I needed a "people" image for my camera club competition this week and thought this would be good. I also needed a monochrome version, so converted it. The front of the bike was dark, so I duplicated the layer and changed its mode to lighten and masked off the background and the rider. I didn't want to lighten them. Then I thought, something special would be cool, so I added the background texture. It really made the image "pop", almost 3D like when I compared different versions in Photoshop. A little more dodging & burning and I have an image that I really like.
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UPDATE: I took a first place with the image at the camera club tonight! Now it goes to the regional competition!
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Shot with Pentax K-7, kit lens at 21mm in manual mode. Overhead light via Yongnuo YN460 II Flash with RF-602 trigger inside a Westcott Apollo softbox.
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11 comments:
totally dig it! while id love to see a "normal" edit and keep the flag in color...the b&w conversion is really nice
Nice! The b/w and the spotlight effect really made this so so picture into a really interesting one. Great effort!
great pic
love the grunge texture!
Striking photo. I love the "photo bomb" of the couple posing along in the background.
You rocked this edit! Love it!
interesting photo...love his expression!
Your hard work payed off. Congratulations on your win, and good luck as it goes regional.
Gorgeous Perry, you are right the texture really add to this image.
Great work indeed!
I think you achieved a great result while keeping true to the original mood and atmosphere!
love the black and white conversion with the texture and how the light shines on the biker...
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