Enter the Matrix - AutoPhotog : Photo Enthusiasts/Pros Forum

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-23-2009, 10:05 PM

What you guys think?...was going for a matrix-esque look, low red throughout, emphasis on red for one item...

john · 11-23-2009, 10:43 PM

looks good! i just wish she was more centered. id easy a little bit off the blur, too

Pswirley · 11-23-2009, 11:24 PM

velcro some flashes to the back side of black things hanging from the ceiling to fire when she is walking by.

I like the concept. Subject needs more emphasis IMO.

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-23-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john

looks good! i just wish she was more centered. id easy a little bit off the blur, too

good suggestion, I'll try to ease off the blur a little..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pswirley

velcro some flashes to the back side of black things hanging from the ceiling to fire when she is walking by.

I like the concept. Subject needs more emphasis IMO.

would love to go back

, wasnt planned @ all tho, was just chasing her down the hallway hahaha. we were trying to find our way out of the building and got lost

if I get a chance to go back there ill bring a flash with and see what I can do !

e46mpwr · 11-28-2009, 09:28 PM

Nice.

Not that it matters, but it looks like there was a considerable amount of post processing to get the image the way it's composed now...is that the case?

How did you take that picture?

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Originally Posted by Vudoo4u2

What you guys think?...was going for a matrix-esque look, low red throughout, emphasis on red for one item...

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**Vudoo4u2** · 11-29-2009, 03:49 AM

it is composed pretty much exactly as shot, I just cropped in about 10% closer

as for processing, its really all raw adjustments (white balance, highlight/shadow color adjustment, contrast etc), and then in photoshop I added a tiny bit (tho arguably...I think I want a little less) of zoom blur to the outer 15% of the image or so, and used a brush to "highlight" the purse red, thats it

the lighting, the framing etc, pretty much just as shot, I was chasing down the hallway!

dcstep · 11-29-2009, 05:03 PM

I can see why you were following her and I doubt it had to do with getting out of the building.

Since it was a "grab shot" you're stuck with her being off center. This might be one where you go back and do a setup shot. Get a better looking woman next time.

Dave

**UdubBadger** · 11-29-2009, 05:19 PM

your effects look good, not sure if the shot is really matrix-esque but you at least accomplished it on the editing side.

**prlgirl10** · 11-29-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

This might be one where you go back and do a setup shot. Get a better looking woman next time.

Dave

I think she's pretty hot

**The Contest Guru** · 11-29-2009, 08:25 PM

figures...

dcstep · 11-29-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prlgirl10

I think she's pretty hot

Oh yeah!!!

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-29-2009, 09:02 PM

hahaha, she was pretty fantastic from the front too

**prlgirl10** · 11-29-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Contest Guru

figures...

haha I was only kidding...

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-29-2009, 09:54 PM

**prlgirl10** · 11-30-2009, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vudoo4u2

No stomp! I thought it was an insult. I was just defending the girl in the picture

Just ignore me. It's better that way hahaha

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-30-2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prlgirl10

No stomp! I thought it was an insult. I was just defending the girl in the picture

Just ignore me. It's better that way hahaha

**UdubBadger** · 11-30-2009, 11:41 AM

your mother enters the matrix....

**prlgirl10** · 12-01-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

your mother enters the matrix....

hahaha Now thats an insult...

11-23-2009, 10:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-29-2009, 03:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
Vudoo4u2 Night Sh1ft Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Shoots With: 5D MKII Flickr: AutoPhotog Posts: 509	it is composed pretty much exactly as shot, I just cropped in about 10% closer as for processing, its really all raw adjustments (white balance, highlight/shadow color adjustment, contrast etc), and then in photoshop I added a tiny bit (tho arguably...I think I want a little less) of zoom blur to the outer 15% of the image or so, and used a brush to "highlight" the purse red, thats it the lighting, the framing etc, pretty much just as shot, I was chasing down the hallway! __________________ A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster. Canon 24-70 F2.8 L : Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS/L : Canon 5D Mark II : B+W Filters : Photo Whore

11-29-2009, 05:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	your effects look good, not sure if the shot is really matrix-esque but you at least accomplished it on the editing side. __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

11-29-2009, 05:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
dcstep PhotoN00B Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Colorado Shoots With: Canon 5D MkII and 7D with L-series lenses Flickr: dcstep Posts: 25	I can see why you were following her and I doubt it had to do with getting out of the building. Since it was a "grab shot" you're stuck with her being off center. This might be one where you go back and do a setup shot. Get a better looking woman next time. Dave

11-29-2009, 08:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
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11-29-2009, 09:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Vudoo4u2 Night Sh1ft Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Shoots With: 5D MKII Flickr: AutoPhotog Posts: 509	hahaha, she was pretty fantastic from the front too __________________ A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster. Canon 24-70 F2.8 L : Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS/L : Canon 5D Mark II : B+W Filters : Photo Whore

11-29-2009, 09:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Vudoo4u2 Night Sh1ft Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Shoots With: 5D MKII Flickr: AutoPhotog Posts: 509	__________________ A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster. Canon 24-70 F2.8 L : Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS/L : Canon 5D Mark II : B+W Filters : Photo Whore

11-30-2009, 11:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	your mother enters the matrix.... __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

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