‘Sleeping Giant’ | Pittsburgh Zoo
*Update…A friend on Facebook informed me that this lion, named Juma, passed away last March at the age of 21. That deeply saddens me because that means this was the same guy that I saw each and every time I visited the zoo. I hope this image serves as a remembrance of him.*
Lately I have found myself really being drawn to a more ‘cinematic’ look in my post processing. I’m really liking a flatter, film-like finish. That’s what I was shooting for in this image by combining some Nik Viveza, Silver Efex and multiple texture layers in Photoshop. I finished it with a layer of about -50% contrast to flatten the image out. I then masked out a few portions of the lion and the foreground to bring back it’s contrasty look.
This technique is a work in progress.
A few shots of a band I’ve been working with for a while now. Johnny Burns’ Whisky Rebellion is their name, and they rock! Look ‘em up online, or visit www.johnnyburnsguitar.com to give them a listen!
