This was taken with 2 desk lamps on a white piece of paper. One light was shining from above and left (the key light) and then I had kind of a back fill kicker to bring the tacks out of the background.
To rig the tacks the way they are I used magicians thread which is ultra thin thread thats nearly invisible to the natural eye.
Post: USM, brightness/Contrast, small cloning, burning, dodging, and crop.
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This will be one to see how it was done.
Well done by the way - simple, well converted (and a good choice for B&W too) and defies logic, which holds my eyes to it.
Where's the angel? Too bad there are no tacks in this image. ;) Excellent job. I want to know how you did it. I think the tone and composition are excellent. Not everything has to abide by the rule of thirds! DOV and POV excellent. 10 because this is a great image to create in 24 hours.
The only other 10 I give out in this challenge. Love everything except the title wich is "tacky" (pun intended). I especially love the tones in this image and the shadows from the tacks in the air, the shadows really make this image work. Good job!
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