Shot this at night. My first time trying to play with light. I practiced in my apt. for over an hour before I went to the park.
Cropped
re sized
contrast
light filled
upped the exposure
sharpened
color sat. and desat.
vibrance
I think that's it???
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Looks like you had lots of fun here, which is important, and glad that you got some practice in beforehand. The freaky colours are precisely what I get when I shoot out in my backyard, for the same reason, those nasty old orange sodium lights. But in this case they work pretty well, especially with the blue of your painted-light glasses. The setting is interesting and the rocks frame you nicely.
Composition is OK, definitely too centred though. One of the commenters already made the recommendations that sprung to mind in terms of the cropping, which would do a lot to improve this image. You could probably have shortened the exposure time and just gone with a higher ISO, imho. Overall a good shot that just needs a few minor technical tweaks.
If you really do want to get into painting with light, I suggest you check out Magnumphotography's portfolio. Ryan's done lots of PWL and he'll be glad to share any tips with you.
Great idea! I love that you created the glasses instead of using real ones. Well done. :o) Also, I really like the starry lights from the parking lot. The sky texture is a little too digital-y for my taste - from the saturation or color adjustments, most likely, though I do like the color. :o) 7
Really interesting coloring. My only qualm is that the subject is smack dab in the center. Crop off the bottom 1/3 of the image and you've already got an improvement. Then crop off the left 1/3, and you're even better... in my opinion of course.
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