Tag: Black and White
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Disc.
My housemate was fitting his guitar with a piezo pick-up and a preamp (whatever those are) so he needed a drill. I took this as a wonderful opportunity to take some abstract macro shots. Here’s the first of the three.
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Dice City
Probably the most expensive and time-consuming photo I’ve ever taken. 300 dice glued with pvc (temporary but strong enough to hold for a while) which took around 2 hours. Like I said in my “Negaticity” post, this is sort of a retake of that, on a slightly bigger budget. The “sky” is my duvet.
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Reflection
Kinda looks like a before and after shot, superimposed onto one image. It’s just a reflection of the glass of the bridge.
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I love to show hands in portraits because of how important they are in body language – the only type of communication possible between a photograph and the audience.
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These ‘glimpse’ posts will all be untitled for viewers’ interpretation. This one is also from the poker game.
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Casual Headshot
Another housemate falls victim to my shooting… This is mostly what I do when we play poker. Perfect time to take photos because they can’t run away from winning the game! Flash behind him on a radiator… A few adjustments in lightroom helped bring out the dark left side and tone down the forehead. Just…
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Back to portraits: I guess this is a pretty cheap editing strategy but I like how high contrast, dark black and white portraits can change the mood of a photo. I played around with radial filters to make the faces evenly exposed and dark enough to make facial expressions ambiguous but bright enough to give…
Maks Swiderek 