Okay, so maybe you wouldn’t want to taste it, but this ‘unintentional work of art’ caught my eye after our session on Saturday afternoon when Robby and I were location scouting for future sessions. So much so I contemplated how I could fit it in the trunk of my car … alas, I conceded defeat before I gave in to temptation. Maybe I’ll just build my own and raid Wal Mart for a colorful supply of spray paint to create my own not so unintentional work of art :)

Sidenote: As of June 1, 2009, Reflections of Life Photography was renamed Christina McCall Photography. We apologize for any confusion this may cause.

For those who’ve spent anytime in downtown Tyler, you’ll recognize this facade — its the New York Store! I can just barely see it from my office during the day (a couple floors higher and I could see the whole thing!).

For the non-locals, the store is closed and the interior has been undergoing renovations for quite some time now. I don’t anticipate its completion anytime soon!

Image was taken as I walked back to my car after my senior spokesmodel’s session back in October … finally got an opportunity in late December to sit down and play with it and several others — for those who wonder what post-processing I used (in Photoshop) on this image, here goes …

… ran the Pink Ink Studios Defog Action to sharpen/clarify (aka remove the hazy feel)
… slight curve adjustment to get the lighting back to how it looked when I snapped the photograph
… used a texture from Nichole V’s Worn Textures set to give it a slightly worn/grungy feel

and for web viewing …

… resized to 25%
… dropped watermark in
… changed to overlay
… and saved as a copy

Voila!

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