UPDATE: Not much participation this go-round. I posted the bulk of the images as examples, my own interpretation of Colton's wonderful work.. hopefully we will get more participation before the project ends....Happy Holidays to all.
Hi all from Rhode Island USA. This is a redux of the earlier challenge judged by Colton himself. Colton Allen is a film photographer based in Talent Oregon. His varied subjects concentrate primarily on urban settings: finding simple, subject focused beauty in the otherwise mundane. If you did not participate in the prior challenge, Colton continues producing stunning imagery despite suffering from ALS. The Film Shooter's Collective of which I am a member pooled together to purchase a custom camera mount for his wheelchair. He still thankfully has use of his hands, and his photographic eye is astounding.
So here is your focus in the challenge. Find a scene during your own urban or suburban exploration that captures the simple beauty of Colton Allen's imagery. The only person who appears in Colton's imagery is himself, self portraits from reflections in store windows. FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT REQUIRED, however if you dare this medium, it will be closer to his work. I will lengthen the challenge to give those who shoot film the ability to have film processed. Try to match Colton's beautiful color pallette. If you are a "plug-in" user for LR or Photoshop, consider one or more of the VSCO film simulations: Colton shoots primarily with Kodak Ektar and Kodak Portra. Study Colton's Urban Exploration images before you take the plunge. They are here, where you can read his bio also:
The challenge starts today, November 25 and will run for a month through December 23. We will then do customary voting and deliver a Christmas present to Colton from the chosen admirer of his work.
TIP: Colton uses a signature white border in most of his images. To insert a border in Lightroom, open the image in the print module, in "Image Settings" click "Strike Border", then in Layout, set your borders. I use on inch on all sides. Then in "Print Job" click on Print to: Jpeg File. Then click the bottom right button "Print to File" and save. You may need to rotate the image after importing the saved image back into Lightroom -- there may be a shortcut for this, but I can't figure it out.
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Hi all from Rhode Island USA. This is a redux of the earlier challenge judged by Colton himself. Colton Allen is a film photographer based in Talent Oregon. His varied subjects concentrate primarily on urban settings: finding simple, subject focused beauty in the otherwise mundane. If you did not participate in the prior challenge, Colton continues producing stunning imagery despite suffering from ALS. The Film Shooter's Collective of which I am a member pooled together to purchase a custom camera mount for his wheelchair. He still thankfully has use of his hands, and his photographic eye is astounding.
So here is your focus in the challenge. Find a scene during your own urban or suburban exploration that captures the simple beauty of Colton Allen's imagery. The only person who appears in Colton's imagery is himself, self portraits from reflections in store windows. FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT REQUIRED, however if you dare this medium, it will be closer to his work. I will lengthen the challenge to give those who shoot film the ability to have film processed. Try to match Colton's beautiful color pallette. If you are a "plug-in" user for LR or Photoshop, consider one or more of the VSCO film simulations: Colton shoots primarily with Kodak Ektar and Kodak Portra. Study Colton's Urban Exploration images before you take the plunge. They are here, where you can read his bio also:
http://www.coltonallen.com/portfolio/urban-exploration/
If you enjoy Colton's imagery as I do, also explore his prolific Flickr page here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daiku_san/
The challenge starts today, November 25 and will run for a month through December 23. We will then do customary voting and deliver a Christmas present to Colton from the chosen admirer of his work.
TIP: Colton uses a signature white border in most of his images. To insert a border in Lightroom, open the image in the print module, in "Image Settings" click "Strike Border", then in Layout, set your borders. I use on inch on all sides. Then in "Print Job" click on Print to: Jpeg File. Then click the bottom right button "Print to File" and save. You may need to rotate the image after importing the saved image back into Lightroom -- there may be a shortcut for this, but I can't figure it out.
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