From the Vault: Untitled

[angela_n_hunt]

Untitled, a photo by Angela N. Hunt on Flickr.

So here’s another image that when I first took it, I went…meh.

Remember, these were the days before the ubiquity of Photoshop. Post-processing was still done by hand and in the lab and if there is one thing that I just never mastered and never wanted to, it was post in the lab. It was tedious, messy, full of toxic chemicals, and all of it allergy triggers of the first order for me. I don’t think I ever came out of the lab without a headache. I honestly don’t want to know what kind of migraine I’d get now if I tried to do things old school.

But my respect for that level of post work has remained undimmed. I’ve always admired what post can bring to images.

It’s nice to see *finally* what real and adequate post processing can do for an image that at first blush, didn’t appear to have a lot going for it.

Now it’s moody, dark, and I’m wondering what gothic novel lies inside of it.

It’s not just about taking the shot. It’s just as much about what you do to it at the end.

Originally published at ANGELA N. HUNT. You can comment here or there.