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Wishing a joyful spring season to all who celebrate Easter today, and a peaceful weekend to everyone. May this time of renewal bring brightness to all! ‘Begonia, Santa Cruz, California,’ 1950. Photograph by Ansel Adams for LIFE Magazine.
The backstory on this image. After having spent about an hour exploring compositions and lighting inside the Oculus in New York it was not until the very end and literally the second to last image taken that day that I discovered this one. I never check images on the back of the camera so it’s always a treat when you see it later. Sometimes disappointing and sometimes not. That’s the fun of it all
New York City, April 2025 Copyright @PHILPENMAN WWW.PHILPENMAN.COM Link in Bio to sign up to mailing list Print available at WWW.PHILPENMAN.COM Location: New York, USA Shot with the Leica Cameras Note: All images are original as shot and Not computer generated AI. “The experience of creating an image is more important than the final result“
Six essential strategies for using muted tones to elevate your images! With @kathrinfederer.ch / “Muted tones have something very elegant about them – they feel calm, refined, and sophisticated. That quality adds a lot of emotional value to an image. By softening a pure color you create a more atmospheric, calm effect that encourages introspection. With that in mind, here are six strategies to help you incorporate muted tones into your work: 1) Muted tones shine in soft light—foggy mornings, overcast skies, golden hour, or sunlight through a window. This gentle lighting softens contrast, keeping colors smooth and atmospheric. 2) Look for environments that naturally feature muted palettes, such as deserts, foggy forests, early morning beaches, or earthy landscapes with dried grass and overcast skies. 3) Instead of adding black or white to mute a color, experiment with monochromatic, analogous, or complementary palettes. For example, in the first image, I used a muted analogous palette of soft greens and warm browns, grounded by neutrals: 90988f, 1e2222, e4d6c1, b9a488, and 52544d. In the sixth image, I focused on a monochromatic palette with desaturated grays and beiges: 0c0d0c, ded4cb, 979493, 353430, and 676360. Both examples show how muted colors can create depth and atmosphere without relying on high saturation. 4) Desaturate with intention by using HSL curves or color wheels to target specific hues, such as softening greens or blues, rather than desaturating the entire image. Lightly lifting the shadows adds a cinematic feel, while split toning with colder shadows and warm highlights creates harmony. 5) Muted tones also excel when you embrace simplicity. They work extremely well for minimalist compositions. Especially when combined with light, muted tones allow for subtle, powerful atmospheres. When an image is highly saturated, light can sometimes feel overwhelming. With muted tones, light becomes a storytelling element in itself. 6) Lastly, one interesting technique is to use warmer tones in the foreground and cooler tones in the background – it adds depth, much like how we experience color and light in nature.” 🎨📸
PRO TIP: Save this for the next time you’re photographing someone wearing glasses. 👓📷 Idea + video by @mikecilantro created with his Sony Alpha 7 IV + 24-70mm F2.8 G Master. “This was my first time using this foam core board reflector over the lens and it solved a lot of problems that I usually deal with while shooting glasses that a CPL filter won’t fix. 1. Gets rid of my reflection. Saves me hours in post production photoshopping my reflection 2. Adds an extra fill bounce that helps bring detail to features on the glasses (especially darker frames!) When I only have one camera to bring, the A74 has been by video/photo workhorse. From music videos to narrative to campaigns to product photos, this camera has really done everything for me. It’s really allowed me to continually improve on my craft.” - Mike. 👏👏👏 #SonyAlpha #A7IV #photographytips
