This was my original idea but wasnt sure how to pull it off properly so I shot some other image that I just wasnt happy with. A bonsai tree floating int he air. Then I helped Aimee with the lighting on her image Sunday and after she finished it I knew she was gonna crush me. So I talked her into helping me on mine.
I made a rectangle out of pvc pipe and taped poster board to it. Cut out holes for my hands and head - similar to my pea shot. I set up out on our back porch with the pvc between two tables and then some pergo flooring and bin lids around the pvc. I laid out dirt and mulch all around and then Aimee finished up the dirt around my face after I got situated. I had setup the camera on the tripod and had Aimee hit the plunger. Another self portrait so everyone will know its me. I need to come up with a different grimace. I hope this breaks a 6 so I can keep my streak running.
PP - RAW adjustments, some minor cloning, Gaussian blur on select layers, saturation/levels/selective color adjustments and then a bunch of dodging and burning, high pass sharpen, NI, resize for web.
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You and Aimee are geniuses! This is so incredibly well executed, it really looks like you are cominng up from a buried alive thing! Congratulations on a top 10 finish for this amazing photo!
You are definately on a roll mate, and what a great outcome for all that set up, and all that dirt..... I am very proud of you, & Aimee as well for you support.....
lol .... and i wonder how he got there in the first place? ...
absolutely great shot .. fantastic contrast .. those eyes just pop out of the page ... and i love the way the head and the arms dont seem connected .....
:D Really getting into this aren't you? He-he. Hope this makes the front page as you've earned it with a well thought out and technically sound photo. Nicely done.
His expression looks a bit on the perplexed side rather than the frightened or desperate. It's a nice setup, although I also want more dirt on those arms. 6
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