Last year on holiday the sunsets were absolutely fantastic. This year they were nothing to speak of, mainly down to the lack of clouds. Nevertheless, with a little creative thought it is still possible to make a great sunset portrait without resorting to Photoshop.
Take this image for example. The inset is the true representation of the scene but by bending the colours of the background you can create a cool portrait, in camera. Granted you can achieve the same in Photoshop, and indeed I’m not averse to that, but as this is so easy to do at the point of capture it makes sense to avoid having to manipulate if after the fact.
The secret to this image is to get the camera to change the colours in the background for you whilst leaving those in the foreground untouched. Sound complicated? Believe it or not it is incredibly simple and only takes a couple of minutes to do. Continue reading Bending colours to make a sunset sizzle »
