Literally.
This blog comes about two weeks late, but it’s still neat, so I feel like I should post it.
This was a homework assignment. I was to experiment with white balance, and create a project that reflected what I had discovered. Kind of a broad assignment.
I figured that since we obviously weren’t going for technical precision, intentionally messing up our proper white balance, I would abandon photo-realism altogether and shoot everything through reflections. In San Francisco, especially in the Financial District and SOMA, they are a-plenty.
As usual, I wasn’t to photoshop any of the photos I took (even cropping is against the rules). I messed with the colors by creating custom white balance in the camera. It turned out pretty neat. I played with levels on some of them post-homework, but most of them are straight from the camera. What a huge change for me.
And some more random shots from that day:
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love them.
Love the reflections…. Nice work
Can you elaborate on #10 & #11?
Yep! It was a giant piece of art in a storefront in Washington Square. The first one I shot straight-on with no augmented white balance, and it caught the reflection of the building directly across the street. The second one I shot at an angle with custom white-balance set to a photo of red bricks (so it creates a green wash), and it caught the background of the skyline on the other side of Washington Square. You can see the frame of the art piece a tad bit in the top-right corner of 11.
Glad you guys enjoyed them!