focal length: 24 mm
shutter speed: 1/13
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 500
flash: none
These very nice and comfy chairs were begging me to photograph them. I only got one shot in at this busy restaurant and I didn’t get a chance to change my settings to increase the exposure. It didn’t help that I still had a polarizer on my lens. Oops! At least it isn’t blurry. So, I made my usual adjustments in Lightroom 2.0 and then used the adjustment brush and the graduated filter to bring the chairs out of the darkness.
See SOOC image below:
I promise you that I will do a tutorial on the graduated filter soon! It is just the coolest thing ever!
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Jonni
Aug 23, 2008 at 7:37 am
Nice job on the chairs. I really like how you adjusted the colors and it looks great. It has a masculine feel to them with the low light, leather and dark color of the leather. I also like the perspective of the shot.
Hugs,
Jonni
Laura
Aug 23, 2008 at 1:06 pm
where’s this fancy restaurant?! Looks real nice.
Christina
Aug 24, 2008 at 6:59 am
Those are some beautiful chairs! I love how you brought them out of the shadows.
Dariela
Aug 26, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Wow! It always amazes me how you convert the photos and they look amazing! I would of never knew how to do that from that original!! Thanks so much for posting this!!
laura
Aug 26, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I’m glad you liked the before and after… quite dramatic isn’t it? And the best part is, it’s super easy to do in Lightroom!