Tag: editing

Photos done

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I don’t do many photoshoots, but I did one last week.
It’s been a bit of a mission, and more work than I expected, but the images are finally all edited and ready to go.

It’s a good feeling.

As ever, I’ve learned a lot about taking photos and editing photos, and how the two processes can be better aligned – when I stop learning, I stop photography – but actually, I’m really happy with the results.

Now, the anxious wait until the client (hopefully) likes them too.

Because many of the shots are of people, I can’t share them on here. But part of any event is capturing the ambience and the vibe, and the view of the mountains in the sunset wowed many of the crowd that evening, and it was definitely worth capturing, because that will be a part of many people’s memories.

I think I can share one of those images here.

“Ooh. Look how he’s almost lined the dying tree up with the mountain peaks.”

Yeah, that’s just raw, natural talent right there.

#Blessed.

But these pics aren’t going to get themselves onto the client’s desk. I still have to do that bit.

So let’s go. Because today is going to be a busy, busy day.

Sunday

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I have spent much of the day editing photos.

Let’s just say that they are done and leave it there. As ever, some good stuff, some not so good, but then a handful of images that just stand out. Throw enough darts, you’ll get some bullseyes.

Several of them.

And so, with some light relief required, I lit the braai. Because that’s what we do down here.

Yeah. We’ve got some wood to get through.
Can’t wait.

Good chicken, great ribs, disappointing steak – no fault of mine – you can’t win all the time.

But a nice Shiraz and a great evening. Almost – almost – ready for the week ahead.

Almost.

Runaway afternoon

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A quick placeholder post here, which I may or may not add to later.

A quick look at the diary this afternoon suggest that things may just run away with a couple of meetings, some school pick-ups, lifts here and there, and at least one concert. So let’s play it safe and pop a post on the blog to make sure that 11 years and 9 months of daily posts doesn’t come to a silly, abrupt, disappointing end.

I’ve got almost halfway through the photos from the Kruger trip, being very harsh and whittling them down into a folder called “Kruger – Final”. The idea on this first pass is just to separate the wheat from the chaff, then have another look in the fresh light of a new day and then separate the best wheat from the rest of the wheat. So then, “Kruger – Final” will inevitably then morph into a slightly smaller folder: “Kruger – FinalFinal”, and then if I’m still feeling quite stringent… well, maybe you can guess.

I’ll get it all done before the weekend.

So far, there are about 40 images in the first effort, with at least a couple of images of which I’m really proud, and at least a few that probably won’t make the next cut. But that’s what the process is all about, and hopefully, this is proof that it’s working well.

The Shining Path

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No, not that one.

I have a list of jobs to do which is growing longer by the day, rather than shorter. For every one I get rid of, another two seem to spring up…

The Hydra possessed many heads, the exact number of which varies according to the source. Later versions of the Hydra story add a regeneration feature to the monster: for every head chopped off, the Hydra would regrow two heads.

In keeping with the mythical hydra theme, my jobs list also has poisonous breath and blood so virulent that even its scent is deadly.

It’s no wonder I’m trying to keep my distance.

One of the jobs is editing photos. And I’ve had to subdivide that one. Still outstanding are the Elgin Train Trip, the Robben Island Tour and our Mossel Bay Road Trip. And a few smaller events in between.

Right now, I’m occasionally dipping in and out of Lightroom and trying to get a bit of rhythm going on Instagram. And that’s probably the best place to watch out for images at the moment, given the number of other potentially more pressing tasks that still await my attention.

Like the one above, looking down the shiny line between Eerste Rivier and Bellville on the way back from Saturday’s adventure. More like that coming soon on all major platforms (no train pun intended).

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Day 139 – More from Muizies

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Instead of doing the jobs I should have been doing yesterday, I had a play around with one of the images I took on Monday at Muizenberg.
I quite like how it came out, although I’m now quite a way behind with the jobs I should have been doing.

My only real issue (other than those jobs) is that it looks like the sky was added later. The sky wasn’t added later: that was the sky that was there when I took the shot. But – for me, at least – it would have been better (with hindsight) if there wasn’t that unfortunate natural gap between the rooftops and the drama.

But maybe I shouldn’t be so harsh on myself. I think I’ve turned an OK shot into quite a nice image. And I’ve learned quite a lot while I was doing it.