This photo was taken of Mr. Long in the studio. I kept the lighting on the low side so the background would fade out black and make him stand out better. I turned this into a black and white but decided to paint the red tie back in because it was the only thing that was a bright color. I painted the back ground black to get ride of the lines from the curtain as well, and changed the angle of the bow to make it straight and stamped it back in. My aperture was 9.0 ISO 200 and shutter 1/160.
I shot this vintage Coke bottle in a studio and produced a light painting of it. I took a flash light behind the bottle so you could see it lit from the back all the way down and around it. My aperture was set to 14 to keep the entire bottle clear and in focus. My ISO was at 200 and my shutter was at 4 seconds to let enough light in to see the bottle. In photoshop I put all the photos together and revealed light where I wanted it to glow and gave it a back orb lighting. The bottle was also a bit dirty so I had to go in photoshop and clean it up a bit to get the spider webs off and dirt.
This photo was taken at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge. A huge group of birds lined up perfectly on the bridge for me to take photos of them. In this photo I created a sharp image by keeping my aperture at 5.6 my ISO at 800 and my shutter at 1/160. This gave me a nice blurred background to work with my photo. I turned this photo into a black and white but painted back in the two birds in color. I also pushed the vibrance up to create more contrast so the bird didn't look dull and blend in with the background.
This photo was taken in Utah at Arches National Park. Besides all the beautiful arches to take pictures of there was an amazing view of the mountain. In this photo I made an overlay to bring out the mountain more and went in and painted the sky in more to create a distinct variation between the sky clouds and mountain. My Aperture was 9.0 ISO 100 and shutter 1/640.
This is a blooming cactus I found off the highway in Arizona. I did not do too much editing to this photo besides bringing out the green and yellow a bit in the cactus and cleaned up a few areas around it. My aperture was at 5.6 ISO 100 and shutter 1/640.
This is a pano I took in Utah at Arches National Park. I took about 5 or 6 shots hand held without a tripod. I then merged them and turned it into a high contrast black and white. After this I went in and redefined the clouds a bit to make them stand out more. Other than those few things I did this was edited very little showing how beautiful nature can be.
This photo was taken of Delaney in a jacuzzi bathtub. I bought a dozen roses and one box of powdered milk to create this photoshoot. I used an external flash unit for extra lighting and my ISO was 400, apeture 6.3, and shutter was 1/60. I put a black and white filter over this photo but changed the opacity to create more of a sepia look. I darkened in her moles to give it more contrast and softened the flower to make it more smooth. I am extremely happy with how this piece turned out and can't wait to share more from this shoot! -L
