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How the magic is done - Creating the Chance Encounter

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As a member, you get: Feedback from experts Your work published in a curated gallery Earn certificates as a published photographer A chance to sell your art globally Start Free Trial 1 month free. Cancel anytime. We use cookies This website uses cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience for the following purposes: to enable basic functionality of the website, to provide a better experience on the website, to measure your interest in our products and services and to personalize marketing interactions. I agree   I deny   Send Canvas is not supported in your browser. Close SEARCH Gallery Curation Art Prints Magazine Tutorials About Members Log in Sign up Menu Sign up About Log in Upgrade   Magazine Latest Archive How the magic is done - Creating the Chance Encounter Share on Guido Brandt has recieved a lot of attention for his photo "The Chance Encounter". It has been requested for prints and has also gained success at a number of photo competitions. Besides being a wonderful photo, it is also an excellent example on how the story of a photo can develop during the editing process. Today, he will tell you how he made it.

 

Canon 550D, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO3200, +1/3 EV   Context

I took this photo more than a year ago while on holidays with my wife in London. As we travelled through the city using the tube a lot, I was intrigued by the different character and styles the various subway stations have.

Being an engineer, I started out my photography being fascinated by architecture – I guess I can relate to lines and geometries a lot. So naturally, when I saw the converging lines of the 3 three escalators and the lighting rails above, I was drawn to this ‘space ship’ scene.  As I wanted to have a sharp image and had no tripod available, I needed to crank up the ISO on the camera to maximum to achieve a ‘safe’ exposure.

Post-Processing

1)    My first interpretation of the image was a combination of an architectural and a ‘street’ photo.  I did basic noise reduction and I applied a photo filter on the image that gave it a kind of ‘metal’ or ‘alien’ like look. I added a slight warming filter to give the image a little bit more ‘soul’. At this stage the image had no blur and appeared too static.

2)    Therefore, I experimented with adding selective blur to the 3 escalators only or to the whole scene. This kind of ‘creative editing’ was quite new to me. I was unsure about the effect on the viewers, so I submitted the image to the 1x critique section to gain some feedback from other viewers.

3)    As usual I got extensive and very valuable feedback from members, in particular that the current implementation would make some viewers dizzy.  I also received the very valuable advice, that a ‘creative edit’ do not necessarily need to look plausible and in the case of this image could include areas with and without blur, not following reality.

4)    With this advice I developed the image further – I also noticed that a guy on the left downwards escalator was ‘looking’ at a girl on the right escalator upwards. This reminded me of two strangers meeting in a fleeting moment and I decided to select this as my main story in this image and to process the image further in this direction.

5)    I used smart filters and radial blur to create the motion effect – the smart filter also allowed me to fine tune. Using a mask I could specify exactly where and to what strength I wanted to apply the motion effect.  I use layer masks a lot to take control of a specific effect – it gives you much better control over parts of the image.

6)    Processing finished with local color adjustments, cloning, sharpening, dodging and burning.

Hints

1)    Carefully analyse the image – the real story might be amongst various aspects hidden in the photo.

2)    Once identified, try everything to increase the impact of the story onto the viewer – even if this may include processing the image in an ‘unrealistic’ way.

3)    A story makes a strong photo – people can connect much easier to the image that way.

Biography

Guido Brandt is 43 years old and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He works as a project manager in a biomedical company developing products for blood coagulation therapy. He describes himself as a ‘serious’ amateur and somewhat of a generalist photographer. His main persuits are however architecture, land- and seascape and yachting photography.

Write Anna GolitsynaA wonderful photograph and an insightful tutorial!

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