This gallery is a complete chronicle of my 40th year, starting on my birthday in 2008. I posted one photo each day for a year. The photo-a-day project continues in this gallery here.
April 1, 2009; Day 334.
Steam, No Starch.
I had no intention of going on a steam quest this week, but I did hope to find easy subjects so that I could actually make some progress on the spring cleaning project. I now have two of the four major rooms of my house done. These rooms haven’t looked so good in a long time. If I had more time I’d definitely be practicing interior lighting while they’re in this condition!
My new friend James Hill says that steam is better photographed using the largest light source possible. (I love these kind of comments!) I don’t yet have any softboxes, so barring diffused sunlight coming through a south-facing window, I turned to my hot lamp and pass-through umbrella. These items are perched on a light stand immediately to the left of the frame (the closer they are to the subject, the bigger the source of the light). The light is reflecting perfectly on the shiny surface of the iron, which is why it’s so “hot.” Changing the angle of the iron would have mitigated some of this, although I can’t say I dislike it.
The trick with this shot was timing the release of steam with one hand and the shutter release with the other. It sounds easy but it was not!
Raw: Crop: 9.7MP
Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves adjustment for additional contrast
PS: Curves adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Hue/Saturation: Hue: 5; Saturation: -5
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Steam, No Starch.
I had no intention of going on a steam quest this week, but I did hope to find easy subjects so that I could actually make some progress on the spring cleaning project. I now have two of the four major rooms of my house done. These rooms haven’t looked so good in a long time. If I had more time I’d definitely be practicing interior lighting while they’re in this condition!
My new friend James Hill says that steam is better photographed using the largest light source possible. (I love these kind of comments!) I don’t yet have any softboxes, so barring diffused sunlight coming through a south-facing window, I turned to my hot lamp and pass-through umbrella. These items are perched on a light stand immediately to the left of the frame (the closer they are to the subject, the bigger the source of the light). The light is reflecting perfectly on the shiny surface of the iron, which is why it’s so “hot.” Changing the angle of the iron would have mitigated some of this, although I can’t say I dislike it.
The trick with this shot was timing the release of steam with one hand and the shutter release with the other. It sounds easy but it was not!
Raw: Crop: 9.7MP
Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves adjustment for additional contrast
PS: Curves adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Hue/Saturation: Hue: 5; Saturation: -5
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
April 1, 2009; Day 334.
Steam, No Starch.
I had no intention of going on a steam quest this week, but I did hope to find easy subjects so that I could actually make some progress on the spring cleaning project. I now have two of the four major rooms of my house done. These rooms haven’t looked so good in a long time. If I had more time I’d definitely be practicing interior lighting while they’re in this condition!
My new friend James Hill says that steam is better photographed using the largest light source possible. (I love these kind of comments!) I don’t yet have any softboxes, so barring diffused sunlight coming through a south-facing window, I turned to my hot lamp and pass-through umbrella. These items are perched on a light stand immediately to the left of the frame (the closer they are to the subject, the bigger the source of the light). The light is reflecting perfectly on the shiny surface of the iron, which is why it’s so “hot.” Changing the angle of the iron would have mitigated some of this, although I can’t say I dislike it.
The trick with this shot was timing the release of steam with one hand and the shutter release with the other. It sounds easy but it was not!
Raw: Crop: 9.7MP
Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves adjustment for additional contrast
PS: Curves adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Hue/Saturation: Hue: 5; Saturation: -5
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Steam, No Starch.
I had no intention of going on a steam quest this week, but I did hope to find easy subjects so that I could actually make some progress on the spring cleaning project. I now have two of the four major rooms of my house done. These rooms haven’t looked so good in a long time. If I had more time I’d definitely be practicing interior lighting while they’re in this condition!
My new friend James Hill says that steam is better photographed using the largest light source possible. (I love these kind of comments!) I don’t yet have any softboxes, so barring diffused sunlight coming through a south-facing window, I turned to my hot lamp and pass-through umbrella. These items are perched on a light stand immediately to the left of the frame (the closer they are to the subject, the bigger the source of the light). The light is reflecting perfectly on the shiny surface of the iron, which is why it’s so “hot.” Changing the angle of the iron would have mitigated some of this, although I can’t say I dislike it.
The trick with this shot was timing the release of steam with one hand and the shutter release with the other. It sounds easy but it was not!
Raw: Crop: 9.7MP
Raw: Color Temperature: 2850K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves adjustment for additional contrast
PS: Curves adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Hue/Saturation: Hue: 5; Saturation: -5
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur