Sunset, sunflare and backlight…
April 16, 2009We have been fortunate in getting some nice weather in Wellington this week….in fact it has been awesome since easter weekend,
i really hope it stays this way.
So i had the chance to go shooting with my girl when the sun was setting and it was the perfect time to practice backlighting
and getting those golden sunflare pics that i adore…
However, before i share the pics i wanted to asked you guys for some feedback….
I have been getting more and more emails from a lot of people asking me how do i process my photos and how do i get the colours and my workflows in editing…..and i tried to reply to most of the emails i get and help you guys with your questions, and like i said in pretty much all of my emails my workflow consist of LR editing because i shoot in RAW….and then when i need to i re-polish them in Photoshop.
Now over time i have been developing quite a few of my own presets because of my personal taste and how i like my photos to look, so i tend re-use them often for my future processing. So because of the emails i get i have been thinking that maybe i should be offering some my presets for sale…there will be two different types of presets because i process my macro photos a bit differently from how i edit my portraits.
Now i know there are already a lot of presets and actions for sale out there so if im going to do this im going to make it very affordable for everyone,
however i thought i’d get this idea out here first and i really would like to know if this would be something that you guys will be interested in or not…
so yeah…..please let me know what you think ok?
Oh and please be gentle in your feedback….if you totally hate it then just say its not a good idea…
or if you prefer you can send me your personal feedback via email.
my email: ncphotography@xtra.co.nz
Alrighty, so without further ado… here are some of my fave sunflare pictures from this week.
Julia: Natalia, the last photo is amazing!!!!!! (got here from your photostream)
Sebrina: Just love that you have a blog.. I will be back for sure!!
Annalise Arnold: I adore your work on flickr and helpful insight on ILP. You are such an inspiration to me. I have always loved photography that "takes me places" and you definitely have done that for me. I am definitely interested in the actions and presets! This last picture is magnificent!
Ann Wiechmann: I too love to follow you on Flickr. Your work is very unique, I can often tell from the thumbnail that a picture is by you. I love how you process your photos and would definitely be interested in your presets. I'm happy to see that you have a blog and will check in regularly. I hope you'll do lots of photography related posts, along the lines of the photography section of the Pioneer Woman blog. I know we could all learn so much from you. Thanks for sharing your beautiful images and your knowledge!
Sylvia: I love every one of these, but am partial to the second one. The bokeh along the tree edge is to die for, and of course, the backlight in her hair. I would love your presets, but first I have to start shooting in raw huh? And I don't have LR either just PS CS3.
Marie: superbes images !
nia: Lia, the last photo is amazing, luv it :-) and also the black & white, Claudia looks mature.
Crystal: I just discovered your blog today via ILP and I'm in AWE of your portraits and Macro. I am dipping my toes in Macro and you are SO inspiring. And your portraits...dear lord! Ha! And I LOVE your editing. I have LR but don't use it. But if you sold actions...I WOULD BUY THEM! Please record some actions and sell them...PLEASE! You have a BIG fan here!
Natalia: LOL thanks for visiting my blog Crystal :) unfortunately i dont use actions so much anymore since i found Lightroom so i don't know if i would be spending a lot of time developing actions that i dont normally use. If you dont use Lightroom i would highly recommended it, its such a powerful editing tool and a non- destructible one too. it has even cut my workflow time in half....its amazing! i would really encourage you to give it a try! ;-)
Paweł Słowik: WOW!!! great photos and nice use of light