Unreal Beauty
©2008 Craig Ashby
Digital Photograph

Unreal Beauty looks touched. Yet again, it looks Photoshopped. But that is why the title is Unreal Beauty.

This is just the shot with no flash or filter. Just street lights illuminating the natural wear and tear of a gorgeous dumpster. Lovely textures abound.

The variations in yellow are equally wonderful. Yellow oranges to yellow greens in the shadows. The darker bits of rust reading as deep orange. It is a good color palette that is begging for exploration.

This week I have to research sampling of color palettes in Photoshop. How to extract and properly create the palette. How to pare them down to a useful amount.

There must be a plug in that could handle the work. More things for the never ending To Do list. Always more things to do.