Ornaments [Canon 5D]
December 26, 2007
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In my brother's front yard is a liquid amber tree that offers up these very sculptural seed pods. When the tree is bare of leaves in the winter they make an irresistible subject and I am always photographing them whenever we visit. This image is the result of mirroring the initial photo to the left (the original image is shown below). The basic high contrast black and white treatment was applied in Lightroom. Further contrast adjustments, the digital "pruning" of some of the branches, and the mirror effect was done in Photoshop.
*Upcoming Workshops *
The Creative Digital Darkroom, March 17 - 21 at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in sunny south Florida. Based on my new book, this hands-on class is focused on exploring essential creative digital darkroom techniques for photographers. Short photo field sessions will also be featured on some days to practice critical exposure skills with digital SLR cameras. Click the course title above to learn more or to register for this class.
In mid April I'll be at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in Honolulu teaching three short courses on Selections and Masking in Photoshop CS3 (April 11), Creative Collage in Photoshop CS3 (April 12-13), and Camera Raw Workflow (April 14). Click the links to see a description and more information on registering for these classes.
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