Morning Mist | 09:30AM Jan 25, 2008
Exciting news everyone! Within the next two weeks I will be releasing the new and improved markflemingphoto.com. Thanks to my gracious host, Picaholic, I am finally able to make the necessary changes to bring my long handicapped site back to working order. Stay tuned for more info in the coming days.
In regards to today’s image, I have decided that at least for this shoot I am going to take my dear friend Justin’s words to heart. A while back he wrote a post detailing his growing boredom with HDR photography. Though I doubt I will ever grow bored of HDR, I have realized that I almost always jump my images immediately into Photomatix for HDR conversion. This wouldn’t be a problem is every image required such treatment. However, the fact is that not every image does require HDR, and in fact some are better off left alone.
All of that to say, I am making a more concentrated effort to really study my images as they come out of the camera. I feel that by slowing down my process and really evaluating each image I will be better able to choose my post production methods accordingly.
Today’s image is exactly such a case. I jumped this guy immediately into Photomatix and consequently was appalled by the resulting image. Before dismissing it to the island of misfit photographs, though, I decided to give it another shot in shop. The image above is what came of that second chance. I personally enjoy the airy feel to the image, especially the transition between fogged surf and the dramatic sky.
Your thoughts?
In regards to today’s image, I have decided that at least for this shoot I am going to take my dear friend Justin’s words to heart. A while back he wrote a post detailing his growing boredom with HDR photography. Though I doubt I will ever grow bored of HDR, I have realized that I almost always jump my images immediately into Photomatix for HDR conversion. This wouldn’t be a problem is every image required such treatment. However, the fact is that not every image does require HDR, and in fact some are better off left alone.
All of that to say, I am making a more concentrated effort to really study my images as they come out of the camera. I feel that by slowing down my process and really evaluating each image I will be better able to choose my post production methods accordingly.
Today’s image is exactly such a case. I jumped this guy immediately into Photomatix and consequently was appalled by the resulting image. Before dismissing it to the island of misfit photographs, though, I decided to give it another shot in shop. The image above is what came of that second chance. I personally enjoy the airy feel to the image, especially the transition between fogged surf and the dramatic sky.
Your thoughts?
