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My Lensbaby (http://www.lensbaby.com/lenses-composer.php) arrived this evening and I am beginning to put it through its paces. It's an interesting camera tool that allows for selective focus. Lensbaby photos have a "sweet spot" or area of crisp focus surrounded by gradual blurriness that is dictated by aperture and lens angle. You actually tilt the front portion of the lens in order to create the blur effect. It is teaching me to use more manual settings on my DSLR as well as a certain amount of patience when setting up shots that I previously lacked. I struggle with being comfortable with blur and anomalies in my work, but I figure this is an excellent tool for learning to slow down when I shoot.
The photo in question contains my dying pepper plant, forgotten over the holidays whilst I was 3,000 miles east. I am sad that it's on its way out--it's a lovely plant, albeit decrepit.
I look forward to playing hard with my Lensbaby. Next stop: portraiture.
Praktica B200 + Pentacon Prakticar 135/2.8
Ilford FP4+
Fomadon R09 (1+50) ? min
Negatives scanned with CanoScan 9000F. Cropping and curve adjustments in Photoshop.
A little play with selective colour on this one, B&W photo with the LED lights cut out and adjustments with the contrast and brigthness.
My first attempt at selective coloring with my pic of Marcus. I thought it came out quite nice for a first attempt.
Volunteer Park Conservatory, Capitol Hill, Seattle. Photographed using the selective color feature on the Sony NEX-3.
This photo shows the raindrops left on a black bench from the previous rainfall. The techniques used in this photo are selective focus to emphasize the water droplets , high horizon and symmetrical balance. I specifically chose to make the camera focus on the closer part of the bench instead of the far part or the background. The camera was set at f10.0 which helped me with selective focus.
A photo showcasing the photography technique of "selective focus."
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Canon 100mm Macro with natural light and wide open for a change.