Liam in Window light
First off, don’t worry. I don’t plan on spamming my own website with 365 posts. If you want to keep up with my project, I’ll be updating my Flickr site daily. I will on occasion post 365 images here, if I like something in particular or if I have nothing else to talk about. So here’s a shot to start us off. I was experimenting with my white balance today – specifically adding cool tones to my images. I didn’t end up liking it – probably because I was photographing Liam and blue people only works in Avatar. So I imported it into Aperture and warmed it up a bit, then desaturated the reds, then the entire image. Finally, I brought it into Photoshop Elements (yes, I admit, I couldn’t justify the $700 right now), and added a slight gaussian blur. I really like the effect, although I feel it wouldn’t work for every shot – I think the window light helps make the effect, err, effective. I would have liked to have had a reflector on the other side of his face, but this project is all about loose and fast, so I can’t really complain.
Bonus!: Tomorrows 365 introduces my new D300s to equation. Looking forward to that!
Upcoming post: This shot was an attempt to create a possible “style”. I don’t yet have a signature “style” – so I submit to you – is that such a bad thing? Discussion to follow soon.