project 52: shadows

I knew I wanted to photograph our cardboard muji CNY dragon for this week's p52 theme: shadows. He casts fascinating shadows wherever he sits. I didn't realise how difficult it would be to take a photo where his shadow was strong but not obscured by my own. After half an hour of falling off various bits of furniture onto anglepoises (me, not him) I decided to call it a day and see what fun things can be done with shadows in post production instead. I know that photoshop and (the soon to be historical) picnik can't make a good photo out of a bad one, so I'm not under any illusion, but it's a fun way to wait for a thunderstorm to pass anyway!

samsung nx10, 30mm pancake lens, ISO400, f/2, 1/30
dodged the hell out of the highlights at 7% in photoshop, not carefully enough on his tail and ears

a bit of "chinoiserie" using the infrared filter in picnik!