September 10, 2010
Would you believe this isn’t straight out of the camera? Of course not! We’ve all seen the power of Photoshop from places like the Dove Evolution Campaign to the Photoshop Disasters blog. The above image came out much different from the RAW image in the camera (see below).
As you can see the image is a lot flatter, this provides a wider range between the light and dark areas of the photo and allows me to creatively adjust the lighting. The red light in the foreground was from a red LED street sign, it was flooding the parking lot with a strong red light. A simple GOBO would have been ideal, but this was a quick shoot between rain showers. Also, there were several lights out on the building, easily replaced in Photoshop. Finally, the client requested the drop off to be removed from the image. So, as you can see, it takes some time and work to make a truly presentable image.
June 2, 2010
Last month Marisha and I took a long weekend to Roanoke, Virginia for my cousin’s wedding. On the way we stopped overnight in Savannah and enjoyed a nice dinner at the Fiddler’s Crab House on Bay Street.
The next morning we took off early in the morning and started the drive towards Roanoke. The view along the road was gorgeous, especially when we got up into the mountains. By late afternoon we arrived in Roanoke and found our way to the Hotel Roanoke right in downtown.
Once in Roanoke we got a chance to explore the downtown area. Marisha and I had a wonderful breakfast at Tudor’s Biscuit World and then we walked through the farmer’s market and enjoyed the architecture in the area. Of particular interest was the Taubman Museum of Art with it’s contemporary architecture designed by Randall Stout.
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January 29, 2010
Jason Frazier (www.frazierfoto.com) and I recently did an interior photo shoot at the Serenity Towers in the gulf side community of South Pasadena. The facility is an independent living senior high rise which was recently renovated. You can view more photos on my Flickr page.
