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ReWorking Graffiti

17 Friday May 2013

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OriginalThis image was taken over twelve months ago.  I did it as a 3 image HDR in Photomatix.  It was in my early attempts of HDR and it is way to saturated.  The bins blend in too much with the background.  So as I have been going though old HDR’s I thought, I might try doing this one, and another one again.

ReworkI think this is better, but still not great.  I tried to darken the background a bit, and lighten the bins.  I don’t think it worked.  I do think the colours in this are much nicer and not so bright.  I know a lot of you are going to like the first image more, but think about how over saturated they are.  The colours are not natural, if you can say that about graffiti.

Original

I thought this one was also too saturated.

Rework

So with this one, the colours are not as saturated.  It is a darker image, but not in the mirror, and it is the mirror where you are meant to look.  I like what is happening in the mirror.  The mirror shows us that the graffiti just keeps going on and on.

ReworkI have called this a rework, but technically it isn’t, it is the first time you have seen it, and I only did it this morning.  Just shows a different view from the same mirror.  I did it because I thought this one was the same as the original.  Anyway, extra image.

I hope this post makes sense.  I have just got back from the city where I spent all day taking photos and teaching a new client how to use her camera and how to take photos.  It was exhausting, but so rewarding.  I had the best time.  I completely filled my memory card, and had to delete photos, so I could take more.  I hope she also had a great time.  I know she is feeling confused now, but with time she will start to understand what we were talking about.

Please excuse me today, I need a cup of tea and to put my feet up.

 

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ReWorking the Etched Glass in Reception

26 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by in Architecture, Melbourne, Photography, Reworks

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Back in January, on my birthday I believe, I posted two images, one of them was from the reception area of the 11th floor of the Manchester Unity Building.  I thought I was finished with the images from the building, but I am starting to think I never will be.

Etched GlassAs I was putting all the images together to give to the Manchester Unity, I saw this one and a cringe crept up my back.  I knew that it had to be one of the ones that I should rework.  I know we discussed how dark my work can be yesterday, but I suspect this is a little too dark.  So I redid it today.

Etched Glass - ReworkedSo what have I done differently?  The blur isn’t as strong.  I’ve been toning down how strong I apply the blur.  This image is so much lighter, and you can see the chair more.  I think in the original the chair just looked in the way and not part of the image.  I think it works better in this one.  I found in the original there was too much blue behind the etched glass so I have changed it to be greener, I think the green tones add more warmth to the image.  Overall I think this image is far more warmer and welcoming.  What do you think?

I thought I would do another gallery for you so you can see all the images put together, there are a lot of them, so I hope you don’t mind.  It is nice to see them altogether.  I am not going to put titles on them all, but you know what they all are.

I may do one more of those images again, but basically they will stay as they are.  It is interesting to see how the work and what I do evolves as my skill levels increase.

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ReWorking the Highlights

19 Friday Apr 2013

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Mallee Girl - OriginalThis image was taken almost 2 years ago.  It was taken in the same shearing shed and about the same time as the ghost image last Friday.  I really like this image, well I like the expression on her face, but I don’t like the blown out bits.  It was over exposed, all my own fault entirely.  It was around the time I started doing bracketed shots, and I should have gone back to single shots.  So was the image ruined?

I thought I might use another image, one which had more of a cheeky smile on her face, and I might still do it, but not for today, but that image was better exposed.  So, as you can, I thought, put the images together.  I redid this above image in camera raw and got rid of as many highlights as I could without the image suffering.  I think it is important to remember that since this image was first done I have learned a lot more about using Photoshop and  I’m learning new things all the time.  So how I processed it would be different.

I got the face a lot better, but the bits that were blown out were still a problem.  To correct this I put the above image behind the image that was exposed better, then I applied a mask and let the above face shine through.  It wasn’t quite that easy, but here, take a look.

Malle Girl - ReworkedI hope you agree that this looks a lot better.  The focus is all on her face, and those eyes.  As I said, what I did was hard because of the hair, and to solve some of that I cropped the image.  I was having a hell of time with the hair on top, so I cropped it so you couldn’t tell.  I think the crop works better for the image anyway.

