Photos of the Week - Week 29

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 29, Hats

Photo by Jeff Aleman

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Jeff says:

This is my friend who models for me. She had a great hat that I wanted to use for the photoshoot. Lighting from two softboxes.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 29 - B&W Color Dreamscape

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 29, B&W Color Dreamscape

Photo by Francisco Valladares

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Francisco says: 

For this assignment I decided to visit a small town in the vicinity of Austin called Wimberley, it’s a small touristy town with handcraft and antique shops and a variety of restaurants. The Cypress Creek runs through the town which is where I took my photo. The area along the creek was mostly shaded but there were some spots where the sun shone through and made photographing a little more challenging. Originally, I was going to take a photo of the tree stump but then this little girl climbed on it and just sat there so I took the opportunity. I did the necessary edits on Lightroom and after the B&W dreamscape process I did the necessary exposure adjustments, while I was doing this I noticed the tree stump and the little girl was still a little too dark, I decided to isolate the area and lighten it a little bit more than the rest of the photo. I like this shot because it gives me a feeling of an enchanted forest with these two little girls playing in it.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 29 - Books

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 29, Books 

Photo by Karen Raforth

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Karen says:

After daddy made scrumptious pizza to order for everyone, there was no bedtime book that could have worked but the famous Pizza Pig book. Simple iPhone edits and a tiny crop to keep the focus and set the context.

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 29,Books

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 29, Hats

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

I opted this week to shoot my straw cowboy hat (my ourdoor work/garden hat), and then was curious about doing a double exposure. The lines were simple and clean and I thought they wouldn't compete. The natural shadows were blue (from outdoor lighting), and I ennanced those blues a bit t keep the blue/orange color combo. The upper layer was reduced in size which created the border and the upper layer had a stroke with an Overlay blending mode for the fine line.