October 7, 2008 • 7:10 pm
A picture postcard view from the hillsides of a hidden village about 12 kilometres north east of the Paphos. I captured this view witht he Nikon D3 placed ontot he Manfrotto Tripod that I bought for the trip. A new lightweight design was needed as the heavy studio items had to be left behind.
Shot with the Nikon 24mm – 70mm f/2.8 at F22, 1/125 sec at ISO 200, the image was taken from its RAW state in Lightroom 2 and placed into Photogshop CS3 as a smart object. I then converted it to the Lab Channels and made small alterations to the curves and levels adjustment panels and then offered it into Nik Software Plug In’s. In there I tried a few variations of the image, but ended up ramping up the contrast, added a slight filter for the sky and then darkened the edges somewhat to bring attention to the centre.
A final sharpenin for sRGB, framed and then uploaded, gives you the image you see infront of you. A pleasing image to view where I find the compostion natural assisted by the use of lines leading the viewer into the picture.
Filed under: Collections, Landscape
September 22, 2008 • 7:40 pm
I am just piecing together a landscape catalogue, out of some images that I shot in August 2008. The above example was taken with the D3 whilst on a photowalk in Europe. Shot using the Nikon 24mm – 70mm f2.8 at f8, with the aid of a polarising filter, the image was immediately likeable.
Edited in Lightroom 2 and then dropped over into Adobe Photoshop CS3 for some adjustments to the curves in LAB Channels, a filter was used from Nik Software to enhance the sky and some tonal adjustments made to the foreground and path that leads the viewer into the frame. This image can be found in the Landscape Collection in the main portfolio site. Additional images will be posted shortly to compliment this catalogue.
Filed under: Landscape
September 18, 2008 • 7:19 pm
So the first post of the blog is published and here it is. A difficult one to start with, trying to explain the type of images I am currently taking, trying to explain what work flow I use and why it’s best for me, not to mention the literature that is available to read, not only about the capturing process but the also the digital dark room process that seems as important as the original raw file.
The blog has been designed around the principles of so many others; it’s a radio for speaking my thoughts and ideas, it’s a record of where I am at at the moment in the vast world of amateur photography. As it all develops and the content is published I hope that readers not only find articles of interest, but may pick up some ideas, may use references from within to guide them in their determination to produce the image that hits the money.
My interest in photography has developed over the years, however I began to take the matter seriously about two years ago and after reading so many interesting articles and being inspired by so many different photographers and developers, the magnetism of the whole subject drew me in. Creativity is something I am developing, a tool that I cannot just pick up and use when it suits me; rather use it and learn from the many mistakes that I have made along the way. Making mistakes not only seems part of the learning process but inevitable in all the different subjects I look into. However, by making the mistakes and learning from them seems to be the best tool I have at the moment. As all of this has developed and I try to take not only my experiences further, but my qualifications also; the equipment to do the job right has also grown. This, I will be able to explain in detail as the site develops.
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Filed under: Collections, Editor, Landscape
