Digital photos are almost forever. That’s exactly what my thought was getting back into photography with digital equipment. Figured one day I might find myself in a position that I could use thousands of photos to go through.
Here I am now. Here we are now, if you are in the same boat. Pictures are perfect for looking back as a fond memory or just a reference in life. Pinch myself everyday wondering if this is reality.
The Old I-8 Bypass Rest Stop was a recovered file edited in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Camera Raw. I was trying to give the sign some luminescence and things got nasty quick. I moved on from trying to fix it that day and published the original image.
I already had an advance knowledge for making textures and other magic in Photoshop. Then I had a bunch of spare time with free E-learning courses. Below are the results of getting up to speed 2020.
This is two images auto-blended similar to an HDR photo with some final Camera RAW touch ups. The original plan was to use two different focal points to make up for a wide open aperture and blurry vegetation.
One of the biggest challenges of taking photos in the desert is wind and brush. The needle like leaves on the trees and brush make for some tough issues with chromatic aberration against the skyline. It’s like a green or purple digital divide between contrasting objects. In the final photo the rubber stamp tool came in handy for fixing anomalies.
I think a little blur, a little imperfection is ok. I’m happy with it as it is now looking more natural. Not everything has to be perfect.
