Spider Man, weaving his way through the city streets. And all the people are watching to see which bad guy he’ll fight off! Like pretty much all of my parade pics, this one was dark and lacking contrast. I increased the contrast, clarity, and lightened the shadows. I increased the grain on this one justContinue reading “Macy’s Parade – Spider Man”
Tag Archives: urban photography
Lightroom Presets and Wynwood Walls
I love Lightroom, and I love the presets that you can use with Lightroom. The program already comes with a ton installed, but there are so many out in the internet that you can download. (My favorites are the free ones). In the Develop Module you can run your cursor over the different presets youContinue reading “Lightroom Presets and Wynwood Walls”
Crazy Portrait
My youngest has a silly personality that will come out once she’s spent time with you and is comfortable. Fortunately, my camera is well-known and she’s pretty comfortable acting herself. Plus, how cool is this wall. It was just begging to be posed in front of. I believe it’s in Winchester, VA. I intended toContinue reading “Crazy Portrait”
U.S. Mail
Bills. Love letters. Dear John letters. Applications. Notices. Junk. Life. This box has held all the secrets. Well worn. The original was lopsided and flat. I increased the contrast and clarity and lightened the shadows. I decreased the saturation of the red tail light. I used an adjustment brush around the background to decrease theContinue reading “U.S. Mail”
The Bean
If you’ve been to Chicago you’ve been to the Cloud Gate, otherwise known as The Bean. I made several quick edits to the original. The lens distortion was making the steps of the sidewalk bow, so I used the Lens Correction tool in Lightroom to straighten everything out. I increased the clarity and contrast. IContinue reading “The Bean”
Modes of transport
When a picture is busy I like turning it into black and white. It simplifies. Although it’s fun to look at the picture and study everything. I increased the clarity and contrast (which I also like to do on urban shots, it seems), and lightened the shadows and blacks (which upping the contrast tends toContinue reading “Modes of transport”
Not So SAHM 