light clouds in the sky make isolation of outdoor objects on white a piece of cake - providing you can find an angle where the object is seen against the sky. up the exposure (maximun +2 is used here), and the background sky will burn. If it doesn't burn completely, call the "levels" dialog in photoshop, pick up the white sampler from the panel and click on the areas that are still not completely white.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
spring diagonal
light clouds in the sky make isolation of outdoor objects on white a piece of cake - providing you can find an angle where the object is seen against the sky. up the exposure (maximun +2 is used here), and the background sky will burn. If it doesn't burn completely, call the "levels" dialog in photoshop, pick up the white sampler from the panel and click on the areas that are still not completely white.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
pied piper of hamelin
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
muscari
Sunday, March 15, 2009
infinity sign
the light is very mixed, and only a feeble attempt is made to rectify the white balance on the jumper - throwing the rest of the pic into blue and creating "stage light" appearance
boys pics on shutterstock
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
just playing
Monday, March 09, 2009
november in Norway
Saturday, March 07, 2009
ranunculus
Friday, March 06, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
maybe I should have left that beard on after all
I don't have studio equipment, not even a flashgun, so I make do with sunlight and white paper for reflectors.
other model-released pics on shutterstock
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
more crocuses
full format of this file is now gone from hiero.ru hosting
lot more flower images for sale at shutterstock
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
life cycle of umbrella bearers
- Can I hold this umbrella?
- It's better if I do.
- Why?
- 'Cos I am taller than you.
- When I grow up… Well, then you may be old, say, you
will be dead. That means, you go to heaven.
- And?...
- You know, heaven is far above. Higher than sky. But
you can't see nothing because you're, well, dead.
- And?...
- You know, this is a LIFE CYCLE of us. First you are a
baby,then you are a toddler, then a child, then a grown-up.
And after that you go to heaven. And after that you are a baby again.
- Really?!...
- Yes.
- And?!
- And when I am a grown up and you are a baby again, I can hold the umbrella.
This dialog is old, Yuri was about 6 when it happened. It still amazes me, though
Monday, March 02, 2009
crocuses today in Cambridge
there were quite a lot of people around this little lake of blue, snapping away, small cameras, SLRs, mobile phone cameras, you name it.
when I was getting into my car (parked for 20 mins at the Backs), whet looked like a japanese television crew was getting out of a van in the next slot. wondering if they came for crocuses too