What effect is this? Like an outdoors shot with sunlight with a lot of yellow hues

So, I found these pictures Here's a link to the album, if anyone's interested The effect seems like magazine pictures from the 1980s shot with old film. EDIT: Here is another image. The "effect" I'm referring to is with regard to the lighting, aka…
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How to achive painting like effect

In some photographs we can see a painting like effect . Can you tell me wheter this kind of effect is created after taking the photo (using some software) or changing shutter speed, iso or aperture of the camera.
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Good resource to learn taking professional pictures

I hope you can help me find the kind of resource I need. I want to learn to use my own camera, Its Nikon P510, I have the user guide and of course it teaches how to use it. But what I want to learn is how to make those kind of pictures like: Night…
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What is the name of this optical effect?

I think effects of this kind are generally called lens flares, but is there a more specific term for this specific effect?
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Looking for the name of an effect/edit. Usually popular with portrait photography

Hi, I'm currently wondering how this particular photographer achieved this "soft" effect. I've taken several of my own photographs similar to this, and I simply cannot find out what filter/effect/edit this individual used. Thanks!
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How is this faded out look achieved?

I'll do my best to describe it; a kind of faded out look, the focus seems right but still the image looks like it was shot in light fog. Is there a name for "that look" and how is it usually achieved? Example1 and example 2 Page with more examples…
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How do we get this look? Is it a filter or a camera setting

How does one get this effect in pictures. Is it a filter or photoshop
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Which effect/filter is used in this photo?

Center of the image is zoomed in while edges and corners are zoomed out. How to apply this effect? Which application to use?
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What filter was used?

This accounts filter always moves when you scroll through the photos. Does anyone know how to get this or what it's called?https://instagram.com/p/BCROputkCX3/
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