Juzno: Nice Haircut.
Spike Dee: I have a
photo op with Helmut Newton. He said he
can use an assistant. Wanna come?
Juzno: Nah, I'm doing
the Dalai Lama. I heard he wanted to
show off his new perm.
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Shot with Original Lensbaby. Hope your day is going great.
Featured Comments:
Glenn: I recently saw
a Helmut Newton exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century
City. It was a bit awkward seeing some
of his photos with my daughter, but in was interesting for her
nonetheless. I like how the spikes appear
out of the bluish blur in the photo... some more Photoshopping magic?
Juzno: Cheers,
Glenn... I know what you mean about
Helmut Newton. I simply used that
reference because he was the first that came to mind when it came to glamour
photography. Interestingly I read that
he never used artificial light in his photo op.
Just available light and that was it.
For the longest time I tried that approach and learned a lot about
lighting. But I felt there are situation
when artificial light can improve the shot.
The spiky plant is the one near the district library. I shot it last Friday after talking with
you. Actually my last shot for the day -
which tends to be the best because I already warmed up. No photo manipulation. Just changed the white balance for cooler
temperature and played with the saturation in post processing. Some dodge and
burn on the corners to create vignette.
The blurry effect is in-camera using the Lensbaby. Real simple approach. Too simple that it surprises some people who
think I spent hours in post-processing when it only took a few minutes.