Toronto Dog/People Gathering
Some people have asked how I got the ground level angle on some of these shots: i am shooting with a 12-24mm wide angle lens virtually assuring i will fill the frame if i am close enough without having to look through the camera (the D1x does not have a viewing screen). I just put the camera down on the pavement or hold it at arms length which also has the benefit of drawing the dogs attention to the lens....because most were shot at the 12 mm setting I am generally within two feet of the dog/people.
& I continue to get many questions about the post processing effect I use (overuse) at times: it is a photoshop plug in filter from www.lucisart.com originally developed for hard science and criminology applications. The algorithms manipulate saturation, contrast, sharpness, brightness to maximize detail. you can go to their website and mess around to see the effect with your own images. Try the 'Wyeth" algorithm....the thing is you have to toss it back into photoshop and take down the brightness, sometimes boost contrast and then dodge and burn to make the image to look 'right'...i tend to use the filter on web posted images, rarely or conservatively on prints....just like vividness and detail when it comes to low res posts....have fun
Toronto Dog/People Gathering
Some people have asked how I got the ground level angle on some of these shots: i am shooting with a 12-24mm wide angle lens virtually assuring i will fill the frame if i am close enough without having to look through the camera (the D1x does not have a viewing screen). I just put the camera down on the pavement or hold it at arms length which also has the benefit of drawing the dogs attention to the lens....because most were shot at the 12 mm setting I am generally within two feet of the dog/people.
& I continue to get many questions about the post processing effect I use (overuse) at times: it is a photoshop plug in filter from www.lucisart.com originally developed for hard science and criminology applications. The algorithms manipulate saturation, contrast, sharpness, brightness to maximize detail. you can go to their website and mess around to see the effect with your own images. Try the 'Wyeth" algorithm....the thing is you have to toss it back into photoshop and take down the brightness, sometimes boost contrast and then dodge and burn to make the image to look 'right'...i tend to use the filter on web posted images, rarely or conservatively on prints....just like vividness and detail when it comes to low res posts....have fun