I have darkened some parts of the image.  Also being a teenage girl I had to spend some time on her skin so it looked as beautiful as it could.

I really like the image, of course I know she won’t like it, what teenage girls like images of themselves, but I am pretty sure her mum will love it.

Also, because I could.

Mallee Girl - Color Efex The image was processed with Color Efex Pro.  I used the glamour preset, which seemed very appropriate for this image.  I really like how soft it is.

Mallee Girl - Silver EfexThis one is the High Structure (smooth) in Silver Efex Pro.  I also turned the structure right down to make it softer.  I wonder if I will look at this image in a year or two and think I over did this.  Who know.

She has a great expression on her face and it is great that I’ve been able to make the image so much better than the original.

Red Bubble

Well, after hearing so much about Red Bubble I have decided to give it a go.  No idea if it will work for me, but I will give it a go.  I think selling images is one of the hardest things to do.  I have steered clear of sites like Red Bubble in the past because there are so many images on there, how will anyone find me.

I set up a shop there, and then started reading about selling, and found out how hard it is too sell on sites like that.  I can’t win.  Haha.  Making money from photography is hard.

Anyway, if you would like to check out my shop on Red Bubble then here is the link, Leanne Cole on Red Bubble.  There isn’t much there at the moment, but I will be adding more over the coming weeks.

ReWorking Ghosts

12 Friday Apr 2013

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You have heard me say this before, I had planned on doing something different, but got distracted by another image.  When I planned what I was going to rework today, this image did not come to mind.

Ghostly Klara - OriginalI took this image 18 months ago.  I used my neutral density filter to give me a longer exposure so Klara would look like a ghost.  The neutral density filter I had was crap and turned everything pink.  I have learned so much since this image that I am more confident about getting rid of the pink.

Ghostly Klara - ReworkedToday I spent a lot more time on it.  I tried to get rid of the pink tinge, and I think that worked.  You, hopefully, will notice that the image has been cropped.  I think that works much better and maybe I could have done it more.  I didn’t try too hard to get rid of the white outside, but I am not too fussed with it.

I did some blurring with it and changed the lighting inside the shed to try and highlight Klara standing next to the window.  I attempted to bring out the detail without it being too dominant in the image.  I much prefer the rework.

Ghostly Klara - Color Efex 1Because I can, I played with the image in Color Efex.  I think the above image was done with the preset Paper Toner.  I like the effect.  I had done one with her in color and the rest in this tone.

Ghostly Klara - Color Efex combineYou can decide what you think.  I haven’t quite made up my mind yet.

Ghostly Klara - Color Efex 2I can’t remember what I used with this.  It was with Color Efex again.  I don’t mind this at all.  It is soft and the colours are really nice.  Though, not a lot of difference to the reworked image.

I do think this is a much better rework than the original.  I am sure I put this image on the blog about 18 months ago, but I can’t find it anywhere.  Maybe I just thought I had.

Every time I go up I mean to do it again, but then stuff happens and I don’t, but I will do it again.  So much fun.  It is nice to do images sometimes that are just for fun.

ReWorking the Shearing Shed

22 Friday Mar 2013

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Well it isn’t exactly the same shearing shed, I couldn’t work out what the images were, it has been a long time since I first did these images.  The idea should be the same.  Again, as with last weeks rework, I was curious to see how I would do the image now, if it would be different, better or worse.

shearingshed0544-1scThis is the original as I did it some eighteen months prior.  The clouds always got me.  The way they almost move towards you, then the contrast of the rusty tin of the shearing shed.  It isn’t a bad image and has always been one of my favourites from up that way.

So what could I do differently?

Shearing Shed with Rust

This image is taken from further away and you get more of a look at the whole shed and some of the yards around it.  I also like the way the trees frame it.  The rust of the shed fits in with the dry grass at the front of it as well.

If I am to be honest I prefer the second image far more, though I may have been to heavy with some of the processing, but I might have to think about that some more.   The dry grass in the front is great, I do really like that, and it isn’t in the first image.  I think the second image gives more context of its surroundings.

It is nice seeing what changes can be done now.  I will admit, I did rush this a little.  I had planned on doing another image, but it was taking forever and I really didn’t like where it was going, so you got this one instead.  I am not disappointed, and time will tell what I really think of it.

