Dreams vs. Career
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aaronb532Comment by aaronb532: ~COMMENTS FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER~
Sorry for not placing this in the "Photographers Comments" I was planning on doing that before the challenge started but I ran out of time.
Well, I certainly didn’t expect to get the blue ribbon! I was aiming for a 6.0+ score and maybe a top ten finish. Thank you all for the great comments! Some were really helpful, plus it’s nice to hear praises!
Anyway, as many of you guessed, a lot of thought went into this shot. The idea was the easy part, making it happen was a bit of a challenge. I started with the baseball uniform, which I bought at the local Big5 store for about $25. Next the dress pants which I held up with the belt going through both sets of pants. I tucked the extra leg into the back of my belt. The jacket was next, with the rest just hanging down in the back. With a few of my test shots it was hanging a little to low so I tucked it into the belt too.
As for the props, I started with a baseball bat and a briefcase, but they looked to awkward so I went with the smaller ball and computer. I think they worked much better!
The hardest part of this whole setup was the background. I spent three days trying to come up with something that went well with both “halves”. I didn’t, so I just used our studio setup at work with a pretty generic color.
Post Processing: Pretty simple really, its nice being able to control everything in a studio setup!
-Minor Levels Adjustment
~Run though Neat Image
-Cropped
-Sharpened
-Added Border
Sorry for the long-winded comments! I get carried away late at night.
Again, thanks for the comments and the votes! I hope to do this well again in the future!
~Aaron
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