Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater
Mon, 25 Apr 2011
I've been working on this show at Annex, The Tale of Jemima Canard (you might want to go see it -- it runs until May 21st). It's set in an ambiguously defined time, but is clearly some time around the turn of the last century.
I did a bunch of old-style portraits (seated subjects, severe expressions, sepia-toning, etc.) for the different actors. It was a lot of fun.
I decided that, in the spirit of the show, I should attend opening night in my finest finery, so I got myself all dolled up in most of the clothes I acquired a few years ago for my Jack the Ripper costume (which is essentially a Victorian Gentleman costume plus a fake dagger).
Of course cameras were out, and I decided to take the whole "old photo" thing one step further, and actually do some hand-coloring:
It was very interesting to play around in Photoshop, and see what I could do to replicate the effect a hand-colored black and white photo. I'm not 100% pleased with the result, but it's informative, and I'm certainly not unhappy with it. The Color Burn and Overlay layer blending modes are your friend if you want to try it yourself.
Posted at 16:09 permanent link category: /photography
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater