K O P V A N Z U I D
Architecture / R o t t e r d a m
by Ruben Cress
Ruben Cress | Kop van ZuidS u m m a r y
On a hot Summer day in the end of June, 2016, I was driving around the Netherlands. If I recall correctly, I visited my cousin in Amsterdam and was on my way back home. While I was driving, the Sun started to set and I could see the beginning of a beautiful Sunset. Even though Rotterdam wasn't on my route back home, I decided to make a short detour to take photographs around the harbor of Rotterdam. Usually, the harbor is full of smog, and it is hard to see what's on the other side of the harbor. But not today. While I took a few time-lapses there, the "Kop van Zuid" is a building that definitely catches attention.In post-production, I've cleaned the entire image and wiped everything smooth. I used a few techniques to reduce noise. But I do like to have some grain in my photographs, so I added film grain back in. The reason why I removed it first, so I can add it back later, is to have a bit more control over the end result. You can definitely see the structure of the noise added in the close-ups down below.
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
Ruben Cress | Kop van Zuid
C A M E R A D E T A I L S
| Camera | Canon 5D MARK II |
| Lens | Canon 50 mm USM L f/1.4 |
| Shutterspeed | "3.2 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
| ISO | 100 |
Have you ever been to Rotterdam?
Hope you enjoyed the photograph and the close-ups of Kop van Zuid. Somehow, it always amazes me how -much- detail can be recovered from photographs and how much there is to see.
Cheers,
Ruben
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Really cool shots actually feom something so ordinary make it almost look like the close ups are a drawing.
How long does typical editting take you, because that is the process most people tend to forget
Thank you Karin! How have you been? Editing photographs for clients can take me up to a maximum of 1 hour per photograph (and on average about 15 minutes), but this is only for highly technical photographs that require a lot of editing.
For me personally, editing a shot like this is a whole other approach... I think you could achieve the exact same thing in 10-20 minutes if you recreate it from scratch and you know what to do. But it actually took much longer for me... about a few years to define and determine the look and feel of this photograph -before- publishing. I sometimes question if perfectionism is a disease or a gift. Let's say; I took this photograph in 2016, and edited it in 20-30 minutes while adding a certain style to it. But I didn't publish it, so in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 etc. I take another look and re-edit the whole thing from scratch again... with another style.
The thing is, over the years, styles change, and people prefer or are being attracted to different colors (think about seasons). So... If I edited a photograph in 2016, and I still like it in 2022, there is a big chance I'm going to like it in 2034 as well (that's what I aim to do with most of my photographs). Pretty much a time-consuming process, but worth it in the long term.
Sorry for the huge explanation about a pretty "simple" ask-and-answer question.
Hope all is well :)
Hahahaha, no this is actually the fun stuff I want to know about it. Because I am always wondering to when it is 'good enough' for someone, as you can be editting until the end of times indeed. I understand what you mean with the seasons on thinking about a picture, this one is actually a good example of what kind of 'feel' you want to be giving to it.
But so your aim is always the shot for the long run and 2050? :D
All is well here indeed, looking forward to hot style Holland upcoming week. Are we seeing us at hivefest?
Haha exactly! What happens to my photographs after I passed away. What am I leaving behind? :P That kind of goal is in my mind. Like... look at Van Gogh or Da Vinci, their work is -still- so accurate and maybe even "modern" to look at even though hundreds of years have passed.
Oh yeah... it's gonna be HOT as hell next week. Dang! I'm not sure if I'll be going to HiveFest... What about you?
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