A little something dedicated to the art of Making Photos!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Christina

First studio shot after a long long time. Actually, my only real studio shoot.

I want to show the transformation from 'Odinary' to the 'Extraordinary'. The series will start off with the Original Raw converted Jpg with default setting, followed by one with basic post processing applied. This will then be futher enhanced in CS to bring out, I hope, the best of each shot.

Photobucket
Christina - Original Jpg from RAW



Photobucket
Christina - After basic post processing in LR.



Photobucket
Christina : Final output from PS, enhanced with a simple 'Softlight' overlay.


---

Christina2 - original
Christina 2 : Orignal Jpg





Christina2 - LR
Christina 2 : After basic correction in LR





Christina2 - PS
Christina 2 : Final output from PS, enhanced with a simple 'Softlight' overlay.



Photobucket
Christina 3: Original Jpg (from Raw)



Photobucket
Christina 3: And here's one after a bit of clean up in LR.



Photobucket
Christina 3: Final Copy after 'Soft Light' treatment in PS.


Shooting in a studio is Contemplative more than anything else. You start out with the 'END' in mind, and do the shoot to reach that final picture that you already plan. The final product is only as good as what you set out to achieve, and the more details one put into thinking about the end product, the better the outcome is.

Its like preparing for war, firstly, know your enemy (your final composition), and then choose your weapon (lenses) and technique (lighting) most likely to crush that enemy.

No comments:

Followers

Networked Blogs - Facebook?

About Me

My photo
Photography has been a passion of mine for a very long time. I still remember back there, I found an old 110 format camera in one of the drawers at home, so I went and load that one up with some color 110 film, had a bit of fun shooting it. Back then, processing film was expensive, and nope, my allowance didn't cover that at all. But I remember, the resulting photos were very 'LOMOish'. Guess that's my first LOMO ... In my high skool days, I picked up a second hand Olympus Trip 35, with its quicky guestimate focusing system. Colors from it were kind 'yellow' tinged cause by its lens that was kind of 'moldy'. Moldy or not, I shot a lot of skool band pics!! I ended up with an compact automatic when started Uni ... and I finally lost it on a trip to India. Left it on the plane. Got my first SLR back in 2001 I think, a brand new Nikon FM10. That's when the journey of serious photography started. And today, and today, after many years, and 'graduating' from the G5 ... to the G7 to the 400D and 40D ... and finally 5D Mark II, Hehehehe ... ... I still am plodding away, trying to create my own art.