I make it a point to bring a camera along with me to work every now and then to possibly capture a compelling scene. I have yet to run into one of them, but my time will come... Still, the light around where I work is quite nice - allowing for some really high contrast shots, like the one above.
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I got a new lens for our Canon digital camera and while it testing out I took this shot. I did not even think twice about it until I had a look at it that night.
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This is pretty much your run-of-the-mill photo of some tassels. I really make an effort to write something about each photo, but this one basically speaks for itself... With very few words.
(more...)black and white, digital photography, hanging tassels, Photography weeklyI have recently become interested in using colored lens filters for my film camera when using black and white film. Colored lenses can dramatically impact the grey tones and contrast when shooting in black and white - results you would otherwise not get from a “naked” lens. When shooting with film, I like to stay out of Photoshop as much as possible other than basic cleaning. Sure, I could increase the contrast of a photo with curves or levels, but why not do it the old-fashioned way instead. Let me tell you, the latter is much more fulfilling. Nonetheless, for those of you who do not have lens filters and/or would rather simulate it in Photoshop, these digital lens filter Photoshop actions will be the next best thing. Below I write about what colored lens filters do to black and white film and how Photoshop can roughly simulate it.
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