One of the best things about having a library of images is being able to look back through said images and re-discover ones you have not looked at in a while. I was looking back over a file of images from the first-ever fashion show during the Master’s Tournament at Spruce Meadows in Calgary and dug up some fun ones.
I often end up making virtual copies of an image I either particularly like (in order to see what I can tweak to bring out the nuances of the image just a little more) or those that I don’t really care for (hoping that a change of color or perspective will bring out some interest in the image).
This picture of the swirling GPA jacket was an experiment that turned out well. I was familiarizing myself with a new camera and getting used to settings in a dim light environment. The model walked to the edge of the runway and swirled. Click. And while the image is decent in full color, the motion of both the model and the jacket become all the more apparent in monotones.
The picture of the yellow jacket gains a new dimension by zooming in just far enough to crop off the top of the model’s head and the waist down. The concentrated view allows for the yellow of her jacket to command the image, and then allows the eye to travel down the length of her scarf and across the wooden ceiling beam in the back.
Digging through old images can be dangerous – I tend to begin a project, then look up at the clock half a day later and wonder where the time has gone. Ah, the joys of digital photography!