The Dubai Chronicles

Friday, September 14, 2007

"blessing"

photo assignment no. 1

f14, 1/340secs, 95mm, iso200, wb: daylight

"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing." - Mark Twain

last week, my photobuddies and i started to boot up our creative juices. we agreed to take a photo based on a theme that we chose. the photo should've been taken within the theme's time period and it can be post-processed whenever it may seem fit and by the photographer's discretion. later on, each of the participating photographer's will post their work and shall undergo relentless and brutal critiques by each. that way we can learn from each other as we progress each week.

now, the first photo assignment's theme is called "blessing"

it was taken this morning during the supposedly meeting with co-photographers. while waiting for the car to cool its airconditioning unit, we saw this grocery trolley scattered in the parking. feeling uninteresting for just a cart, i asked ryan to hop in and pose. unconsciously, it became a match to the ad sign in front of the trolley.

i did some major post-processing since the lighting was flat and harsh. first was correcting the tilt to align. next, i had to boost up the contrast, added some "dragan" effect for grungy feel, resized to frame and signature.

tet bautista's photo assignment
orly arcelao's photo assignment

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