30 Day Photography Challenge

TamiAz · Oct 30, 2011

MTVision said:
So, I did it anyways - I really hope you don't mind. Let me know if you want me to take it down!

This is my first quick edit

This is the second one and I just added a little more contrast. I really like this picture! Your eyes are absolutely gorgeous!

If you want to know what I did I'll send you a message with all the steps! Super duper easy!

Wow...Thanks!! I guess I need to learn to use photoshop!!

MTVision · Oct 30, 2011

TamiAz said:
Wow...Thanks!! I guess I need to learn to use photoshop!!

I've never used GIMP but I guarantee you can do it! Maybe a little differently.

It's basically a blending mode of soft light a curves adjustment w/mask on the eyes and then a unsharpen filter on the eyes.

The second one just has 2 layers with a soft light blending mode.

I'll send you the full directions a little later. Soft light blending mode just adds contrast (I think). I'm not too good with photoshop yet but I watch/read a bunch of tutorials.

bazooka · Oct 30, 2011

I took this last night but didn't get around to posting... not a cloud in the sky yesterday so I had to make my own. With a ninja.

Foggy Ninja by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

bazooka · Oct 30, 2011

Something green...

All Hail! by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

JMBriggs · Oct 31, 2011

Wow I love your something green post! It's funny too. Are the cherries worshiping the apple? Lol.

shootermcgavin · Oct 31, 2011

You rock Bazooka, anyone that owns a ninja sword and ninja outfit is ok in my book! I like the apple shot also, I could see it hanging in an art museum, it says so much with out saying anything at all! Nice work.

bazooka · Nov 1, 2011

Hey, I appreciate it guys. I bought the ninja outfit off amazon and the swords from a guy on craigslist because I've been wanting to make some dramatic comic-book-style ninja shots. Just haven't gotten around to it and I don't know any... ehh... ninja's local to me to put in the suit.

JM, they're actually cherry tomatoes although it doesn't really matter. At first I was wanting them running away from the impending doom that the giant green monster was surely to strike down on them with a mighty... ehhh.... stem. But I think apple worship is more of the theme.

I slacked yesterday and couldn't come up with any great ideas for high angle (although I JUST got something that might work) so I'll try to pick up again today. Where the heck is everyone else???

JMBriggs · Nov 1, 2011

Left my laptop at my moms... So I'm behind. Plus I just couldn't think of anything creative for the what I wore day... Blech!

MTVision · Nov 1, 2011

Totally slacking here too...

Day 2

MTVision · Nov 1, 2011

Day 3

Cheated - took a picture of one of my old paintings! Its got clouds!

MTVision · Nov 1, 2011

Day 4

WTH - I couldn't find anything green!

MTVision · Nov 1, 2011

Sorry if they are slightly OOF -the picture of my clothes is the first time EVER with a manual focus lens

sm4him · Nov 1, 2011

So, if we want to jump in, but didn't realize it started days ago, should we just start with the current day, or start with day 1 and just be several days behind, or shoot several days at once to catch up??