Stone Cold :: Sep 20, 2008 :: Comments [0]
Before I started shooting again recently and reading a whole lot more about photography in general, I never understood why shooting in the middle of a bright sunny day was such a horrible idea. Now, I almost never go out during the daylight hours just to shoot - I'll usually choose a cloudy day and/or dusk (since sun rise is still pretty early :P).
Anyway, today was a different story. Bright, sunny, and beautiful it was - and I with my camera. There is a Civil War encampment near us this weekend, so I figured what the heck. I have some shots from that which I might end up posting but I'm starting with something other else - sculpture. Went the B&W route here to try and bring out some of the details more than color would allow. I'm not completely happy with the conversion - I tired a Lightroom only approach. Maybe I just don't have the formula right - but it's not as dramatic as I've been able to accomplish with Photoshop in the past. Your thoughts?