DeniseRegan

The Doorway

New Orleans. Lensbaby Spark was used to make soft effects.

New Orleans. Lensbaby Spark was used to make soft effects.
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Canon EOS REBEL T1i

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Aperture f/inf ISO 100 Shutter 3/10

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Aug, 2013

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Taken with my trusted Pentax K-1000. Nashville, TN, with UV filter.

South Boston, MA, at 5:00 AM in October, heading to Castle Island. Camera: Canon Rebel 2000. Film: Fuji ISO 400.

Trees reflected in my coffee on a winter morning.

New Orleans, July, 2013, using the Lensbaby Spark.

This image is possible because of an iris bud I accidentally broke off from my garden. It was all closed up, so I put it in this tiny owl vase with so

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a sultry afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, as we strolled around the French Quarter during a vacation.

Time

Memories of New Orleans tend to get a little fuzzy, but it was sometime after noon.

Lighting

The tiny lights had everything to do with what inspired me to shoot this image. The courtyard of this cafe was smoky, and the tiny white lights seemed to invite the passerby into another mindset.

Equipment

I shot this with a Canon T1i and recently acquired Lensbaby Spark.

Inspiration

I had won the Lensbaby in a photo contest. Until then, I didn't know what tilt-shift meant, but once I got the lens, I was capable of getting the results I was always trying to get but couldn't figure out how. New Orleans is really the city of inspiration, so I couldn't imagine a better place to experiment. The tiny lights and smoky background were all the inspiration I needed right then.

Editing

Initially, I shot this in black & white, thinking that the contrast between the lights and the smoke would be more dramatic. Tilt-shift doesn't lend itself to sharp images, however. I felt so connected to the image as a story, though, so I looked at it in color, and saw how it had this vibrancy mixed with a sense of the familiar. I switched the image from black & white to color and adjusted the contrast and saturation. That's all.

In my camera bag

My Canon T1 I, Pentax v:-P K1000, Lensbaby Spark and fixed 49mm-1:7 lenses and Holga TLR, tower flash.

Feedback

Shoot with the lowest ISO you can get away with. Don't turn your camera off. Don't chimp! And don't let fear get in the way of capturing a moment in time...your perspective is unique and has a place in the world.

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The Doorway

New Orleans. Lensbaby Spark was used to make soft effects.

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