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I fell in love with this image when I found it about 6 months ago.  Since then, I’ve struggled to imagine what to do with it.  She’s too stern to smile, her hands are fixed and her dress is too complex.  Then I noticed a bit of a wind blur where the ribbon on her dress is, and it occurred to me - the movement can be made primarily in the environment.  I focus too much on the subject when, sometimes, manipulating the environment can give it more of a real feeling.

Some details struck me when working with the full sized image.  She was married, and she was a very hard worker.  She’s young, yet her hands are scarred.  One nail appears to be just growing back in.  Her face shows a hard life, yet her hair and dress are immaculate, despite the windy day.  So I guess because of all these details, it was important to me to get her right.  Seeing things like that make the person more real to me and, hopefully, more real to you as well.

UPDATE - You can now save this TIFF file and open it up in Photoshop (or comparable product), if you would like to pick it apart to see how it works!  Click here to download.

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Sometimes I’m tired after work, so I try to pick something easy.  That was the case with this image.  Unfortunately, sometimes I”m wrong.  If I never color another palm frond again I’ll be a happy happy girl.

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Click the image for the big version.  View original here.  Below is the time lapse for this image.

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This image was somewhat damaged with faded areas, which is why it looks kind of flashy.  I chose it mainly because it’s cute, and the variety of colors it would use for the time lapse.  I also went to video with the time lapse, the gif just takes too much space and load time.  View the lapse below.

Click here to view the time lapse.

I modeled the Union uniform colors from this example.  I highly recommend the full size if you enjoy this version, just click it.  View the original at the library of congress here.

A fantastic image by George N. Barnard, it was just begging for some color.  View the original at the LOC website here.

View the original at the Library of Congress here.

Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps in 1861 by Abe Lincoln.  The year after the above photo was taken, Thaddeus resigned because of disputes over his operations and pay.

Following his stint in the war, he spent time on his inventions, creating an ice making machine and a water gas process which produced hydrogen gas from charcoal and steam.  His patents and inventions made him a millionaire.  In 1887 he moved to L.A. building a 24,000 square foot mansion, and opening several ice making plants and even a bank.  In 1891 he opened a railroad company which was initially successful but became costly and he lost the company.  He died at 81 having lost his fortunes, living in his daughter’s home in Pasadena.  Click to read more about him at wikipedia.

Download the original stereo card at the LOC website here.