Here in Midweek Edits, I take a look back at a random BKP favorite and re-imagine it. One of my favorite times and locations to shoot is on the tidal basin during the
cherry blossom festival. There is always a lot of competition and it can often feel like an old West shoot out. But, the results are always worth it. Looking forward to this year's festival, here's an image from 2011 - a spider web built off a branch in full bloom.
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| Original Image |
The key in re-imagining this photo was highlighting the spider web. I wanted to give it a more subtle feel from the original edit.
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| Original Edit |
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So I desaturated it to the near black and white range. But, I didn't want to lose the feel of the amazing color. Bringing back a yellow in the highlights and a nice pink in the shadows really drew this out. Next, I wanted to capture the intricacy of the web and draw the eye to the spider. Splitting the mid tones takes the eye straight to the contrast of the spider, while popping the highlights and limiting the shadows traces the web perfectly. Finally, I cropped it using the rule of thirds to put the spider right where the eye wants it and the lines of the spider web draw the eye back there from anywhere in the image.
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| Re-Imagined Edit |
Brad
Kehr is a photographer specializing in weddings, events, portraits, and
landscapes. He enjoys exploring DC and sharing what he finds through the
lens. You can catch his website at www.bradkehrphotography.com, follow him on Twitter (@bradkehrphoto), or find him on Facebook.
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