Bannack Reverse Shallow Depth

Focus on Depth

Focus on Depth: Desk. Bannack, MT. 5/25/11'. 12:04pm. ƒ/2.8; 1/25; -0.67. Canon Powershot SD500.

I couldn't quite get the focus on the close up on this so I was stuck on the focus in the background instead. I guess my settings were right or I just couldn't figure out how to get foreground focus on my point and shoot. It's an interesting perspective to say the least but I wish I had a matching shot to go with it.

Post: Bannack Portraits

Portrait: Arianne Chambers

With so many people around I couldn't get a good enough distance to get good bokeh with my point and shoot. I used gaussian blur, a vignette, saturation, vibrance, a little air brushing, healing tool and clone stamp tool to remove misplaced hair around neck. I thought this portrait come out quite nice compared to my other portrait photos. I only wish I had a little more selective lighting.

Portrait: Kris Fryer

I used levels to brighten up his face but by doing that, his skin became pixelated a bit so I used luminance in CR to smooth it out a bit along with the healing tool in Photoshop. I also used a vignette and gaussian blur to cause depth and mood for the photo. Not exactly what I wanted or visioned in my mind but I just need more practice.