This week’s challenge took me a while to sort out in terms of how to approach it. It seemed to be asking for balance and a Renaissance painting. I did a bit of clicking around before even taking the photo. I looked at these images, that turned up in a search of “Accidental Renaissance” which to some extent go me to thinking about the subject matter of the photo. I later watched this tutorial about using a texture to create a painterly effect. These two things were part of how I ended up with this image:
ISO 25 f/2 1/237 sec 4.2mm
I do feel like this edit may have wandered a bit in terms of the challenge, but I still liked the outcome. The initial edits included a custom white balance, increasing the luminance and using the sky enhancer slider. I did crop and straighten the image as well. On a separate layer, I added a custom texture following the linked instructions above.
Your thoughts and comments are welcome below.
Cheers!
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I spent quite a long time trying to understand Accidental Renaissance photography. The instructions appear to be counterintuitive and I detest Renaissance art. I still have no idea how I will make the image. I’ll use your example as a guide. Perhaps there is something from my weekly photos that I can re-use.
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Yes, I wasn’t really too into this particular topic, but then I ended up being pleased with this result.
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