I used to collect post cards when I was a kid. Landscapes with bright colors always caught my eye . . . they still do! This is from my walk today – a pano pushed and pulled until I liked it.
Lies
There is the purist in me that says a photograph should never be changed from what the camera took. To change it means I cannot take a picture in the first place.
Another part of me that realizes there is such creative potential in photography – especially digital photography. And, in some situations, it is the only thing that makes a dismal photo worth looking at. For me, color and contrast are always attractive. Together, both change mood, season, emotion, focal points.
Today, I went out to the local botanical garden around noon. There was not the least bit of interesting light, only shadows. I wanted to see what a new lens could do, and was too lazy to get out when the light is particularly nice (meaning get dressed and out the door before 7 a.m.!). The intention was to see how well the V1 does creating panoramic pictures on manual focus – important to learn as the camera is highly automated. A couple came out okay, but they were truly boring to the eye. So, color manipulation and such – the art of post processing.
Creativity or lying?
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Portrait of a Lady
From a meetup photography shoot last night. We had two models, both very photogenic and wearing long dresses. The background was an office building in the Valley (in the Los Angeles area, for those who don’t know) that has tall columns and long windows – it worked out quite nicely!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 