Study Group 31 Mike Brouphy

Study Group 46
Debbie Kelly - May

Title - Old Gas Station

How I did it -

I took this picture yesterday (May 8) in Marche, Arkansas. I thought with all the decay of the building and surroundings, it would make an interesting HDR shot. Using 3 exposures (-2, 0, +2) with my Canon Mark II, I merged them in Photomatix first using the enhancer default preset and saved it, then I merged them again using the "Grunge" preset and saved that image. I then brought both images into Photoshop, layering the Grunge layer on top and using the Layer Blend mode, used the Soft Light reducing the opacity to 75%.( I borrowed this idea from the Webinar we watched but didn't want to purchase the Topaz filter.) I didn't want it looking too surreal. I then used the patch tool to get rid of the electrical line and then the cloning tool to get rid of the house behind the gas pump.

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Mike Brouphy
Joan Goddard
Todd Bologna
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Rick Schliemann
Marti Buckely
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Member Bio

Debbie Kelly - Biography

I work full time for the Arkansas Press Association in Little Rock, Arkansas as the graphic designer and sometimes photographer, but would love to be have my own photography business. I graduated from Lyon College in Batesville, AR with a liberal arts degree (I didn't know what I was doing!) I'm a Coast Guard brat - I was born in Hawaii and have lived all over the US including Adak, Alaska.

I upgraded to a Canon Mark II and then decided to have my Canon Rebel changed to an infrared camera - and I'm having so much fun with it. I also love Photoshop and Nik Software.

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