Sin City Take Two
I have been nearly unbearably board lately. My days off have been little more than the computer, the television, and basic chores. I think this might be the mid-winter doldrums, or whatever people call it. All I know is I'm not far from Insanity or boredom. The first interesting thing I did in weeks was a second attempt at making a Sin City
style photo.
A friend from work liked the idea, and modeled for me. This time I was able to clean up the little things I didn't like about my first attempt. I have a better brick background, and a sharper portrait to work with. The difference is minor, but I think it works much better.
Photos of Walls
So today I took photos of a brick wall. Just an everyday, commonly, ordinary, red brick wall. After a adjusted the image, converting ti to black and white, and crushing the dynamic range to nearly nothing, it becomes the perfect black and white background for a Sin City
style portrait.
The next step for me is to find or build a lighting setup to give people a good hard edge light effect. I'm thinking of vertical florescent tubes. That will be a little more work than tracking down a nice brick wall.