Reef Art

[jhale]

It's been a while since I posted any photos.
these are from a series I've been working on which I eventually hope to compile into a coffee table type art book.

these are all shot in greenwich aquaria.

 

[jhale]

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Awesome!

 

[LeslieS]

Great pics. Are you going to do all macro shots in the book?

 

[JLAudio]

Always amazing

 

[crox99]

Beautiful as always. I guess GA is your favorite spot for pictures.:splitspin

 

[jhale]

thanks for the props

Great pics. Are you going to do all macro shots in the book?

I'm not sure. They are not so much macro shots as they are more pieces of fish and corals. I guess I've gravitated towards using a part of the animal to focus in on a pattern or shape. I have plenty of shots showing the entire fish, but I find looking at one piece of it to be more interesting. I also don't want it to have an "ID" book look, so I'm trying to stay away from those types of shots.

 

[nick96ss]

great pics

 

[Bob 1000]

Nice shots as usual Jhale..

 

[Wes]

awesome shots Jon. How do you get such a black "backdrop" in a reeftank?


Thanks,

Wes

 

[CAPTAIN STABBIN]

Greeeat

 

[LeslieS]

I have a childrens book that uses pieces of a mural for the illustrations. In the center, there is a big foldout that shows the entire mural. You could do something like that inside the front cover...Also, all the patterns would make a great source book for graphic and textile people.

Can't wait to see more pics

 

[jhale]

awesome shots Jon. How do you get such a black "backdrop" in a reeftank?


Thanks,

Wes

all the tanks have a black background, I add in some extra Black in lightroom and it darkens the backgrounds. I also play with the curves a bit and contrast.
I use photoshop for removing dust spots now. I like lightroom and the workflow it provides.

 

[jhale]

by the way I'm shooting in RAW mode which gives you a very flat image to start with. you have to take the RAW file and work it into whatever vision you have for the image, much like we used to work with negatives in the darkroom.

 

[nasone]

very nice

 

[inkblue]

"it's nicE"

 

[reefman]

nice heads & tails