Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Favorites | Bannack

Gotta get the Truck; 5/25/11; 2:20 pm; Bannack; f/13; 1/640 sec; Nikon D3100. I decreased the saturation and increased the contrast in Camera Raw. I also lightened the exposure on the truck using an adjustment brush. In Photoshop, I added a smart filter-underpainting.

The Masons; 5/25/11; 2:20 pm; Bannack; f/13; 1/640 sec; Nikon D3100. I decreased the saturation and increased the contrast in Camera Raw.

Boots; 5/25/11, 1:49 pm; Bannack; f/5.6; 1/125 sec; Nikon D3100; In Camera Raw I boosted the Sats and contrast using an adjustment brush on the boots. I also darkened the bacground on the right side. In Photoshop, I selected the boots and put a blur in the background.


Old Town; 5/25/11; 12:56 pm; Bannack; Darkest: f/18; 1/1250 sec; -2 exposure compensation Mid: f/13; 1/640 sec, Lightest: f/9.0; 1/320 sec; + 2 exposure compensation; Nikon D3100, tripod. I selected the Sepia Effect in Dynamic Photo.

Wagon View; 5/25/11, 3:00 pm; Bannack; f/8.0; 1/1000 sec; Nikon D3100; I increased the saturation and contrast in Camera Raw. I darkened the ground under the wagon and also added a bit of blue to the mountain. In Photoshop I took out some barrels and replaced them with grass using the content-aware-fill and the clone stamp tool. I put a gradient on the sky to add a little more blue.
Mason House; 5/25/11, 12:37 pm; Bannack; f/5.0; 1/2000 sec, Nikon D3100. I boosted the Saturation in Camera Raw, and brightened up the front of the building. In Photoshop, I took out a couple of objects that were on the lawn using selection tool and content-aware- fill

Attitude; 5/25/11, 1:21 pm; Bannack; f/4.8; 1/1000 sec; Nikon D3100; 55-200 mm lens; I lit up her face a little in Camera Raw, as well as increased the blacks just a little.

Reflection; 5/25/11, 3:49 pm; Bannack; f/8.0; 1/250 sec; Nikon D3100; I increased the contrast in the wood of the window in Camera Raw, and increased the color of the bottles. And in Photoshop I used the clone stamp tool to take out the reflection of a man.

Through the Wheel; 5/25/11, 1:30 pm; Bannack; f/4.5; 1/400 sec; Nikon D3100; Increased Saturation in Camera Raw, and using adjustment brushes, Iincreased the contrast in the foreground and lightened the front of the Mason building.

Meade; 5/25/11, 1:09 pm; Bannack; f/5.0; 1/400 sec; Nikon D3100; In Camera Raw I increased the saturation and contrast. I cropped it in Photoshop.

Guitar; 5/25/11, 5:56 pm; Bannack; f/4.2; 1/40 sec; Nikon D3100; The saturation and contrast are increased in Camera Raw. I cropped it in Photoshop.

Beer?; 5/25/11, 4:38 pm; Bannack; f/5.6; 1/50 sec; Nikon D3100; I darkened the wall in Camera Raw. In Photoshop I blurred it and cropped just slightly.

I obviously had a hard time narrowing down my favorites, but more than that I wanted to add a variety. I wish we would have spent more time indoors, but there was just so much to see and do outside! Besides being a really cool ghost town, the location was beautiful and the weather was perfect! I loved the opportunity to get to know my classmates and become friends. I am learning so much from them and their unique talents. What an amazing experience this was.

4 comments:

  1. I really like your style of photography. I like the different angles you get. I like the guitar picture. I like how the stairs draw your eye into the guitar. It's a creative way to use the buildings. I like how you tilted the camera on some of the pictures. It really helped with creating a different affect on it.

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  2. You did awesome Sarah! I love how even though we were together taking pictures of the same things, yours turned out totally different than mine. You see things in an interesting way, and have some really cool framing going on [like heather said, the guitar picture is awesome]. There was one from the back of the wagon, where it was framing the house in the background that was cool too. You have a good eye :) Good job!

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  3. Sarah,

    Great job. I really liked you angels and vibrant colors. Your not just taking pictures but painting with a camera. Its beautiful. I love the rich colors that you get from your shots.

    You have great bocha with your portraits and fun angles with the Hotel and the root "beer" bottles hehe. I love the colors you picked up on that old wooden wagon. And the portrait of the one guy looking out the window with a grey sweater/hoodie on is awesome. Where do you find such good looking models?

    I like the angel and colors with Sara's boots too. Its very interesting. I like looking at something new. Great job.

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  4. You are seriously so talented, Sarah! I love all of these shots, but my favorites are Saloon princess (great title) and Boots. You are an equally gifted photographer and editor. I love your artistic angles. The lines that draw in your audience are incredible in your Wagon View and Guitar shots. You have a talent for drawing your audience in to your focal point, even if it is very small and distant. This makes such interesting images that keep my attention. Superb work. So professional. So amazing. Keep it up, my friend. :)

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