{"id":908,"date":"2015-02-17T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevindavisphoto.com\/blog\/?p=908"},"modified":"2015-02-17T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:08:17","slug":"bread-art-photographing-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevindavisphoto.com\/blog\/bread-art-photographing-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Bread Art (Photographing Bread)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the purpose of illustrating a theme, I was recently offered the task of photographing bread.<\/p>\n

\"Final<\/a>
Final image (digitally modified using photoshop)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the steps in making this image.<\/p>\n

Although I originally thought this shoot might require actually baking my own bread, I quickly discarded that thought and went to my local market.\u00a0 The market sells specialty loaves that are far more attractive than anything I can make.\u00a0 So I purchased two different loaves of bread.<\/p>\n

Initially, I photographed the unbroken\/unsliced loaves.\u00a0 Then I thought to slice the bread, but instead chose to tear it in half for a more natural look.\u00a0 Good call.<\/p>\n

\"Original<\/a>
Original bread photo unmodified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After photographing for a half hour, this is the image I chose as the best.
\nCompare this original to the final image (shown before it).\u00a0 For a larger view, click on either image.<\/p>\n

In Photoshop, I copied the image onto two new layers and applied a different filter to each layer.\u00a0 The first is a stylized using a plugin by Topaz Labs. But the effect is largely obscured by the next layer above it.<\/p>\n

The next layer applies an artistic painting look using a plugin filter called Snap Art by Alien Skin.\u00a0\u00a0 Through the use of a layer mask, the effect is not applied to the inside of the bread loaf.\u00a0 See the layers panel snapshot below.\u00a0 Where the mask is dark, you see the underlying layer.<\/p>\n

Finally, to highlight the bread, I created a darkened vignette using a curves layer.\u00a0 The final image is shown at the beginning of this blog post.<\/p>\n

\"U9A3235_bread_art-layers\"<\/a>Here is a look at my layers in Photoshop.<\/p>\n

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