Live Concert blur

[BrianJArmstrong]

I shot my friend's band performing at The Roxy a few months ago (maybe more) and I really liked this shot, but it was a bit blurry, so I exaggerated the blur and gave it the ol' sepia treatment. I can't recall the exact work flow, but it was all done in iphoto. Can't afford Photoshop yet, but its on my life wishlist. I really like how black the black is in the after shot.

Before:


After:


Thanks, in advance, for feedback.

[windrider86]

I think I like the color version better, witht he slight glows it adds to the mood, especially with the guitar

[ditch_azeroth]

i agree windrider. since you're using i photo, you might want to try a vignette... to get rid of that guitar amp on the bottom left corner.

[Alex168]

Thats a pretty neat shot i would give it a crop tho, i dont see the point of having all that black space on the faar right of the iamge! and i would keep the amp, adds to the mood!

nice original shot

[Winyari]

I have to agree about the color. It kind of puts a visual aspect to the music we can't hear. The cropping idea is good too. Lots of fun possibilities!

[SusanAshlea]

I like both photos. But since I am a fan of sepia, I like the second one better. I agree about maybe doing a vignette to get rid of the amp on the left. But I actually like the extra space on the right. It kind of looks like the guitar is coming out of the photo.

[fotodog]

i prefer the color....if you could take some of the brightness off the guitar neck/head maybe get some color there,,,,,and crop it.......nice shot though.....have u tried gimp...its free and i really like it so far

[BrianJArmstrong]

This is just another reason why I really love this forum.

Thank you all for your comments.

I think the reason I went for the sepia is to change it up a little bit. I ended up with about 90 great shots and I thought this one was one of the weaker ones because of the blurriness. Also, the colors turned out great in all the other shots, so I thought I would find one to make a bit more stylized.

I will try the vignette to rid the amp, but I really like all the black space to the right of the photo. That whole "rule of thirds" rule. The black is what I was actually really going for! I think it really makes the guitar pop out, as commented earlier.

Thanks again! I love this community.