The New Blog and Spam

The new blog has been going for two months now, and I still like how it looks, but not many have changed over to it, and I know many people have been having trouble with it, as far as liking a post or commenting on it.

The reasons for starting the new blog have changed and I see now that I don’t really need it.  I will keep it going though, as long as people are subscribed to it.  Though, I am having a huge problem with spam.

The spam I get from it is unbelievable and I am getting so many comments that are just that, spam.  I am constantly trying to get rid of them.  I don’t know how other people who self host go, but it has really surprised me.  WordPress does a great job of filtering out the spam and it is rare that I get spam in with my comments.

I have also noticed that my spam folder on my WordPress.com site is getting a lot as well.  I used to get, maybe, 15 to 20 spam messages a day, now, sometimes, I am getting over 50.  It is annoying.

I am not really sure what to do with the new one, but if people wanted to change back to Leanne Cole PHOTOGRAPHY at WordPress, I would be grateful.

ReWorking an Impressionist View of a Boardroom

08 Friday Mar 2013

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A week or so ago I did a post on Monet and his influence on me.  With the post I put up the following image from the boardroom at the  Manchester Unity Building.

Waiting for the MeetingI like the image, but I did it quickly and it wasn’t until afterwards that I realised the blue lines.  I didn’t like those and decided that I would have to try and get rid of them.  I also felt the lights were too dominant, so I thought if I redid it that I would fix those things.

Waiting for the Meeting - ReworkedThe reworked has been cropped a little differently as well.  The lights are not sticking out as much, and I think that is much better.  The blue lines are now white and they stand out less, which is what I had tried to achieve.

I took my time doing this rework, and I think it worked far better because of it.  I like how the emphasis is more on the table and the leather chairs around it.  You can see the grain in the table more as well.

The rework has given the image a different look and I think it works far better than the first attempt.

The weekend is upon us again and I would like to try and get out to take come photos, but we are in the middle of a heat wave.  Seems we are setting new records, if the weather forecasts are correct then we can expect very hot weather until Wednesday next week.  I think we are all over it now, looking forward to some cooler days.

ReWorking the Closed and the Sheep

08 Friday Feb 2013

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In a couple of weeks I will be going up to the Mallee again for a few days and with those thoughts I have been thinking about past images.  I have also sold some of the images from the Mallee and the clients were looking for some more.  I put  up more on my Photocart, but while I was doing it I realised how badly some of the images were processed.  For my reworking today I decided that I should try and rework some of those images.

Taking Refreshments - ReworkTo see how this image looked originally and how 2 other images have been reworked continue reading here.

Teacup Ballet ReWorked

11 Friday Jan 2013

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I haven’t done a rework for awhile, so I decided that it might be time to start getting back to normal and doing the posts as I used to.  I have thought about this image a lot, and one day I will redo the whole image, that means photographing it as well.  I always wished I had ironed the cloth the cups were on.

Teacup Ballet - OriginalThis is the original I did way back when, I should find the original post, I do remember the image was based on an Olive Cotton image.  You can see the Olive Cotton image in this post Teacups Following the Ballet, and  you can see the original post for the above image in this post Lighting the Ballet.

There wasn’t a lot wrong with this image, but I did wonder if I did it again, would I do it differently.

Teacup Ballet - ReworkedI think the answer is yes.  The new version is darker, though I think the cups stand out more.  I did some blurring and tried to make the highlights stand out more. I just find the wrinkled cloth a little distracting.

Both images began as HDR images that were processed in Photomatix Pro.  The Reworked image was then processed in Camera raw and a lot further processing was done in PS.  I did some further processing.

The Ballet in Silver EfexI used Silver Efex for this image.  It seems ages since I processed images with it.  It was nice to take another look at it.

Ballet with Color EfexThis one saw the Classic Soft Focus being done to it in Color Efex.  I have also missed using it.  I must get back into using the Nik Software products.  It will be nice to start experimenting again.

I love using the new 27 inch monitor to do my processing now.  I still can’t get the higher resolution, apparently a problem with my laptop, but we have ordered a new cable which might allow it.  It will be good to have it.

