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Cleopatra

kweide — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:05:32 +0000

“And now i am Cleopatra”, she said. Took her veil, put it onto her head, wrapped it around and bit and formed it the egyptian way so it looked like the Pharao´s hat. I had the impression looking at a Filmdiva of the early 30s so decided to give it that ancient B&W look to fit my impressions

Olympus E-M1 + M.Zuiko 12-40

Discover

kweide — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:06:26 +0000

While searching for the light, flagging it, steering it to where you want it to be, have a close look to the dark parts, to the shadows. Maybe you discover a gem… like me. So do not hesitate, take the chance and a picture as well. Put it together with what you already learned about composing, creating analog film look and give it a special look. That is all about it. OK, crop it if you need to do so but never change the mood of the picture. Always remember YOUR mood, your feeling when you took the photo. Such should show up in the final work as well.

Olympus E-M1, M.Zuiko 45 @ f1.8, ISO200 and 1/100 second, no flash used…

X-Proc

kweide — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:06:31 +0000

No, this has nothing to do with X-Man or other futuristic SciFi films. But did you ever think of a new look for some of your pictures ? Ever thought of X-processing them ? Do you remember how you did it in former analog film times ? Complicated, yes, with unforeseeable results, yes. But now we have Photoshop, The Gimp or whatever you use. Take one of your pictures and develop them X-style. It is easy. It is just a play with Curves :) Not too complicated but the results are interesting . See this example.

X-processed with curves … and a bit fairydust as well.