Posts tagged Lightroom
Extreme Honesty
0September 19, 2011
by trevorcreative
in Photography
Over the past few years I’ve come across some seriously fantastic portrait photography. For a while I tried to figure out how to create the “epic face” look. This look is one of extreme honesty. No detail of the face goes undiscovered. Every little wrinkle, sunspot, hair and even pore is brought to the viewer. Back then I thought it took several steps in Photoshop and a couple hours per edit. After accidentally stumbling upon some things, I discovered a relatively simple way to make highly dynamic portraits. These shots give a sense of deep emotion. They portray an image of a long life, full of experience and ready to tell a story.
I know I said the last post was one of my favorites, but this one is pretty high up there too.
Note to photographers: I don’t use Photoshop often. Rarely in fact. If you’re not using Lightroom, you’re doing it wrong.
Sunset Glow & Studio
0April 28, 2010
by trevorcreative
in Photography
Ever since I began taking photos, I’ve been more observant of what things might make a good shot. For the past few years, whenever I’m driving and the sun is fairly close to the horizon, I realized the colors were fantastic. I know sunsets can be a bit cliche, but they paint everything warm colors, and when that hits your eyes, it just looks amazing. Next time you’re outside during a sunset, point your face towards the sun and look in a mirror.
Here’s a few sunset shots, and just because, a few studio shots from the same day.
Concerning Reality
0January 26, 2010
by trevorcreative
in Photography
When it comes to presenting images, some people may consider it lying when a photo is edited. Those people do have a valid point. Rarely will you see one of my photos exactly how it looked when I shot it.
I’ll be the first to admit my work is heavily edited. Reality is exciting, but it’s also a lie.
As you have probably seen by now, I like to take photos at night. If you actually look at these locations at night, they all look yellow. At night everything is a brownish yellow because of lights. This isn’t reality, it’s been edited by colored lighting.
I edit because I like to bring out the ideal reality – what people want to see. What I wish I could see.
