Inspired by last month's speaker at Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley, I decided to play around with one of my all-time favorite photos for this month's print competition. The crazy thing took Best of Show! So I'm thrilled, since it's just the second time I've entered a print to be judged by the panel.
This was an image I took of my daughter Mindi late one evening a couple years ago, lit by a lone flood floodlight (the kind you put in your yard!). Inspired by Char Crail's work, I pulled at the subject's hair with the blur tool in Photoshop, desaturated the lit side of her face a bit and popped her eye. The graduation in the lighting of the background is all natural--no filters--from the blue floodlight.
The judges found the image mysterious and dramatic, and a departure from what is normally in the portrait category. I just love the blue. What do you think?
