- I've gone out to shoot buskers during Ottawa's BuskerFest last weekend
- I've found religion in the form of Photoshop's dodge and burn brushes
- my computer has become slower than ever
The busker shots have, for the most part, been remarkable failures, reminding me of just how much practice I need before I can pretend I'm any good at action shots or portraits or both. But I did do my damnedest to save some of my shots of Phantastyk, an acrobatic duo (made up of Paul Perreault and Joey Albert) I've been sort of following for a couple of years, whenever I get to catch one of their performances in Ottawa.
For more information on Paul and Joey and their magnificent exploits, please visit their web site at http://www.phantastyk.ca/
Also: please forgive the over-processed look of these shots. I was playing around in Photoshop and I have yet to find a balance between subtlety and "ooh, what does this brush do?"
Wow! Nice photoshop effects!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long it took to do all those?
The soft effect on the second shot is especially impressive!
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI didn't keep track of how long the post-processing took, but my guess is about 30-40 mins per photo. (Not including the times I've completely fudged the PP and had to start all over.)