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Image 365
Day 365 (or 363, 364 and 365")
"The End of Days" or "I'm Exhausted" or "All Photoshop and No Photography Makes Alexander a Dull Boy" or "Until We Meet Again" or "An Ode to Jacques-Louis David" or "I Can Remember About Seven of Them"
Today is a proud day for me. I set out to do something I was not sure I would complete. I have successfully posted one image every day for a year. Of those images, only a handful were taken with a phone camera. I can only think a few which I felt were "crap." For every day I thought I had a great concept for an image, there were two when I had no idea what I would photograph. Every time I was convinced I had a novel idea, it would inevitably morph into something different. While I felt as though I was doing this for myself (much like I feel about writing this post), and in a vacuum, it has been extraordinary to hear from people supporting my work. For that I am sincerely grateful. A few people have even mentioned wishing to purchase some of my prints. Who could imagine?!! Back to the final image of the year!! I have had this idea tucked away in my grey matter for months. Always afraid it would be too difficult and time-consuming to pull off, I kept pushing it off. As the year quickly came to an end, I decided it would make sense to shoot it on the final day. So, there are only two lights working in the image. There is a snooted speedlight directly above my head, and it lights my face and head. Secondly, there is a shoot-through umbrella just above camera. It actually lights the entire scene. There is a window above the bath, and I set up a grey backdrop to kill the natural light, and also to create a uniform background. I knew I would be dropping in the background in post, and this made it easier. I had a limited budget, and managed to keep it under $3. That headwrap material cost me $2.99, and I purchased it at Joanne's. The two quill feathers were from my daughter's art supplies. As for the background, I attempted several different techniques....all of which failed. After much tireless research, I finally found the perfect technique!!! I took a screen capture of a high-resolution copy of the original painting........and used Jacques-Louis's background. I owe you one, Jacques-Louis!! Thank goodness I own a couple of apple boxes. Well, that is pretty much all there is to say. For all, I wish a content, healthy, and fulfilling new year. Thank you sincerely for taking a look.
#finalimage #deathofmarat #painting #jacqueslouisdavid #forgery #bathtub #canon5dmarkIII #canon24105 #pocketwizard #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #avengerstand #marat #portrait #applebox
Image 365
Day 365 (or 363, 364 and 365")
"The End of Days" or "I'm Exhausted" or "All Photoshop and No Photography Makes Alexander a Dull Boy" or "Until We Meet Again" or "An Ode to Jacques-Louis David" or "I Can Remember About Seven of Them"
Today is a proud day for me. I set out to do something I was not sure I would complete. I have successfully posted one image every day for a year. Of those images, only a handful were taken with a phone camera. I can only think a few which I felt were "crap." For every day I thought I had a great concept for an image, there were two when I had no idea what I would photograph. Every time I was convinced I had a novel idea, it would inevitably morph into something different. While I felt as though I was doing this for myself (much like I feel about writing this post), and in a vacuum, it has been extraordinary to hear from people supporting my work. For that I am sincerely grateful. A few people have even mentioned wishing to purchase some of my prints. Who could imagine?!! Back to the final image of the year!! I have had this idea tucked away in my grey matter for months. Always afraid it would be too difficult and time-consuming to pull off, I kept pushing it off. As the year quickly came to an end, I decided it would make sense to shoot it on the final day. So, there are only two lights working in the image. There is a snooted speedlight directly above my head, and it lights my face and head. Secondly, there is a shoot-through umbrella just above camera. It actually lights the entire scene. There is a window above the bath, and I set up a grey backdrop to kill the natural light, and also to create a uniform background. I knew I would be dropping in the background in post, and this made it easier. I had a limited budget, and managed to keep it under $3. That headwrap material cost me $2.99, and I purchased it at Joanne's. The two quill feathers were from my daughter's art supplies. As for the background, I attempted several different techniques....all of which failed. After much tireless research, I finally found the perfect technique!!! I took a screen capture of a high-resolution copy of the original painting........and used Jacques-Louis's background. I owe you one, Jacques-Louis!! Thank goodness I own a couple of apple boxes. Well, that is pretty much all there is to say. For all, I wish a content, healthy, and fulfilling new year. Thank you sincerely for taking a look.
#finalimage #deathofmarat #painting #jacqueslouisdavid #forgery #bathtub #canon5dmarkIII #canon24105 #pocketwizard #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #avengerstand #marat #portrait #applebox