The Darker Side of Orchids: The Homicide
As he warms himself by the fire, he catches a glance of his assailant's reflection in the warm glass of the stove. Too late for him. The fire burns as the roots tighten around his neck. The orchids can now chase their prize and indulge in vice. View the first and final images in the series.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and good health, happiness and success for 2012. Amongst all the amazing Christmas things that Helen has made this year, she made some reindeer food for our boys and their friends to sprinkle in the garden tomorrow night. She's super creative and crafty like that! The card reads "Reindeer Food - Spr...
Colour Grading Photos: Creating a standard cross-processed vintage look.
This is the final part of this series of articles on using colour grading techniques “borrowed” from the film industry with Photoshop to enhance our photos. Having covered using, hue, saturation and exposure, simulating the time of day, creating the bleach bypass and the teal and orange look, t...
The Darker Side of Orchids: The Heist
My wife has an obsession with Orchids and they seem to be slowly invading our house. As beautiful as Orchids are, on closer inspection I think you’ll find they have a darker side. Take their flowers for instance: their petals could be mistaken for the head of a cobra and if the resemblance to snakes was not enough, they have fangs (I...
Colour Grading Photos: Creating the Teal & Orange look from Transformers
Continuing our series of using colour grading techniques “borrowed” from the film industry with Photoshop to enhance our photos. We previously covered using, hue, saturation and exposure, simulating the time of day and creating the bleach bypass look. This week we look at how we can create the high energy (perhaps...
Colour Grading Photos: How you can create a bleach bypass look
Using colour grading techniques "borrowed" from the film industry we can use Photoshop to enhance our own photos. We have previously covered using, hue, saturation and exposure as well as simulating the time of day. This week we look at how we can achieve one of the most popular looks, popularised by Saving Private Ry...
Colour Grading Photos: Simulating Time of Day
Continuing my series on Colour Grading Photos, this week we are looking at how we can use the techniques we have learnt so far to change the time of day. In this series we are taking inspiration from the techniques used by colourists in film/TV to use colour to effect mood, time of day or create a stylised shot. Please note: ...
Colour Grading Photos: The Effects of Saturation and Exposure on Mood
Continuing my series on Colour Grading Photos, this week we are looking at how both Saturation and Exposure can effect mood. In this series we are taking inspiration from the techniques used by colourists in film/TV to use colour to effect mood, time of day or create a stylised shot.Please note: we are not aiming for ...
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