James Newman
Member
I visited the beautiful Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston today. I took some "normal" images but I also took some bracketed exposures so I could do some HDR work with Photomatix. I am probably the only person here, or anywhere, that actually likes the overdone or overcooked effect one can achieve with that software. I like them, I think, because it reminds me of illustrations I remember seeing in storybooks when I was a little tyke. It's not real and it's not meant to look real when I do these. I know I don't use HDR imaging the way it was probably developed or intended for but that is ok. We use a lot of the same tools with very different yet desired end results. I should probably be flogged for thinking this way but who cares? A photograph does not always have to look real. We all know that. I think the ones I like the most, of those that I myself have created, are the ones that look the least real. It's an escape from real that I am usually searching for it seems and when I find it I tend to appreciate it. You can see more from today, if you desire, right here... www.pbase.com/jnewmanco1/co-cathedral You can also read more about the Co-Cathedral at www.sacredhearthouston.org
It's a beautiful place even when it looks real.
James Newman
It's a beautiful place even when it looks real.
James Newman