Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria
Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Alstroemeria ~ F/22-yes even I use F/22 :)

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Alstromeria
Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Alstroemeria ~ In -camera blur


Alstromeria
Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Alstroemeria

I wanted to create a high-key look for my Alstroemeria flower image so I shot it up against the sky slightly overexposing the background but being careful to retain detail in the flower. I used f/22 so that I would have most of the flower in focus. For the second image which I used as a texture overlay I started with an in-camera blur, shot at 2.5 sec. at f/13 hand held while jiggling my camera ever so slightly. A technique that I cover in “A Guide to Pleasing Blurs” that I co-authored with Art Morris. To make the blur more of a textured look I used Snap Art 3 Impasto. So for the final image I blended the first two images together using the Multiply Blend Mode in Photoshop. With a layer mask I revealed some of the detail from the original capture. I know this has a real girly look but hey I am a girl :)
This technique and more in my upcoming eBook ” Bloomin Ideas” which should be out very shortly.


______________________________________________________________ denise ippolito


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11 Responses

  2. Dennis Bishop says:
    December 5, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Hey, I recognize that flower! As much as I like the other version, I think I like this one even better. (Girly, or not.)

    Thanks for sharing the technique. Great idea for the background.


    Thank you Dennis, I appreciate it.
    denise

  4. Andrew McLachlan says:
    December 5, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Denise, these are very beautiful. The final blended image is awesome. I love it! I am looking forward to the new eBook!


    Thank you Andrew, I appreciate the support :)
    denise

  6. Jimi Jones says:
    December 6, 2011 at 2:35 am

    Beautiful images, Denise. Your creativity is never ending and quite inspiring. The final blended result is outstanding. Nice work, as always.


    Thank you so much Jimi and thank you for the very nice tweet!
    denise

  10. Anita Bower says:
    December 7, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    I like both images a lot! Thanks for sharing how you did it.


    Hi Anita, I haven’t seen you around much, thanks for stopping by hope all is well :)
    denise

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