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<p>After we got back from Switzerland and Paris, I had something like 4,000 images to look over and post-process lightly. I had worked on many in the evenings while we were away. I wanted to get a collection of galleries of my mountain photos from Switzerland on line, and finally did that. You can <a href="https://christopherhumphreyphotography.com/christopher-humphrey-photography/client-other-galleries/galleries-switzerland/">see them here</a>.</p>
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<p>My photos from Paris are next on the agenda, but they're in competition for my attention with another stained glass project, that will involve either gluing pieces of glass on top of one another, or fusing the glass layers in a kiln. Before I decide which I will do, I will have to create two simpler, experimental projects to see which is the better technique. Stay tuned for both my photography and my glass work!</p>
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<p>At the end of July I had Sheldon Parnick come to the study again for a range of different kinds of portrait/beauty photos. I had seen a great video about using black reflectors on either side of the model to create shadows, or at least to darken the sides of the face, and create greater depth for half-body shots. So we experimented with different clothing, different expressions, different props, and different moods. In preparing a small gallery of those images, I also thought about photographing beautiful women, which many photographers do, and why it is good to shoot the same model repeatedly in order to grow as a photographer. I am endlessly creative with a camera. Check out this half-blog-post and half-gallery <a href="https://christopherhumphreyphotography.com/christopher-humphrey-photography/client-other-galleries/high-key-portraiture-with-sheldon/">here</a>.</p>
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<p>On top of this, I shot Norah Marsh and Chris Tarinos after church on Sunday in the parish education center. I used black plastic sheeting to restrict the light coming from the window to a narrow, vertical panel, aiming for high-contrast, black &amp; white, but soft, moody images. I was not disappointed. I used a couple of different lenses, one of which generated a fair amount of high-key diffusion or haze as well as selective focus. For some shots I also had them move during a long exposure (4 seconds? six seconds), and caught them in two positions, which added a pleasing blur as well. On top of that, after rendering the images in black and white, I toned some of them, and in at least one case painted color on the image. Here's a sample.</p>
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<p>While I really enjoy photographing women, shooting couples is fun, too. This is especially the case if you can capture something of the dynamic between them. I'll have to do more of this.</p>
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<p>Enjoy!</p>
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