Last Pier Post For Now…

Belmar Fishing Pier
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Ok, these will be my last pier images for awhile, thank you for your indulgence. I processed the top image with Nik Silver Efex and On One Perfect Effects 3. I liked the textured border and the old time feel it gave the image. Some slight tweaks in Photoshop. For the original capture I chose to shoot this with a slow shutter speed for the water and I purposely over-exposed it slightly for a high key look.


Belmar Fishing Pier
Image © 2012/Denise Ippolito Photography

For this image I created a blur effect using Topaz Lens Effect. The conversion was done in Topaz B&W Effects. I then added a border frame in On One Perfect Effects 3. All steps tweaked it in Photoshop. Cropped from the original.

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Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloon
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I went to a hot air balloon festival with Noreen Buckley this past summer. I never posted this image but I really liked the POV. The day was cloudy and overcast and the balloons were not able to go up without tethers. If you look closely you can see the shadow of the two people holding the balloon as it was being filled. Folks with paid access were able to walk around and talk to everyone that was working there and ask questions and of course photograph. I liked watching the balloons fill and the way they billowed was appealing to me. I used On One Software to process this image.


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Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens in PA

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Join me for a fun weekend of flower photography. We will meet Friday evening at Chanticleer Gardens at 4:00 pm and we will shoot till closing at 8:00pm. Then we will then head out for a pizza party and Photoshop session in a relaxed atmosphere. Group participation and sharing will be encouraged. Saturday morning we will meet at Longwood Gardens at 8:45am and photograph in the conservatory until 12:00 noon, then we will enjoy a nice lunch together with image review and critiques. Your admission ticket is good all day and you can re-enter the gardens to photograph till closing if you like.
I recommend that you bring as many different lenses as you can for a variety of shots: macro lens, zoom lens, lens baby, wide angle, and medium telephoto lens. Tripods are always recommended and encouraged. We will be working with natural light, diffusers, reflectors. We will explore creative compositions, work on proper exposure and effective use of DOF.
Date: Friday May 18th and Saturday May 19th
Time: 4:00pm, we will meet in the parking lot at Chanticleer at 3:45sharp. We should be finished up around 2:00pm on Saturday.
Place: Chanticleer Gardens and Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania (approx. 30 minutes apart)
Cost: $399.00
Rain or shine. I reserve the right to change the schedule for the benefit of the group.
All admission fees, pizza party, and lunch Saturday included.
*Clients with season passes to either gardens will be reimbursed
A detailed info PDF will be sent to you suggesting lodging (if needed), additional information on what to expect, directions, etc..

Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens


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Eastern State Penitentiary & The Graffiti Underground Workshop

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Join me for a fun day of HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. We will visit the Graffiti Underground early in the morning spending 2 hours capturing all of the interesting and graphic images that we can. We will break for one hour for breakfast at Mugsy’s which is included. Then we will enter the Eastern State Penitentiary where we will explore many creative and unique perspectives of the prison as well as some private areas. This workshop needs a minimum of 6 participants.
Rain or Shine

Date: Saturday March 24th, 2012
Time: 7:00am- 9:00am Graffiti shoot ~ 1 hour break ~ 10:00am-1:00pm Eastern State Penitentiary
Cost: $250.00
Admission fees, tripod fees, private area fees and breakfast included in the price.

ESP & Graffiti Underground


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Eastern State Penitentiary
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Back Out To The Pier

Belmar Fishing Pier
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Here is my second attempt at the Fishing Pier, still not what I had envisioned but I will get lucky one day with the colors :) . Three image HDR capture processed in Photomatix Pro15% savings by using the code Birdsasart and Nik Color Efex use code BAA for 15% savings.


Belmar Fishing Pier
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I converted this to B&W in Photoshop and then added a few of the Nik Color Efex filters including Glamour Glow and Low Key.


Belmar Fishing Pier
Image © 2012/Denise Ippolito Photography

Here I went in tight for a different look. I converted this in Photoshop and added a slight tint. I have an idea for a different shot but will have to wait till I go out and brave the cold again :) .

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