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Conceptual Photography

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Surrealism.

Surrealism.

Conceptual Photography

It is more about the message of a photo than about what is in the photo. Some artists intend to be clear in their messages, in illustration of their ideas, and some do not care if they will be understood or misinterpreted. – Paula

See more entries in Paula’s post:
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/thursdays-special-conceptual-photography/

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Window

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Here’s my second entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge. Check out yesterdays post about the Metaphysical Rabbit Hole if you want to see my previous WPC entry.

Anita Sikorska by CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com

Anita Sikorska by CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com

This is a photo I shot of Anita Sikorska. She works as a model – mostly in Poland where she’s from, but she’s also doing work internationally. You can check out her official Facebook page for booking, more photos and info: https://www.facebook.com/anitasikorska.modelka

Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon / A different view on Krakow

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This is my entry for WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge. The theme this week is «Horizon» and I’ve used a technique called ‘displacement map’ to blend these images together. Both photos are shot in Krakow, Poland. One on the streets of Krakow, while I shot the model in the studio of Pawel Wodnicki.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/weekly-photo-challenge-horizon/

Pawel Wodnicki: http://www.pawelwodnicki.pl

Also check out Paula’s Thursday Challenge: http://bopaula.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/thursdays-special-e-u-tempu-sa-and-the-time-knows/

Studio with Pamela

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Here’s a couple of the shots from last weekend with Pamela – an awesome model that’s very comfortable, natural and easy to work with (make sure to check out my two previous posts with Pamela and Natalia). I tried to get a variety of looks on these photos and I like the results.

Natalia Kuternoga

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Model: Natalia Kuternoga

Model: Natalia Kuternoga

The Process

  • At first I shot photos of the model, Natalia Kuternoga in the studio of the Polish photographer Jacek Ura.
  • After the photo shoot I did some basic adjustments to the photo in Adobe Lightroom, exported the result and opened it in Adobe Photoshop.
  • The first thing I did in Photoshop was to make selections to separate the model and background.
  • Then I created a displacement map from a photo I took of a worn down graffiti wall in an old fort near Krakow in Poland.
  • I added the displacement map plus a few details from a color splash photo.
  • Separated two copies of the models left eye. Changed the settings, dodge and burned and finally merged the layers when I had my wanted result.
  • Brushed in a couple of leaves from the standard Photoshop brushes
  • I then changed the overall colors of the photo by adding several layer masks (the following numbered list is reversed, so # would be the bottom, # 5 on top):
  1. a black & white layer
  2. gradient map red/orange set to color and with lowered opacity
  3. copy of gradient map set to soft light and a very low opacity
  4. a gradient fill ranging from dark to light green and set to soft light
  5. a color balance layer with a medium opacity and individual settings for the shadows, mid-tones and highlights
    • The first layer was set to screen mode with a high opacity before I brushed out the unwanted parts leaving the effect basically on the left side of the photo.
    • The flames was added as 3 layers from two different shots I have in my catalog.
    • The second layer is another photo of flames, set to darken and medium opacity. Also on this layer I brushed away the effects using a layer mask.
    • The third flame layer is a copy of the second, but now set to luminosity with a medium strong opacity (and off course with an individual layer mask like all the other layers).

Now the image looks something like what I wanted it to look, so it’s time to go through all the layers and layer masks, change the opacity if needed, brush out masks, and do minor adjustments. I decided to make another copy of the eye, create a selection, border the selection and paint a white circle. I sat the blend mode to lighter color and lowered the opacity and fill drastically,  so that it left a hint of some crazy iris but without becoming too dominant.

Model: Natalia Kuternoga.

Photo, execution, idea, design, layout: Cardinal Guzman

This was my entry for WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Hue.

Frontal Nude in Studio

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I participated in a photo workshop in Krakow this weekend and here I got to work with several top models and photographers from Poland. This particular photo is shot in the studio of Pawel Wodnicki. Pawel was one of the instructors of the photo work shop.

Photo: CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com Studio Pawel Wodnicki http://www.pawelwodnicki.pl Work Shop http://www.krakowlight.com Model: Pamela

Photo: CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com. Studio Pawel Wodnicki. Model: Pamela

Photo: CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com

Studio Pawel Wodnicki: http://www.pawelwodnicki.pl

Photo Work Shop: http://www.krakowlight.com

Model: Pamela