i took a photography class in school and this only perpetuated my love for a well taken picture. it is also where i fell in love with the dark room and development process. in fact, i resisted the digital era for a long time, i was loyal to film. until i realized that digital allows you to do all of your editing right there, in an instant. because, you can take hundreds of pictures, instead of 32.
over the years i have had the opportunity to work for two different professional photographer's. from the first i learned that Cannon is the best "point and shoot" camera around. from the second i learned that no picture should leave your hands without some kind of digital retouching. and, i adhere to both of these philosophies. i will only buy a camera if it's a cannon and i don't post, print or share a picture if it hasn't been touched by photoshop first.
a couple of weeks ago i stumbled upon some "actions" in photoshop that were shared here. i've been messing with some of my pictures and i absolutely love the outcome.
the original (taken in rhodes, greece)
with just a little boost of color.
simple black & white.
using the "colorized" action in photoshop.
it also works great with people. this is a picture of me and my friend Andrea.
the same picture using the "colorized" action.
but, this might be my favorite....
the original, taken in lindos greece, is a pretty spectacular picture on it's own.
but, with the "colorized" action, it looks like it's from another time period. like it's taken from an old movie. i love it!
