Jérôme Aoustin Photography

January 17, 2010

“Artificial Sun”

I put Jasmine to bed and as it often happens when I do, fell asleep with her. The only problem is that I usually have yet to take my daily photo. I woke up five minutes to midnight. I hastily put my shoes and jacket on and headed outside… under the pouring rain. Thankfully, I’ve had this shot in mind for a while, so I didn’t have to think much nor go far to get it. However, there was one thing I didn’t expect to discover: the way the branches grew around the street light. It never was so apparent until that night. Maybe it was the rain, putting the branches into a new spotlight… I came back soaked but thankful. And my project was saved.

January 16, 2010

“Fire Hydrant At Night”

Another take on a fire hydrant. I barely did any post processing on that one. The 5D has a tendency to make the colors look very warm at night but I didn’t feel the need to tweak the white balance here. I like it as is. It gives it an overall rusty look that I think fits the scene well. By the way, I didn’t add any vignette, the lighting really was like that.