Merry Christmas to all!
I did not get this young man’s name but he was Mad Hatter’s running mate. I was very lucky when I took this photo that my subject tilted his head just before I took the shot. This slight tilt added so much to the image. In this photo, I wanted to bring out the bright colors and his unusual eye and mouth wear so in post processing I tried to really emphasize the contrast between his attire and the softness of the background to make sure that I had good separation between the two.
I tried without any success to change the color of the background from a warm color to a cooler one. Nothing that I tried seemed to look good to me, so the background is as shot. When I try something like this, I am not sure whether I did not do a good job with my Photoshop magic or that I know that it has been changed and thus no matter what I do or how good I do it, the change just does not look right. Welcome anyone’s comments on this one.
Again, Merry Christmas to all!
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 shot at 70mm, ISO 200, f/2.8 and 1/350th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 3—Adjusted white balance, added mid tone contrast.
Photoshop CS5—used nik Color Efex Pro tonal contrast to add contrast to his clothing and facial mask.
Can you image walking down the street and running into this guy? Impressive outfit. Nice camera angle. Good soft background. Not sure why you wanted to change the color.
ReplyDeleteTed
I do wish that he was doing something other than just standing there. Seems static. Colors are nice.
ReplyDeleteSya
Lacking something but not sure what that something is. Still enjoy your work.
ReplyDeleteRandy