Thursday, February 26, 2009

Regal White

I have been working on developing a new technique which is coming along nicely. I base it on traditional darkroom techniques but do it on the computer. I guess the computer is my digital darkroom! I have to admit I do not miss the darkroom too much. I did like watching the prints develop on the paper but I certainly do not miss the muss and fuss. Not to mention the trips back and forth to the darkroom!

This print started out as a color image which I desaturated and then sepia toned part of it for a warm tone and selenium toned the rest for a cool tone. Some traditional dodging and burning really made the image pop and come to life. I have been fiddling with this technique for a couple of months now and I really like it. It doesn't seem to work well for all photographs but trial and error is such fun!

Bye for now,
Susan
www.windhorseone.com

2 comments:

Grayman returns said...

Every time, I enjoy it.
It's a very vivid photograph.
(From Tokyo, Japan: Please forgive my poor English.)

susan Williams said...

Why thanks for enjoying my work!
Susan