St. Paul in July | Scenic Sunday

This is the latest St. Paul skyline shot we’ve taken. It was a VERY humid evening and we had just shot Lottie’s one-month photos. The sky was beautiful though and this shot was worth the extra sweat. :) It was the first chance we had to use Viveza 2 to add a little pizazz to the image. It was on sale so we picked it up. Although it doesn’t do anything you cannot accomplish in Photoshop, it speeds things up soooo much it’s already been very worth it. The ‘Shadow adjustment’ is awesome for taking the shadows out of eye sockets, and that alone would make it a worthy addition to our ‘natural light’ photography toolkit. In this image though, it was used to correct the vignetting in the upper corners, pop the orange and blue/green in the sky, add some “Structure” (which appears to be a mid tone contrast control) to the trees, and add a hint of color to the river. All very fast with the easy U Point technology (this is where you are able to speed up Photoshop.. very good automatic masking). It’s also been useful in portraits to make brightness adjustments on the fly to select areas. It has already proved itself worth every penny, and you just might enjoy it too!

Thanks so much for having a look at our latest Scenic Sunday image. We are thankful for everyone who keeps up with our work. Thank you thank you!!

(Remember this and all images from our Scenic Sunday project are available for purchase in our Client Area! Also, if you suggest a location to us here or on Facebook and we end up posting an image from that location, we’ll send you a free print, so suggest away!!)