Comments on: Photo Challenge 7 – Technicolor

By: kennethwarmington

kennethwarmington — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:10:35 +0000

PS sorry for the typo’s….i am in the back of a taxi in Sydney as i type this…..;)

By: kennethwarmington

kennethwarmington — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:07:34 +0000

Matt, Butterfly lighting is a single light high above the model that creates short shadows under the nose and chin. This is typically used for beauty shots on models as it shows off the eyes, cheeks and lips. It also narrows the face slightly.

By: kennethwarmington

kennethwarmington — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:58:01 +0000

I really enjoyed all the submissions. My favorite was Joepi’s for composition, impact and subject matter
The best way to bring out colours with such a photo is using the LAB colour space in Photoshop. I have experimented extensively with this colour palet and the tools within LAB give excetional control of balance, saturation, sharpness and contrast. There is a very good book called the Canyon Canundrum??? However, I never got through the first few chapters (…it was all that i needed and more) as it is very technical.

Stephen’s photo works well for me and is kinda what i expected he would do. I don’t agree with Matt on it being too busy. I actually think it needs more. I good way of demostrating some additional depth is to overlap some images with the backgroud images faded or at a lower exposure and defocused to emulate depth of field.

Katy,
Nice work as i do sence the dating of the photo. I almost expect to scrath and bend damage or the dust and scatches of a super8 film.

Matt,
Lets go shopping

By: rockportrait

rockportrait — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:53:35 +0000

You need to photoshop your t-shirts.

By: Plankman

Plankman — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:40:06 +0000

Thanks!
I was very happy to discover I had all the colours of the rainbow in my wardrobe. All I need now to complete my collection is infra-red and ultra-violet.

By: rockportrait

rockportrait — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:28:35 +0000

I was wondering whether they were in the order of the colour wheel, but wasn’t interested enough to find out. LOL

Oh, and thinking about my own “photo” again, I actually look at it in circles. I don’t apply normal photo viewing techniques because to me it’s not really a photo. So I just let my eyes swim around it any way they want.

To get the correct exposure on the LEDs I used spot metering on the 30D. This gave me a very fast shutter speed, with a fairly closed aperture. Best way to practice that without a light meter is simply to shoot manual and keep looking at your results.

By: rockportrait

rockportrait — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:24:41 +0000

Whilst fun, to me technology and colour are both confusing. Hence a confusing image. However, as I mentioned to Mat offline, my heart really wasn’t in this one.

Interesting that you think Victor’s shot gives him an edgy menace. I get the opposite effect. He looks very friendly and approachable to me. Quite happy, in fact.

By: Joepi

Joepi — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:06:49 +0000

PS – Matt, I love the fact that you used ROYGBIV! And I still can’t believe you got all colors! LOL! Lemme go check my wardrobe now… I got challenged!

By: Joepi

Joepi — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:59:21 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how one word can bring about four very different images! That’s actually what I look forward to most in these challenges.
Steve, you should have told me that was what you were doing when you were asking those questions about PS! I would have also made a suggestion to have one unifying or central item in your photo. It still spells Technicolor but it could use a little tying up if that makes sense. But I love the fact that you were able to catch the colors. I often find myself losing the color as it becomes too bright when I photograph anything digital. What settings did you use?
Katy sure did capture the vintage feel and again I love the use of multiple images rolled into one. I have just started Photoshopping again and I may need to brush up on my cropping skills!
Thanks, Matt! I don’t think it beats your wardrobe though! LOL! All of you are welcome to come and experience Sinulog. Happens once a year every January – you have a year to save up for a trip! I first read about the Butterfly lighting in a link sent by Steve when we were talking about lighting effects: http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm. I found this article very helpful in learning about different lighting styles although I haven’t really put them into practice just yet.
Thank you Ken for posting what you did to get that effect. I think I shall try and experiment with what I can do with “home lights” to get that effect as I don’t have much equipment just yet.
Looking forward to the next challenge!

By: Plankman

Plankman — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:32:03 +0000

Wow – Joepi’s shot is so bright and colourful it makes my wardrobe look drab! She gets the nod for my favourite shot because of the composition – that beautiful smiling face is actually able to draw the eye away from the colours and makes me wish I’d been there to enjoy the fun!

Katy has captured the look of early technicolor perfectly, though I feel you could crop away some of the sand to bring us closer to the action on the climbing frame.

Ken’s shot is technical perfection as always and Victor has that lovely sense of edgy menace about him. This could be a publicity still for a TV crime drama like Underbelly 3! What’s butterfly lighting?

Finally Steve’s shot is a little too busy for me. I love the concept of the illuminated controls and panels looming out of darkness but I can’t quite find a focal point and my eyes don’t know where to rest.