The theme of spirals is fitting for our photography today. I saw fun images of seashells and pasta, then wondered why I hadn’t thought of using those objects. What I did find sitting on our piano was a spiral bound book of inspiring verses. I grabbed it and went to work.
First set of images I tried were in front of the open window with light streaming in and some lens flare. I wanted to transform the plain spirals into something different, seemingly unrelated to the reality of the spiral bound book. And then I took it a step further and thought about using the spirals to do something entirely different – shooting through them.
The blurred effect of the spirals gives a tunnel-like look and feel. Using my 50 mm lens added a nice bokeh as well. Processed in Photoshop with Kubota Actions B&W Glow Punchy (in honor of the images I reviewed today) and a keyline frame. I wouldn’t say they are the best images in my portfolio, but I am happy that this photography theme forced me to “see” differently. I’m already wondering how I can use both techniques in my next photo shoot for Teen Identity.
Manual: Page 14—Auto Mode or Point & Shoot Photography. The way they describe it, even if you have a DSLR, you can still be doing point and shoot photography if you’re living in automatic mode.
Images: Got Rangefinder Magazine for Professional Photographers in the mail today. Theme: B & W Then & Now. Enjoyed images from Michael Schuhmann, Mark Robert Halper, Paul Roark, Jack Delano and many others.
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