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Transformation

kweide — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 09:46:49 +0000

It is easy to take a picture with a camera and it is easy to take own photo from a beautiful girl even when she is braely clothed and posing for you. Okay, you have to set some little details correctly, the light etc. You may guide her with some helping advices for her pose as well but in the end, you just press the button and its done …
Thats what most peaole really believe. But it is indeed not this way. Beside the planning you did prior to the shooting, your active help while shooting, your complete setup work for light, dresses, colors, hair, make up, drinkes, meals, location etc. you now have the ultimate fun tp work on the picture. In case of JPG hmmm… dont do that …better you stay with RAW. And the complete process is restating again. You rethink the situation, your and her emotions, your intentions and the result. And now you can visualize your final ideas which could not be done in the setup.

The kind of colorization, the type of blending the bloom with her body are such things which are hard to realize for an amateur but can easily be done in post processing. Go, leave your house for a while and shoot flowers, plants, the grass, trees, landscapes even insects or animals. I do so, even night scenes with blurred lights. Just to have material for further use in pictures i have no idea of until now. One never knows. Its better to be prepared :)

So, have fun …

The classic way

kweide — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:01:02 +0000

Ever thought about the old classic painters ?? And ever tempted to use the “oil filter” in Photoshop ?? Do not do that. Use some layers instead and the make the Glow effect work for you. It is easier you may think. Give it a try and your normal pictures may get that “boom, boom” effect as well.

Olympus E-M1 again

Only Fill Layer

kweide — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:47:45 +0000

Playing around with curves is not so easy for everyone. That´s what some of you reported to me. OKAY, now take this two examples. They are done with mostly “Solid color layers” with different blendmodes and opacities. That is much easier to do. I hope so:

Above in Pola look

and this more pinkish. It just depends on the colors YOU select ! Have fun ! Do want to see how it is done ?? This is the way to produce pictures like the first one

Have fun.