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Kalena Randall |
I deliberately underexposed this shot for the after below.
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- Michael Kelly Contact Michael Kelly Michael Kelly's Gallery |
It came out very nice. I certainly can see the underexposure in the original but the color cast shot looks good. What led you to the need for the underexposure? I would not have thought of that.
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Kalena Randall |
Michael, my instructor for a class I take (not BP) told me about this. He said under exposing makes the finished product look much mor balanced. I took the photo in the afternoon and my goal was to make it look like a night shot. The blue cast makes it look a bit spooky!
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- Rita K. Connell Contact Rita K. Connell Rita K. Connell's Gallery |
I really do like your last post it does have a spooky feel. great capture of the courthouse. it made me think at first I was in storybook. the show "Once upon a time"....especial if the clock would have be 8:15...LOL
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Jeff E Jensen |
Huh, that's an interesting technique. It worked well.
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Kalena Randall |
Thanks, Rita and Jeff. Hey, Rita, how about the clock striking midnight for Cinderella! lol
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Dale Hardin |
Interesting thread but I'm a bit confused. I understand the under exposure on the "night" shot. But on the first post, it doesn't seem to work for me. Just looks under exposed and needs post processing. Am I missing something?
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Kalena Randall |
No. Dale, you're not missing something. I underexposed on purpose. The post processing is the second shot. I wanted a night to take an afternoon shot and make it a night shot. I essentially did some of the post processing in camera. Having it underexposed makes it a bit easier. I was taught this technique by my instructor in the class I'm taking. I tried the same technique on a correctly exposed shot and it doesn't look as good and it's harder to do. Sorry I confused you!
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Dale Hardin |
Thanks for explanation,Kalena. Now it makes sense. A good technique that I'll be sure to tryl
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