Angle of Light

I decided this would be the next comp I would work on. There was nothing extra special about this. I liked the angle this was shot at and taking on the 3 buildings in 1 comp. I caught this as I was walking to another building I was looking to shoot. When I go into LA I am constantly looking around looking for new angles of composition. People must think something is coming from the sky as I am walking because 90% of the time I am walking and driving looking at an upward angle. The driving part is tricky but can be perfected with practice.

The number of layers and versions is an insane amount. Being new to this processing takes a lot of work to see the light, angles, shapes and luminosity. I really do enjoy looking at a shot from every angle and trying different lighting schemes. It takes some trial and error. The joy is once you find the theme and lighting scheme you want to go with the comp comes together nicely but not without many more hours of shading and highlighting to create the vision. Each building is processed individually as well as the sky but as a whole to the final outcome. I do very little global adjustments. I have never used so many selections, each building is a selection as well as windows, arches, poles, panes, ridges and sky.

I am really not sure of the hours put in, I should clock in and clock out so I know how many hours I put in on a comp but that would seem to much like work. Thanks again to Joel Tjintjellar and his Master Class Video.

 

Done