Quentin
Really lovely tulips - and I can imagine it looks terrific printed as indicated.
Any hints on the post-processing...?
Thanks for sharing,
Sinuhe
Hi Sinuhe
Thanks I am glad you like the shot.
Well to go back to the beginning, my wife asked me whether I could take a picture of some Tulips she had purchased as table decoration so the picture could be hung on the kitchen wall. I took a few shots in my small studio but while they were OK as flower shots go, they looked a bit ordinary and too high key. This got me thinking about using these shots as a first step in a new project I wanted to start. I do a lot of fairly high-key shots and white background shots, which can be good but I wanted to try a different approach with these tulips, something moodier and more subtle.
So I took a slightly underexposed shot of the Tulips and ran Silver Effex Pro II on a top layer in Photoshop, adjusting the image until I had achieved the effect I wanted - failry high structure and contrast. I added a slight warm tint and a border and then in Photoshop I set the opacity of the monochrome layer to about 80% so a hint of colour shows through. I have also darkened the boders slightly and messed around with some other secret sauce :thumbup:
I was very pleased with the final effect, and so (I am happy to report) is my wife.
Phase two will be to take more shots that will form part of this series, which I am looking forward to doing.
Quentin