Glass Shadows
abstract 2021-12-08T08-33-40-specialhighpass
Exploring image editing techniques for creating alternative moods for differing emotional responses to the imagery.
Glass Shadows canvas light painting created using Red, Green, Blue & Yellow LED holiday string lights. Majority background created shining LED's through cast lead crystal napkin holder, TV projection lens. Additional light line uses lead crystal business card holder, TV projection lens, a 60mm solid sphere, then a 4" and 6" water-filled spheres, lastly through an 80mm solids sphere. The camera line is through a100mm solid sphere and the same 80mm sphere used in the light line, lined up to hide the smaller sphere to hide behind the sphere closest to the camera.
The final image is made from seven, 61-image stacks. The stacks are HDR images, -3 EV to +3 EV. Ending with manual final global edits.
Software:
stacking -- Helicon Focus
HDR -- photomatix
Image editor -- GIMP
Glass Shadows images are created shining LED holiday string lights through glass and crystal onto a canvas, then captured using Focus Stacking and HDR, ending with a final manual global editing in a photo editor.
abstract 2021-12-08T08-33-40-specialhighpass
Exploring image editing techniques for creating alternative moods for differing emotional responses to the imagery.
Glass Shadows canvas light painting created using Red, Green, Blue & Yellow LED holiday string lights. Majority background created shining LED's through cast lead crystal napkin holder, TV projection lens. Additional light line uses lead crystal business card holder, TV projection lens, a 60mm solid sphere, then a 4" and 6" water-filled spheres, lastly through an 80mm solids sphere. The camera line is through a100mm solid sphere and the same 80mm sphere used in the light line, lined up to hide the smaller sphere to hide behind the sphere closest to the camera.
The final image is made from seven, 61-image stacks. The stacks are HDR images, -3 EV to +3 EV. Ending with manual final global edits.
Software:
stacking -- Helicon Focus
HDR -- photomatix
Image editor -- GIMP
Glass Shadows images are created shining LED holiday string lights through glass and crystal onto a canvas, then captured using Focus Stacking and HDR, ending with a final manual global editing in a photo editor.