Boys of Summer | 10:45PM Aug 13, 2007
There are those moments in life when you find yourself in a situation right out of a movie. You have the camera angles all picked out, the soundtrack cued up, and the sound crew in place. Your movements become very precise your expression stoic, as you raise your gaze to meet the lens.
Come on, you all know what I’m talking about, and you all know you have thought it at least once. Well, today’s shot captures one of those moments. The camera angle is low and distant, the soundtrack Don Henely’s classic beach anthem, Boys of Summer.
This shot was a result of using the same technique I discussed a few days ago. Aiming your lens on the action away from the action. I know, it doesn’t seem to make sense, but often times the best moments are captured when people are caught unaware.
Take this shot for instance, I was standing roughly wait deep in the surf shooting out toward the breakers. I turned to see this trio strolling determined down the shore. The equal spacing, the reflection in the wet sand, and their solemn expressions all created an undeniable mood.
Snapping the shutter was the easiest part of this image. The computer work was a bit trickier. I wanted to maintain a sense of realism in this image while still incorporating a bit of Hollywood flair. First I used three exposure compensations to create a base HDR file, which I then selectively masked over the original exposure. I adjusted contrast selectively, trying to keep the main focus on our daring young adventurers. As a final treatment I used a rather heavy-handed technique for cross processing really throwing the color shift in the highlights and shadows.
For the last word I will turn the stage over to the one and only Mr. Don Henely:
Come on, you all know what I’m talking about, and you all know you have thought it at least once. Well, today’s shot captures one of those moments. The camera angle is low and distant, the soundtrack Don Henely’s classic beach anthem, Boys of Summer.
This shot was a result of using the same technique I discussed a few days ago. Aiming your lens on the action away from the action. I know, it doesn’t seem to make sense, but often times the best moments are captured when people are caught unaware.
Take this shot for instance, I was standing roughly wait deep in the surf shooting out toward the breakers. I turned to see this trio strolling determined down the shore. The equal spacing, the reflection in the wet sand, and their solemn expressions all created an undeniable mood.
Snapping the shutter was the easiest part of this image. The computer work was a bit trickier. I wanted to maintain a sense of realism in this image while still incorporating a bit of Hollywood flair. First I used three exposure compensations to create a base HDR file, which I then selectively masked over the original exposure. I adjusted contrast selectively, trying to keep the main focus on our daring young adventurers. As a final treatment I used a rather heavy-handed technique for cross processing really throwing the color shift in the highlights and shadows.
For the last word I will turn the stage over to the one and only Mr. Don Henely:
