Little Park by the Bay
01/12/2011 10:46 AM Filed in: Lightbox
This images were captured at a little park near Annapolis, Maryland in the Fall of 2009. It is right on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and is a location I frequent from time to time with my oldest son. On this day, the sky was overcast and the wind was blowing rather hard.
The images straight out of the camera were nice, but not really more than snapshots. Although I liked them, I wanted to find a way make them more interesting. My solution was to pull the focus in each imaging using a Photoshop technique that simulates the effect of a tilt-shift lens.
In each of these photos, only the main subject area is in focus and sharp. The rest of the photo is blurred with the blur feathered into the main subject area. When combined with a little creative color work and a mild vignette, these images have a wonder antique or old camera look to them.
All the images below were taken with a Canon 40D and a Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS lens. They were shot as Raw and initially processed using Lightroom 3. From there, each was pulled into Photoshop CS5 to apply the tilt-shift, pulled focus effect and to creatively work their color. The images were then brought back into Lightroom to apply the vignette. Enjoy!!
The images straight out of the camera were nice, but not really more than snapshots. Although I liked them, I wanted to find a way make them more interesting. My solution was to pull the focus in each imaging using a Photoshop technique that simulates the effect of a tilt-shift lens.
In each of these photos, only the main subject area is in focus and sharp. The rest of the photo is blurred with the blur feathered into the main subject area. When combined with a little creative color work and a mild vignette, these images have a wonder antique or old camera look to them.
All the images below were taken with a Canon 40D and a Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS lens. They were shot as Raw and initially processed using Lightroom 3. From there, each was pulled into Photoshop CS5 to apply the tilt-shift, pulled focus effect and to creatively work their color. The images were then brought back into Lightroom to apply the vignette. Enjoy!!
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