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This was taken in bright sun light using a Lensbaby. I wanted his hairline to blend into the distant hillside. In the RAW file there is much more detail in the shadow that became distracting. In Lightroom, when i brought in my shadows and darks it got heavy. Then I brought in the blacks and it got rich. Then I converted to grayscale and split toned. He was wearing a white shirt that that was too "hot" so I doubled processed the RAW file and and used a darker one to mask in a more underexposed version. This helped to balance it out.
i have the original lensbaby and it's pretty tricky sometimes. but i sort of like it. it's more of a challenge. if you're subject is close and moving, you're lucky to get a shot. the focus is SO tight. Look at this one: http://colinvincent.com/blog/?p=269
a hood ornament.... and still took precision work.
for the shot above my subject was still for me, allowing me to get his eye dead center of the focal area.
i'll be putting on lensbaby specific workshops later this year.
