Saturday, December 6, 2014

Fountain Inspiration!

This past Thursday I was in Elmhurst, IL. I was walking out of a meeting late that night when I saw a fountain that I pass every month. It struck me, and I was inspired.



I was hungry, irritable, but I had to take action! Maybe it was the lighting, maybe it was the mood I was in, but this fountain looked different, and it was beaming with potential.



I didn't want to take out my tripod - seeing as it is all aluminum and freezes my hands- I figured it would only take a few minutes to get a good shot.

I now shoot with a Fuji XT1 mirrorless. Before that, I used DSLRs, but my mentality has always been film. I compose and calculate each shot. That's how I started way back in the day, and its shaped me into the artist I am today.

The above pic is of a very modern sconce light. It has a purple hue to it that I embellished in photoshop. There is a tiny bit of light leak on the left side of the box, but I decided to leave that since that's the way the original came out.

The fountain pic - I had about 5 good ones from the 20 I shot. Took me about an hour to get all of these, and there were a few where the depth of field was just too much. I cropped a little of the bottom portion because there was a rusted pump that was a visual distraction.







































This pic I love. I did try taking 7 shots of this type of this angle, but it wasn't working. There was a hot light above it, so I had to bring the exposure down some in PS. It was very important to have the composition and focus just right before going to the computer however. I rarely crop too much - what you see is what I shot.


When inspiration hits - its a wonderful feeling. Cheers to many more moments like these!

More shots on the way, thanks for reading!

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Pics posted!

Hello interweb world:

New pictures have been uploaded to www.jimmychungtalent.com

These pictures have been taken over the past 2 months. Used a variety of techniques I am quite proud of.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in person and I'll walk you through each one.

I love pictures. Each tells a story, and each can be interpreted differently. I love still life, macro, and everything in between. I hope you like these too. More are on the way, but here is a sample. I'll be going through detailed explanations of certain ones of my choosing unless I get some requests in the comments. Enjoy!