Comments on: golden hour http://www.chriswage.com/2009/11/04/golden-hour/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chris http://www.chriswage.com/2009/11/04/golden-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Chris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:10:24 +0000 http://www.chriswage.com/?p=149#comment-93 Hey Kevin, Well, I am not sure about the soft/hollywood look, but I can describe what I did .. Although honestly I think a lot of the work here was just being in the right place at the right time.. My title is indicative of why I took the picture -- hard to take a bad one during the "golden hour" of last sunlight.. But beyond that, I metered the shot pointing right at the reflection so it would be minimized in the final exposure.. Postprocessing, I used the "Andy" plugin in bibblelite to desaturate it and re-add color back -- the net effect of which is a slightly more contrasty feel .. tweaked the levels a bit to emphasize the trees over the foreground.. that's about it.. Hey Kevin,

Well, I am not sure about the soft/hollywood look, but I can describe what I did .. Although honestly I think a lot of the work here was just being in the right place at the right time.. My title is indicative of why I took the picture — hard to take a bad one during the “golden hour” of last sunlight..

But beyond that, I metered the shot pointing right at the reflection so it would be minimized in the final exposure..

Postprocessing, I used the “Andy” plugin in bibblelite to desaturate it and re-add color back — the net effect of which is a slightly more contrasty feel .. tweaked the levels a bit to emphasize the trees over the foreground.. that’s about it..

]]> By: Kevin Old http://www.chriswage.com/2009/11/04/golden-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Kevin Old Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:59:56 +0000 http://www.chriswage.com/?p=149#comment-92 Any tips on how you make this photo (and others you take) look less like a "snapshot" and more soft and "movie" like? I'm not sure how else to explain it, other than this has the soft look like a still from a Hollywood movie. Is it faster shutter speed? I'm using a Nikon D40, have a 50mm prime, 18-55mm kit, and 55-200mm zoom and would love to achieve results like this. I welcome any advice. Any tips on how you make this photo (and others you take) look less like a “snapshot” and more soft and “movie” like? I’m not sure how else to explain it, other than this has the soft look like a still from a Hollywood movie. Is it faster shutter speed?

I’m using a Nikon D40, have a 50mm prime, 18-55mm kit, and 55-200mm zoom and would love to achieve results like this.

I welcome any advice.

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