The Lobby – October 1 Photo Fucus – Sherry Felix

The Lobby – October 1 Photo Fucus

2016-10-012016-10-07Sherry Felix

My version was created using Lightroom to straighten it, cropped it to put the focus on the room, and brought out the details in the shadows a bit. Then I used onOne enhancements and effects, added to layers with different blending modes in Photoshop. I wanted to give Y. Prior’s photo of the lobby of The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, an old time effect without making it black and white. I added a photograph of my grandmother, Florrie James (ne Kennedy) taken when she was 18 years old, October 1, 1905, in Perth, Australia.

Created for Stacy Fischer’s October – One Photo Focus

Emilio Pasquale 2016-10-07 / 6:07 pm

You succeeded beautifully! I love the idea of adding your grandmother. Both her and the background photo have the same color cast which sells the image. Great processing.

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 6:15 pm
  
  Thanks. I toned them to match.
  
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lauramacky 2016-10-07 / 10:43 am

I love what you did! LR definitely does better vertical corrections than that app I used lol. I like the added touch of the woman. Really nice!

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 10:47 am
  
  Thanks Laura. I love the new LR straightening tool. I colorized Gran a bit, did some mask refinements and a drop shadow on her to make her blend in.
  
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  - lauramacky 2016-10-07 / 10:49 am
    
    I love LR straightening as well. You did well to blend in the Gran!
    
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    - Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 10:52 am
      
      My Grandma Florie from Perth at 18.
      
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      - lauramacky 2016-10-07 / 11:14 am
        
        Oh how neat!
        
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prior.. 2016-10-07 / 8:51 am

Sherry – I love the choice you made with the lady to the left – I personally wrestled with putting something there -and this was really perfectly inserted – and when with the era and vibe. I also like the other processing edits – 🙂

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 10:49 am
  
  Thank you. The lady is my Grandma.
  
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  - prior.. 2016-10-07 / 9:45 pm
    
    🙂 ❤
    
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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 10:50 am
  
  Thanks
  
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Amy 2016-10-07 / 8:37 am

That is a remarkable transformation!

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-07 / 8:39 am
  
  Thanks.
  
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Stacy P. Fischer 2016-10-04 / 4:12 pm

I love that you added the image of your grandmother, Sherry. This photo just screamed out for an old-time treatment and you hit the nail on the head with in a very special way 🙂 Thanks so much for, once again, participating in 1PF!

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-04 / 5:23 pm
  
  Thanks so much Stacy. The chalenges are such fun.
  
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  - Stacy P. Fischer 2016-10-04 / 10:09 pm
    
    🙂
    
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mvschulze 2016-10-01 / 9:18 am

Remarkable image. Nice work. M 🙂

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-01 / 1:54 pm
  
  Thanks
  
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Steve Schwartzman 2016-10-01 / 8:03 am

Oh, how limited we were when we played with enlargers and breathed chemicals in dark rooms. I prefer today’s freedom.

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-01 / 1:54 pm
  
  So true
  
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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-04 / 5:24 pm
  
  Me too. Amazing how much was done in the old darkrooms. I love looking at old photos too.
  
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leegaywood 2016-10-01 / 7:45 am

It worked*!*

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- Sherry Felix 2016-10-01 / 7:46 am
  
  Thanks Lee.
  
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