Snapshot

Two weeks ago we did a photoshoot at the Maasvlakte in the harbour of Rotterdam (see previous pics). I wasn't too impressed with the images I posted earlier. But often, after I don't look at the images for a while, other, less obvious shots start growing on me, as was the case with this one, which is just a casual snapshot while I was testing the camera settings.

First I did a high-contrast black & white version, which made our car look sleek and menacing, but made the left side of the image (where Brit is standing) look very dull and uninteresting. Then I made a second version with subtle, desaturated colors, using Magic Bullet Looks. This time, the car looked less interesting. So I decided to blend the two together with a gradient mask. So the right side is now completely monochrome while the left still has some color in it.