Retro Black & White

The Atlantic recently did a 20 part retrospective called World War II in Photos. If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend taking the time to view it. They have some incredibly powerful photos. Anyways, I wanted to try and re-create the look of some of those images... and these are a few of my attempts. I think the black and white effect along with a high contrast makes for more dramatic images.

Walking the Dogs?

A Boy and His Balloon

Thinking back to my childhood, I remember how awesomely amazing I thought balloons were. I'm not quite sure what made them so remarkable (is it because they're colorful and can fly?)... but if you ever want to make a child smile, just give them a balloon. Here's a couple kids that seem pretty stoked.

Exit Through the Park

Let's Go on the Carousel!

Summertime in Boston II

Can anyone find Waldo??... some additional pictures from Frog Pond in Boston. It's hard to imagine that in 3 months this will turn into an ice skating rink.

Summertime in Boston

Enjoying the summer weather in Boston... at the Frog Pond Pavilion.

July 1, 2011

A midsummer day at JFK park in Cambridge.
I messed around a bit in photoshop to create this analog/retro effect. I thought it came out pretty cool.

June 27, 2011

A Midsummer Day in the Park (part II).
I really liked the halo effect that was created around the baby geese.

June 1, 2011

Rice fields of Ubud.

Another retro/analog looking picture I made using photoshop. I wanted to create a "Polaroid-like" effect from my digital image. I think it came out pretty cool.

The before image is below.

May 31, 2011

Red Cactus in Sint Maarten. 

My attempt at creating a "Polaroid-like" image... retro, analog, and a bit over-exposed. I'm not exactly sure why I wanted to do this (especially with an image taken by an expensive SLR camera). I guess I got sick of looking at perfectly crisp/clear photographs. Anyways, I think it came out kind of cool.

The before image is below.

March 8, 2011

Sepia toned dream.

This is a lake in Zhaoqing, China. I tried to give this photograph a mixture of modern and retro. You can see vivid details of the white rock in foreground, but then I blurred out details in background... making it look a bit like an old painting. Anyways, I thought it came out pretty cool.