Shot Notes
This was taken in Cuba. This building is typical of the design and condition of houses in Havana. I like this shot as despite being taken with an early digital compact camera it had a natural HDR look about it even before I started work on it. To process this image I started be removing the cables in front of the building with the Spot Healing Brush Tool set to Content-Aware. I then added Vignette, Viberence, Selective De-saturation and the Orton Effect. Then I gently lifted the pastel shades of the buildings using individual channel curves. I tried to submit this image for stock but it was rejected by Shutterstock and Dreamstime for copyright. I guess Art-Deco buildings count as Art.
Very cool! It’s much more subtle than the usual HDR shot, I think the effect works really well. Shame about the stock, I didn’t realise you could copyright an image of a building!
It’s a bit hit and miss with buildings. You can use an image of a the Eiffel Tower during the day but not at night. Something to do with copyright on the lights. I’m sure they often reject just to be on the safe side.