I am now off to do some more research for the Virtual Photography Field Trip that a client has purchased.  Off to find out about a place in the world I didn’t know about before.  Almost as good as travelling.  Almost.

Just a quick note, if you would like to find out if the notes I have written about learning your DSLR are helpful, please check out the testimonial  here.

Resting ReWork

16 Friday Nov 2012

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In August I did an image that was taken inside a hall.  I didn’t mind the image at the time, but I think I always knew that I would redo it one day.

This is the processed image from the post called “Resting“.  When I went up to the Mallee, this was probably one of my favourite images that I took when I was there.  It was such a weird find to walk in and see this lounge suite just spread out in a haphazard way in front of the fireplace.  I liked the way the light was coming in across the floor,  but I was never happy with that window that you can see.  I decided to try doing the image again.

You can see here that I have reworked the image. For the better? I don’t know.  I decided to remove the window.  I don’t know if it was the best decision, but I like how the focus is more on the lounge suit now as the window doesn’t take your eye away from it  It took a lot of work to get rid of it and to try and make the lighting right.

I cropped it a little as well.  I did some dodging on the mantle, and I may have gone too far, but I actually don’t mind it.  I have added some blur, but I have tried to keep it to a minimum.  I must say, I quite like this rework.  The lighting was everything in this image, I believe.

Now, as I have this other software, I couldn’t resist using it for the rework as well.

I used Color Efex for this, I am quite attached to the preset/filter Classical Soft Focus, though I did add some more and tried to make it stronger.  This filter is fast becoming my favourite. Though, I believe, as I use the software more I will start to like others as well.

This one has been done for the fans of Black and White.  I processed this in Silver Efex.  I used the preset High Structure (smooth) and made a few more adjustments.

So here the image has been reworked 3 times.  My favourite is the first rework.  I like the window being removed, I think it improved the image massively.

Awards 

I have a few awards to acknowledge.

Hoof Beats and Foot Prints has nominated me for the The Very Inspiring Blogger Award.  Thank you Bella, I am very grateful.

I have been nominated for the REALITY Blog Award by two other bloggers, Rose Colored Photos, and losflamingos, so please take a look at their blogs as well

http://rosecoloredphoto.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/r-e-a-l-i-t-y/
http://losflamingos.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/reality-blog-award/

I would like to say thank you to all three.

ReWorked DisUsed Bridge

18 Thursday Oct 2012

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Reworks are usually done on Fridays, but tomorrow, I am hoping to get up very early and head back down to Point Lonsdale to take some more photos.  I have to be in Geelong by 10 to photograph a cycling event, so if you don’t mind I thought I might do the rework today and hopefully show you some new photos tomorrow.

This was part of a series of images that I did back in June.  I took this image on a day out with my daughter.  I have looked at all these images, and I find them dark and they aren’t fantastic.  I wondered if I redid one, would it be better.

Is this any better?  In some ways I like it more.  I think the bridge stands out more from the trees around it.  I applied some blur to the image except for the bridge, to help make the bridge stand out.  It has a very surreal look about it, what do you think?

I will be going close to this again soon, I might see what it is like now, the trees should have their leaves, I wonder if it will look so desolate.

Virtual Photography Field Trips

I thought I might give you an idea of one of the trips a friend was sent on.

 I have been doing a lot of searching around on your part of Phillip Island, Cape Woolamai, and it is all residential, a lot of houses, and not a lot of buildings to photograph.

I am going to set you a challenge for your field trip, I want you to go along to the Woolamai Beach Road and go the surf clubhouse. Along the way, I want you to pick out things that have been added to the landscape by man.  I want you to photograph them in detail, up close, but I also want to see them in their landscape and how they do and don’t fit into what is around them.  So pick out signs, rubbish, or anything like that.

Look out for the sun, and make use of the shadows. See if you can include the shadows of those items.  Make some of the work about the shadows.  If it is overcast when you go, then give the sky more prominence, and make the most of the grey sky.  Make the sky big, the power of nature over our effort to make our mark on the landscape.

Once you get to the surf clubhouse, I want you to take photos of the building from a distance.  Try taking photos from your height, then half way down, and then put the camera almost down on the ground and take a photo from there.

