Bust of Hygia #3

A bust of Hygia hangs out at our studio, usually on a window ledge.  This is an iPhone 4 Instagram image, processed in Nik Silver Efex Pro for a monochrome conversion using my "Grainy Nude" preset.  The blue/sepia split tone came from Lightroom 3, as well as lens correction.

Technical
Camera:	Apple iPhone 4
Lens:	Apple 3.85
Exposure:	ISO 500, f/2.8 @ 1/500s, Auto WB, JPEG
Lighting:	Window daylight
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Grand Center Artist Studios
Dates:	Capture - December 5, 2010, Processed - December 19, 2010
Processing:	Lightroom 3, Nik Silver Efex Pro

Tangerine #1, iPhone HDR

I've come to realize that the iPhone 4 camera, with sufficient illumination, is has almost the depth of field of a pinhole device and can be exploited in much the same way.  In this close-up of a small tangerine on a frosted glass table, I worked in the reflection of a corner wall just beyond the table.  Shooting in HDR mode, the iPhone generates two pictures.  I pulled these into Nik HDR Efex and applies a realistic tone mapping, then added a glow, muted colors and introduced an acid wash border using OnOne Photoshop plug-ins.

The monochrome was created in Nik Silver Efex Pro using a green filter approximating the venerable X1 and sepia/blue split tone.

This is the HDR basis for the two pictures above.

Technical
Camera:	Apple iPhone 4
Lens:	Apple 3.85
Exposure:	ISO 500, f/2.8 @ 1/15s, Auto WB, JPEG
Lighting:	Southern skylight
Support:	Handheld
Location:	My house
Dates:	Capture - December 2, 2010, Procesed - December 9, 2010
Processing:	Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro, OnOne Tools, Photoshop CS5

Mouse Laser Opening

Taken during a long conference call yesterday, this is a picture of the lit laser hole on the bottom of my PC mouse at work, captured with an iPhone 4 using Instagram.  The "face" emerged with the application of a red filter and sepia/blue split tone.  

Technical
Camera:	Apple iPhone 4
Lens:	Apple 3.85mm
Exposure:	ISO 500, f/3.5 @ 1/20s, Auto WB, JPEG
Lighting:	Red laser
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Anheuser-Busch Corporate Offices
Dates:	Capture - December 9, 2010, Processed - December 10, 2010
Processing:	Instagram, Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5

Nautilus Shell #3, iPhone HDR

This is a slightly different take on the backlit nautilus shell that I think better preserves the effect.  The Lightroom 3.3 update included a lens profile for the Apple iPhone lens, which I applied.  Nik HDR Efex provided the extra texture given the two iPhone HDR shots.

This monochrome conversion is from Nik Silver Efex Pro using a split tone preset I made for still life subjects.

I liked the hand coated paper look of the Instgram picture and remembered that I have the OnOne Edge Effects free version.  This is the "Controlled Grunge" frame I applied in Photoshop after laying down a 2.0 Gaussian blur.

Technical
Camera:	Apple iPhone 4
Lens:	Apple 3.85
Exposure:	ISO 500, f/2.8 @ 1/17s, Auto WB, JPEG
Lighting:	Window light
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Grand Center Artist Lofts GPS
Dates:	Capture - December 2, 2010, Procesed - December 9, 2010
Processing:	Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro

Nautilus Shell #2, iPhone HDR

This picture of a nautilus shell started with the Instagram App on the iPhone 4.  I liked the composition and "Lord Kelvin" preset, but the shot was too flat.  To give it some life, I ran the picture through Nik Define, Nik Vivenza and finally Nik HDR Efex.

I've become a big fan of Instagram.  It is well suited to playing impressionistic work.

The monochrome comes from Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Technical
Camera:	iPhone 4
Lens:	Apple 3.85mm
Exposure:	ISO 500, f/2.8 @ 1/17s, Auto WB, JPEG
Lighting:	Window light
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Grand Center Artist Lofts GPS
Dates:	December 5, 2010
Processing:	Instagram - Lord Kelvin preset, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro

Solarized Sun

This is a picture of the sun behind clouds being bisected by a jet contrail.

Camera: iPhone 4 

Lens: iPhone 4 3.85mm

Exposure: ISO 80, f/2.8 @ 1/4300s, hand held

Lighting: Natural window light

Location: Parking Lot at 9th and Sydney GPS

Processing: Lightroom 3, Nik Color Efex Pro

Sunday Morning with Man Ray

I've been spending a lot of time with Man Ray lately, as this impromptu snap of our living room hints.

Camera: iPhone 4 

Lens: iPhone 4 3.85mm

Exposure: ISO 100, f/2.4 @ 1/60s, hand held

Lighting: Natural window light

Location: My house

Processing: Lightroom 3