Superhero Photo Challenge: Vintage look


Maybe it was the dress. Maybe it was her beautiful skin or her hair or her classic beauty. But there was something so old world about the shots I captured of Gypsy Girl Alex that day.
As many of us post-process our images, we start to recognize when a shot lends itself to black and white or a more saturated Lomo look, or something even dreamier. This is one of my favorite parts of digital photography these days.... being able to decide what the shots wants to be even after the fact, or surprising myself by saving a mediocre shot with a bit of creative post-processing.
Do you have any shots that have a special look to them now? Maybe a vintage wash was just the right thing, or a super saturation or a vignette? Show us your creative shots that surprised even you.
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http://teriargo.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/262365/
http://emmatree.blogspot.com/2009/09/wedding-tale.html
http://esterdaphne.blogspot.com/2009/09/per-passare-un-buon-weekend.html
http://michellegillsphotography.blogspot.com/2009/10/countryfying-picture.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilybeth29/3529540543/in/set-72157594587515983/
trying, with the clothes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilybeth29/3964567665/in/photostream/
probably the most vintage looking! b/w really made this shot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilybeth29/3339314011/in/set-72157614923806649/
http://inventingliz.blogspot.com/2009/09/antique-blooms.html
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=930
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=873
And - when the image is right - a more 'dream-like' one:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=935
http://www.modobjectathome.com/2009/08/more-nostalgia.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3949800994/?editreplace=1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36491030@N02/3917263444/
I've been MIA here for a bit, but am glad to be back. Been pumping my business to make it more than a hobby now that I am unemployed from my day job.
I did a family shoot at my new favorite location and they had the inspiration from a wedding the whole family was in a few weeks before. So, halfway thru the session, they changed into the clothes from the beach wedding and I fell IN LOVE. I was so glad to have brought my old suitcase along, and to find this wall. While these photos are completely self indulgent - not their style at all, and they thought i was CRAZY for doing this - we were all so thrilled with the result.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buttercupyaya/3948446289/in/set-72157622442322158/
(Dana)
http://forloveandidleness.blogspot.com/2009/09/window-of-st-nicholas-church.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/limesally/3880767137/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23639736@N04/3974412816/
And I like this one too, my daughter Dharma playing with her Daddy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23639736@N04/3971828420/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovethehalls/3979628308/
I went on a photowalk into Downtown Industrial Portland, and so much there just called for antiquing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrssoup/3906358185/in/set-72157622205083481/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrssoup/3907136762/in/set-72157622205083481/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrssoup/3907139306/in/set-72157622205083481/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrssoup/3906356629/in/set-72157622205083481/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/3970495308/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliciaruth/3928886173/
http://collagediva.typepad.com/collagediva/2009/11/aedm-16.html