Reviewing old photos (only a year!), I have to say, the photos that make me happiest are landscapes. I love the outdoors. Here is a memory of a hike to Phelps Lake, reworked in Perfect Photo Suite 9. I used Dynamic Contrast, Tone Enhancer, and Vignetting, with a few adjustments in LR5 prior to exporting it for the final touches.
To my disgust, I am getting rather obsessed with photography, and trying to take mine to a higher level. Â This higher level means better composition, more forethought before shooting (though it may not be possible at times), and better understanding of the post-processing program(s) I use.
Below is the original image of a guitarist in a crowd of people.
The composition isn’t great, but I needed the entire length of my lens – the Nikon 24-120mm f4 – on my Df. The focal point is the guitarist. As you can see, there are a few people between me and him. While taking this picture, and many others at the Day of the Dead, I thought about composition, and layers – foreground, midground, background – while I shot. During the crops, I thought of the same, and tried, too, to incorporate leading lines and/or the rule of thirds. Post-processing included colors, black and white, and vignetting. I used Nik Silver Efex, LR, and Perfect Photo Suite 9, along with different crops.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 