After seeing a few shots around the internet in a certain darkened, de-saturated style – particularly this one of the BBC Top Gear team – I asked around to see if anyone was familiar with the post-processing technique which is used to create it. As it turns out, it’s a fairly simple, customizable process for users of Lightroom and Aperture, set out in simple steps by master photographer and editor Scott Kelby on his blog in 2008. This shot is a quick trial of the technique, used on a photo of a work colleague from last year.

“Kelbification”
From the series Strobist
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, aperture, Bern (Berne), burson marsteller, photo editing, photoshop, portraiture, remo, scott kelby, Strobist, swissstrobist, Switzerland, Technique
One response to ““Kelbification””
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Interesting – makes it look more like a painting than a photograph
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