Monday, August 3, 2009

It began as a simple photograph

The box of plants and flowers I was sitting next to just begged to be photographed. Hues of purple and green blowing gently in the breeze, blended into a sea of blur in my mind’s eye. Instantly I knew, close up and personal would be the way to go.

You see, that’s how it usually starts for me – a simple idea.

Out came my macro lens and as I tested several angles I began to fit each graphic element together like a well-designed puzzle. Once the pieces were in place, the feeling crept up on me.

The image at hand was too red for the breezy purple and green hues I was initially attracted to, so I lowered my white balance to bring out the cooler side of my image. However, I still wasn’t completely satisfied. So, I bumped up my contrast and saturation a bit for more definition and a slightly bolder punch of color … and my message was born.

The journey is the fun part -- manipulating internal camera controls, fine-tuning feeling into a two-dimensional image, creating a world that only exists to me … leaving a path of pride, filled with every choice I made.

What began as a simple photograph turned into so much more. And it wasn’t so much about the mastery of the internal controls I tweaked to get the image … but about the insistence I had in creating the message I envisioned.


What began as a simple photograph turned into a labor of love.

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7 comments:

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  2. Robin
    Hit wrong button and wasn't finished. This series of photos are absolutely amazing

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  3. Robin,

    Your work is beautiful. I love the softness and the colors. Thank you for showing the original. Your painted version shows the essence of the original plant...truly art.

    Dorothy

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  4. Beaytiful Robin, great explanation of the process you go through.

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  5. That picture has always been one of my favorites! Love it!

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