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Gallery page 1 Gallery page 2Each of the links by the thumbnails below takes you to gallery of images for that shoe. All images shot with Nikon D200 and 17-55 lens.
Gallery 1001 Shoe: Black pumps by Irregular Choice 2006. Hosiery: barely black own brand knee-highs by ASDA. Photography: Digital photography; Nikon D200; 17-55 lens, 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 200; on-camera flash head (softened); Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 1002 Shoe: Angel Jungle peep-toe heels by Jade, 2007. Hosiery: Charnos Light Fantastic stockings: Champagn shade. Photography: Digital photography; various exposures, apertures and flash intensities, ISO 100; on-camera flash head; 150w halogen flood; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/clean-up, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 1004 Shoe: black mule wedge heels by Irregular Choice, 2007. Hosiery: Charnos Light Fantastic hold-ups: 7 denier, Bronze shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, halogen floods; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping), some subtle filter work.
Gallery 1007 Shoe: black woods by Irregular Choice, 2007. Hosiery: Pretty Polly Naturals tights: 7 denier, Ebony shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, I tried a new technique in this shoot - using the Nikon's potential to work in low light, I exposed shots under normal indoor incandescant 60w light to give a warm yellow/brown tone, then after cropping and rotating to tighten up composition, upped the exposure in Photoshop and boosted both ends of the exposure extremities - then applied blur to soften, afterwards grain simulation to add atmosphere and finally bleach bypass simulation to add more contrast and colour cast.
Gallery 1006 and 1008 Shoe: furry mule woods by Scholl, 2007. Hosiery: Pretty Polly Naturals tights: 7 denier, Ebony shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, improvised softbox over on-camera flash; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, exposure adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 1016 Shoe: Black matt leather crossover strap sandals by Bronx, 2007. Hosiery: Pretty Polly Naturals knee-highs: 7 denier, Natural shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, some shots (the darker ones) taken without flash; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, exposure adjustment, bleach bypass simulation (applied multiple times), softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking.
Gallery 1017 Shoe: Black patent sandals by Anne Michelle, 2007. Hosiery: none. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, exposure adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking.
Gallery 1011a Shoe: blue patchwork denim peep toe heels by Irregular Choice, 2007. Hosiery: Falke Diamond 10 stockings, cigar shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, halogen floods; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 2023_2024 Shoe: black leather ankle high boots by oh DEER!, 2007. Hosiery: Charnos tights and holdups: 7 denier, various shades. Photography: Digital photography with canvas studio backdrop: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, halogen floods; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 1010 Shoes: goth boots by Srhalla, manufacture year unknown, Hosiery: generic black opaque tights. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, studio shoot with whit canvass background; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 2027 Shoes: green slingbacks by Irregular Choice, 2007, Hosiery: Charnos boudoir sheer backseam stockings: 10 denier, natural shade. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, halogen floods; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 2028 Shoes: silver glitter platform sandals by Stilletto, 2003; Hosiery: no hosiery. This set features some snakeskin trousers made by the fair hand of Suzie. Photography: Digital photography: Nikon D200 camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, various exposures and apertures, halogen floods; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, grain simulation, black and white conversion, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
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