I thought it would be fun to play with perspective today. I wanted to get a shallower depth of field so the pieces in the background of the shot would look blurry. I had a bit of trouble getting my camera to focus on the king piece, instead of the background subjects, but I think that's because there was such little contrast between everything in the frame. I also would have preferred to used black and white chess pieces.
The idea that I was trying to recreate in the photo was one of hopelessness, and impending doom, but at the same time, loyalty and courage. The lone pawn stands, in front of his king, standing against an impressive force.
Here is the photo I chose. It looked too flat, so I brought it into photoshop to make it look a little more sexy.
This is the same photo after adjusting the levels, contrast, and sharpened slightly. I also cropped the image rotated it slightly anti-clockwise I am very pleased with the way it turned out.
Starting with today, I will be adding water marks to my photos. Should someone find them elsewhere, they will know where to look for more.
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