When you get closer, start photographing one side of the building. Take photos from different angles.  Don’t forget the camera can change position, move it up, put it on the ground or close to the ground and photograph upwards.

Move around to the front and take some images of the front of the building.  Your challenge here is going to be to get an image of the surf clubhouse as though you were lying on the beach and looking up at it.  The building has some interesting angles, and you should see what you can do with them.

Once you have done that, move down to the wooden walkway that leads to the beach.  These walkways are solid structures and you should find some ways of photographing them that also incorporate what is around you.  Photograph the structure of the walkway, the wood, and what holds it together.  Zoom in on the nuts of bolts of it.  Look for rust and signs of early decay.

All your images from the walkway should all include the walkway. The walkway is your subject, not the scene around you.  See if you can get some images of the walkway and the surf clubhouse as well.

This should be enough.

She was asked how she wanted to get around, and she said walking.  She was thought it was great.

Super Sweet Blogging Award

I have been nominated for the above award, you can find out about the award here

http://patriciaddrury.com/2012/10/17/super-sweet-blogging-award-thanks-marion-quitasol/

Thank you Patricia for the nomination.

Southbank Being Reworked

12 Friday Oct 2012

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Last December I did a field trip in the city to take some night photos along the river.   It is a great spot for night photos.  Along there in front of the casino are some gas chimneys and at certain times of the night they light up.  They do it for a little bit of time, and then stop.  I hadn’t set out to take photos of it at the time, but when it happened as I had the tripod set up, I quickly turned the camera around to capture it.

This is the original HDR image I did from the series.  I had taken 5 images in a series of bracketed shocks.  I did this not long after I started doing HDR’s and before I purchased Photomatix Pro.  It has that halo and the colours look fairly unnatural.

After seeing this again, I decided to try doing it again.

I redid the HDR with Photomatix Pro, then I cropped it, I didn’t really like the composition in the top one.  Not really sure what I was thinking there.  I think the cropped version is better.  I also added some blur layers, so the only thing that isn’t blurred is the chimney.  I also added some gradient.  That was about it.  I think the rework works a lot better.

Awards

I have to address the awards I’ve been nominated for.  I have ignored it for too long.  I think awards are great, but they are also time consuming to reciprocate.  I have been given quite a number over the last few months and I haven’t reciprocated any of them.  I feel bad about this.  My blog takes up a lot of my time and I am always planning stuff for you and writing.  My husband wants me to get a job, anyway that is another story.

I have decided that from now on, I will include the blog that has nominated me, so they are acknowledged, but I won’t be doing all the other things that are required for the award.  I hope this is alright with everyone.  I am going to give you the blogs for this week, and from now on, I will put them on if I receive any more.  I would like to apologise to everyone who has nominated me previously and I haven’t done this for.  I just can’t find all of them.  So please accept my apology.

I have four blogs for you to check out today.

http://tchistorygal.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/ligo-circle-of-appreciation/

http://liviamihaelafirinca.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/liebster-blog-award-one-lovely-blog-award/

http://nettrobbens.com/2012/10/10/happy-dancing-reality-blog-award/

http://opreach.org/2012/10/11/a-little-something-about-blog-awards/

OverPass – ReWorked

28 Friday Sep 2012

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This image was taken back in April when I was photographing the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.  I went out during the dinner break and took some photos of this walk bridge.  It goes over the train lines and links the MCG and the Tennis Centre, as well as Hisense Arena, where the Worlds was.  It was originally shown in a post called Walking into the Cycling.

I do remember I liked this image, and I still do.  It was a HDR image that I did with Photomatix Pro, but it was also when I didn’t really know what I was doing.  I thought today I would have another go at doing it.  I didn’t necessarily think I would get a better image, actually I wasn’t really sure what would happen.

There is the rework, much darker, naturally.  Is it better than the first?  I don’t know.

I did a lot more processing to this.  I really wanted to give that side of the bridge, the one further away, more curve, I hope I achieved that.  I brought out the detail more and I added some blur to the periphery of the image.

As I said before, I don’t really know if this is better.  Perhaps I should open up the decision to you.  Please discuss, which one you like and why?

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