Forgotten Photo

The picture below was taken in October, 2007. It was part of an afternoon photo shoot of Gavin and his family (but mostly Gavin). I had forgotten about this picture until this past summer when I was loading all my photos into Adobe Lightroom. I had liked the basic composition of the picture, but I wasn't quite satisfied with it and I wasn't sure what improvements to make. Fast forward to December, 2009 when I finally made up my mind to attempt editing and printing. I was confident I wanted to go black & white, and I was hoping Nikon Silver Efex Pro would provide some creative options that would be subtle and visually pleasing. I ran through most of the preset options until I landed on the Pinhole effect. The moment I saw the results, I knew this was the way to go. I was even happier with the print. The results were warm and subtle, focusing attention where it should be; on the subjects.


















Image ©2009 Greg Petropoulos