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Bright Idea
Bright Idea
aaronb532


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Challenge: Light On White (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Everett, WA
Date: Feb 24, 2005
Aperture: F/18
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2005

 As soon as I saw the challenge I knew this is what I wanted to do.

Setup:
I cut up an old extention cord and stripped the wires. I attached the wires to the bottom and backside of the bulb and plugged it in, hoping I wouldn't burn the studio down. First try didn't work so I switched the wires. It worked! I ran the wires under the background and punched a small hole in it to run the wires through. I positioned the bulb to hide everything behind it.

The PP: Photoshop
Using levels and curves didn't give me the look I was after so I left them out. What I did instead was used the Hue/Saturation tool. These are all aprox:
Master Lightness +42
Reds Saturation +32
Yellow Saturation +64

Contrast +20
Cropped
USM
Saved for web

I wish the background was whiter but I couldn't get it with the lighting I had without blowing out the bulb too much. I hope it will do well.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 431
Avg (all users): 5.3887
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/08/2005 11:51:00 PM
neato
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 03/08/2005 10:33:42 PM
Nicely done.. bumping up
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 03/08/2005 03:43:42 PM
Cool shot!!!

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 03/08/2005 03:12:31 PM
Eyecatching!
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 03/08/2005 12:34:24 PM
Nice lighting to make the bulb appear as lit. The background is very gray on my monitor...
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 03/07/2005 11:38:54 PM
very original :)
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 03/07/2005 08:51:53 PM
cool ... would have liked the background brighter
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 03/07/2005 04:07:57 PM
gimmicky..different
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 03/07/2005 02:44:36 PM
how did you did to turn it on??? Nice idea :)
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 03/07/2005 11:02:12 AM
Very cool effect. Kinda boring composition, though. 5
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 03/06/2005 10:34:09 PM
awesome photo!!! u have to post how u did this!

great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2005 07:40:39 AM
Interesting idea, but that background looks very gray.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/04/2005 10:16:45 PM
This might be neat to try shooting from straight above, and then show the photo in a vertical orientation. How did you make it light up?
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 03/04/2005 08:20:21 PM
Clever idea but somehow a rather dull composition.
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 03/04/2005 07:23:37 PM
ok HOW DO YOU DO THAT???? thats cool! good luck!!!
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 03/04/2005 09:34:22 AM
Hmmm... this must be the ol' light behind the lightbulb trick... I wish the background were a little whiter, though. Nice technical shot.
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 03/04/2005 04:23:16 AM
Alright, I'm hooked - I'm curious how you got the bulb to glow... running bare wires to the contacts? I think a boost of ambient light to the scene (or a levels/curves adjustment) could really help this shot to pop. As it is, the grayish background and relatively low contrast dulls it out a bit too much for my tastes.
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 03/03/2005 09:34:13 PM
I really need to know how you got the light illuminated
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 03/02/2005 11:17:30 PM
how can that light bulb be on if it isnt screwed in...some form of witchcraft? no u get a 1
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 03/02/2005 10:24:36 PM
cleverly done - will be looking for the "how'd they do that" on this shot.
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 03/02/2005 10:13:04 AM
You did well in not overexposing the brightness of the light (using a 25w v. a 100w was a good idea).
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 03/02/2005 01:54:07 AM
This is really interesting, a whiter background would make it a little better. 9
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