How I shot these!

How I shot this: Using 200mm f2.8 with flash on manual controls. I shot using a D300 at the time. Using raw/NEF, I could corrrect the white balance because the spotlights were constantly changing. It is wiser to concentrate on the images rather than the settings alone. I preferred a warmer white balance for this shot. Converting to jpeg later on, some post processing was utilized for effects. I'm currently using two types of post processing one soft/smooth/dreamy and the other high contrast hard. It will take some time to get the desired effect, in this case a soft dreamy mode. I wanted the model's skin to come out as soft and smooth yet the fabrics should be detailed.



How I shot this: All I wanted was to test and experiment. So using a shot like above, I wanted to bring out the crisp and folds in the jeans and of course in the silver shoes. White balance was set to warm because I figure it would be more contrasty. Choice of colours were a contrast blue-yellow, this follows the colour charts opposite ends. The skin (hand) was a mixture of tonal red and yellow that I did by eye. The overall image was sharpen to exaggerate the effect I am looking for.




How I shot this: It was 7pm, and I wanted to have an image of the temple with a blue-evening background. The type of lights that normally will be soft in the evening and with a longer exposure shows a nice blue sky. I took this hand-held leaning on a pillar to stabilize my handshakes, (which was not much when I took this). It was not windy at that time so I was pretty confident with the shot. Post processing was done for HDR-like effect. However, I'm not doing HDR. (I'm not much of the HDR type). This effect was more painting merged with photography. I'm searching for the hybrid and fusion of both world. People normally take a look and say it's HDR. True HDR artist knows otherwise. My regrets in this shot was the yellow spotlights that "killed" the dragon sculptures on the pillars. The highlights were blown. Other than that, I like the details it provides and the almost empty scene during composition was worth the wait.