I was recently tapped to do a photo shoot of the Junck family and their newest old timey firetruck.
This photo of Gretchen is one of my favorites from the day:
I’ll probably share a few more from this photo shoot at some point.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm
APERTURE: f/8
EXPOSURE: 1/125
DATE: 07/31/2016 – 12:18
LATITUDE: 42.02893°
LONGITUDE: -94.04409°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: SARA AND SHAWN
PHOTO EDITING SOUNDTRACK: The quiet murmur of world-class support.
So, back to Photoshop School…
The newest release of Photoshop has 2 new features. The one I will discuss today is the new LIQUIFY FACE feature.
Under this new feature, you can adjust the following on a face:
Eyes
-Size
-Height
-Width
-Tilt
-Distance
Nose
-Height
-Width
Mouth
-Smile
-Upper Lip
-Lower Lip
-Mouth Width
-Height
Face Shape
-Forehead
-Chin Height
-Jawline
-Face Width
Because of that, in the matter of moments, you can make a picture that looks like this:
I assume that most of you remember me enough to know that I don’t normally look like that. I hope I definitely don’t normally look that tired.
Maybe we’ll take a look at the new Smart Cropping Tool in the future. Maybe not. We’ll see what the future holds.
I’ve been playing with the idea of finally coming out with Series #2 of the Photography 139 Postcard Line lately. Even though, I still have plenty of Series #1 in stock. Although the daisy postcard is nearly sold out.
Another bugaboo is that the retail outlet where I was selling Series #1 recently folded up shop, so all the postcards currently are just sitting in my living room, collecting dust and the occasional dog hair. Or maybe it is collecting dog hair and the occasional piece of dust.
Either way, I’ve decided to forge ahead with Series #2. These will be based on those vintage postcards that always said “Greetings from…” on them. You know what I’m talking about.
I’m not ready to reveal Series #2 yet, because they aren’t designed (or necessarily) even shot yet. However, I’ve been working on some designs to see if this was even viable.
Here is a look at some very raw designs (ignore what pictures are being used) to prove that the concept was viable:
This new project will probably take quite some time, but it might also lead to a new image to display at Salon 908.
A few weeks back when Bethany and Nora were back for a wedding, we had a little impromptu photo shoot in Shorty’s living room.
This is one of my favorite photos from that photo shoot:
There might be a few more of these that I’ll publish at some point.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 1000
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 07/09/16 – 13:31
NO GPS DATA RECORDED
PHOTO ASSISTANT: BETHANY
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: Cheers for the families of fallen police officers. (The DNC.)
A look at the remainder of the default filters in the Silver Efex Pro 2 filter from the Nik Plugin Collection.
Fine Art High Key Framed
Triste 1
Triste 2
Wet Rocks
Full Contrast and Structure
Silhouette
Dark Sepia
Soft Sepia
Cool Tones 1
Cool Tones 2
Film Noir 1
Film Noir 2
Film Noir 3
Yellowed 1
Yellowed 2
Antique Plate 1
Antique Plate 2
Pinhole
My Original Creation
That should close out our look at the Nik Plugin Collection.
But I cannot complete this post with out wishing a hap, happiest birthday to long time Photography 139 supporter, Russell!
I thought now would be a good time to take another look at a filter from the Nik Plugin Collection. This time, we will look at the default filters in the Silver Efex Pro 2 collection. There are 38 of them, so I’ll split this into 2 posts.
The Silver Efex Pro 2 filter is a quick, easy, and powerful way to convert any image into black & white with a myriad of options.
Here is the first batch.
Neutral
Underexposed
Overexposed
High Contrast Harsh
High Contrast Smooth
High Structure Harsh
High Structure Smooth
High Key 1
High Key 2
Low Key 1
Low Key 2
Push Process 1
Push Process 2
Full Dynamic Harsh
Full Dynamic Smooth
Full Spectrum Inverse
Full Spectrum
Grad NV 1
Grad NV 2
Fine Art
It is the same subject, with the same composition, but each filter suggest a slightly different emotion. Will look at the rest of the filters soon.
Yep. Another lily. I’ve got a ton of them!
That just counts the lily pictures from my own yard.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/5.6
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 07/15/16 – 18:43
LATITUDE: 42.05527°
LONGITUDE: -93.87072°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Naima
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Highway 69” by UnHingd
You might not know this about me, but I enjoy spending time in ditches looking for something to photograph.
I recently found this flower in a ditch.
It is actually hard for me to drive in the country this time of year because the ditches are so beautiful with green grass, yellow, orange, and purple flowers.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SON Y SLT-A65V
ISO: 500
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 07/03/2016 – 20:32
LATITUDE: 41.93793°
LONGITUDE: -93.85909°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: The sound of silence.
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Welcome to America” by Lecrae
Here are a few daisies from the Iowa Arboretum.
I was surprised how spry their daisies still are considering that my daisies went the way of the dodo bird almost a month ago.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/5
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 07/03/2016 – 20:01
LATITUDE: 41.93805°
LONGITUDE: -93.86141°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: A gentle summer breeze
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: “Clean My Wounds” by Corrosion of Conformity
Before you head out, I decided that starting on July 1, I wanted to wish “happy birthday!” to any subscribers that I know the birthday of AND have a photo of.
The first person to meet those criteria is Jay.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!
For he’s a jolly good fellow! Which nobody can deny!
A few weeks back, while I was waiting for some people get ready for a photo shoot, I took a couple pictures of my Grandma’s rose bush.
This rose bush is one of my favorite plants. A top 5 plant I tell ya!
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 05/28/2016 – 18:19
LATITUDE: 42.06305°
PHOTO ASSISTANT: Time
EDITING SOUNDTRACK: The quiet murmur of world class support.
