Slice of Time
I’ve been trying to improve my people photography and visiting Thomas’ family last weekend was a great opportunity. While there, we celebrated his niece’s 3rd birthday, as well as his 30th, and his sister’s 27th. I got a few good shots on which I tried doing a little edgy editing. I’ve been admiring the blown out, over-exposed look on some popular blogger’s sites (dooce, pioneer woman, and land of KA) and thought I’d give it a try.
Here’s what I came up with: (click on any image to view bigger in Flickr)
They’re not completely like the photos I was trying to model after, but I do like the way they feel like a quick slice of time, almost like a freeze frame of a video, and I think they show emotion. I made all these edits in Lightroom. I cropped the photos, then boosted exposure to 1.7 – 2.3, set brightness and contrast to 60+, very high sharpening, lens vignetting, and decreased saturation with increased vibrance.
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I can definitely see the Ree “Pioneer Woman” influence. I think they all look great! Especially the bottom two shots. Cinematic is a great descriptor.
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I love them! I tend to up the contrast on most of my photos too. I just love that look.
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You have some really cute shots of Thomas’ niece.
I think they look great! And Thomas and his sister sure look alike, don’t they?
I like that look for photos, too. Well, for people photos…not so much the landscapes.
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It looks like you’ve got it. I’ve always liked their photos, now I will have to try that.
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My favorite is that last one of the niece. She is adorable!
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Woowoo! I love the way Ree post-processes things. She’s totally inspiring, don’t you think? I think you did GOOD!
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