[Blake7_2005]

WARNING: BIG PICTURE!

I decided to look up more tuts and found some funky lens-flare effects, so I decided to use them in my latest picture, Mech Attack, again, C&C is much appreciated, enjoy.



Oh yeah, and I added my name in a little quick logo, just for the heck of it

EDIT:

One note, the lens flare is only there because I forgot to uninvis the lamps, plus the fact the lamps' flare is fugly

EDIT 2:

Since a few people requested me to give them my lens flare I'm gonna just post up a link to it, just right click the link, save as: http://filesmelt.com/dl/LensFlareOMG.jpg

[ChestyMcGee]

wtf has jj abrams done to the world

Edited:

fuck you jj abrams

[Joazzz]

The lens flares are way too strong.



Holy shit did I really say that?

[ChestyMcGee]

it's really enhancing my viewing experience

[Blake7_2005]

ChestyMcGee posted:

it's really enhancing my viewing experience

Yes, the lens flare thing is over-done, but meh, it's my personal taste :P

EDIT:

btw, Super 8 was directed by Spielberg, not Abrams.

EDIT 2:

My bad, it was directed by Abrams :/

It was produced by Spielberg *FACEPALM!*

[kenchbrothers]

Its good use of Videocopilots Lens flares ;) but too much :) overall 4/5

[PurgerOfXenos]

I really can't stand the lense flares, Or the ugly-ass watermark.

[Crazy Knife]

How'd you do the cool lens flare dude? I like it imo

[ntzu]

Lens flare is awesome in my book, but not in a still picture like this.

Seriously I can't see shit, whats happening.

[Blake7_2005]

Crazy Knife posted:

How'd you do the cool lens flare dude? I like it imo

Basically, I just grabbed an image with a lens flare on it and edited out the rest of the image, took the lens flare, erased the bits I didn't want, set it to screen, refined it, and bingo, 5 minute job but comes out with an alright lens flare, gotta be a dark image though, that's the hard bit

[Crazy Knife]

do you have that lens flare image by any chance? I wanna play around with it

[Blake7_2005]

Crazy Knife posted:

do you have that lens flare image by any chance? I wanna play around with it

Sure thing, I'll have to find it, but I'll be nice and put it on a black background for you when I find the darned thing.

EDIT:

Check your PM's Crazy Knife, I sent it through there :)

[exhale77]

Send it my way too please.

[Joazzz]

Blake7_2005 posted:

Check your PM's Crazy Knife, I sent it through there :)

I want it too.

[rikimaru6811]

The lens flare + heavy blur

[Blake7_2005]

exhale77 posted:

Send it my way too please.

Joazzz posted:

I want it too.

Whoa, chill out, I might as well just post it on the first post, since some people want it, have fun

[Hairybastard]

Don't make lens flares unless you have studied real PHOTOS Stop fucking making these annoying as shit movie lensflares. They work in movies because you have movement, they're not a constant constraint blocking everything behind them, because in movies they tend to move the cameras around, or change angles. Etc!

Realism is cool and all, and if you want a 100% realistic pic, as if it were taken by some random faggot standing there all calm with his supah dupah camera. (I only know the norwegian word for such cameras and I cba to google or translate) Then I guess you are kindof on the right track.

But, this is supposed to be eye-appealing, rite? You ain't doing this to study realism and photography. So you can digitally create photos to make them seem realistic, are you?

So compositing is important! I can't even see the mech. If it weren't in the title and I didnt already know the model, then I might not even have been able to see it is, infact. A mech.

So go study lens flares, go study digital art with lens flares. See how they change from realism to stylized. Then try making your own.

I'm not just trashing you, I'm trashing everyone who uses movie lensflares in pics.

Btw, I really like the fact that you are watching tuts. It's the first step to awesomeness, never stop doing that. When you think you're the best, try to improve even more! :D
Thanks for reading, have a nice day! :D

[Blake7_2005]

Hairybastard posted:

Don't make lens flares unless you have studied real PHOTOS Stop fucking making these annoying as shit movie lensflares. They work in movies because you have movement, they're not a constant constraint blocking everything behind them, because in movies they tend to move the cameras around, or change angles. Etc!

Realism is cool and all, and if you want a 100% realistic pic, as if it were taken by some random faggot standing there all calm with his supah dupah camera. (I only know the norwegian word for such cameras and I cba to google or translate) Then I guess you are kindof on the right track.

But, this is supposed to be eye-appealing, rite? You ain't doing this to study realism and photography. So you can digitally create photos to make them seem realistic, are you?

So compositing is important! I can't even see the mech. If it weren't in the title and I didnt already know the model, then I might not even have been able to see it is, infact. A mech.

So go study lens flares, go study digital art with lens flares. See how they change from realism to stylized. Then try making your own.

I'm not just trashing you, I'm trashing everyone who uses movie lensflares in pics.

Btw, I really like the fact that you are watching tuts. It's the first step to awesomeness, never stop doing that. When you think you're the best, try to improve even more! :D
Thanks for reading, have a nice day! :D

Thanks for the advice Hairy, I'll try to tone down the flares in future, but I am a bit JJ Abrams when it comes to it (I just think it looks cool personally :/) but yeah, I can see what you mean, the more recent picture I did featuring a mech is much more updated and has less flaring, but this really was just a test to see if it'd look alright, I think in the future when I'm a bit more refined at doing this it might come out looking just right, but meh, we'll see.

[Hairybastard]

Don't get me wrong, I love lens flares, but. You gotta do them right for it to be appealing to watch. Composition wise. This picture ONLY has the lensflares going for it. Everything is pitch black, no contrast aside from the lens flare sticking out and captivating your eyes.