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Retro Review: Dido – Life For Rent
Back in 2003, I was still in my hard rock phase. I listened to only the most aggressive and masculine of rock. I played in a band that mainly sang about partying, sex, drugs and other raucous activities. I hadn’t yet discovered my softer side and my love of sad and melancholy music. So, when I became obsessed with Dido’s album Life For Rent, it surprised even me...
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Before / After – Joe Satriani
When I began doing photography I was (and still am) enamored with the crazy high contrast and details of Anton Corbin’s work. If you’re not familiar, I highly recommend you check him out. The look of his work has greatly inspired how I approach my editing. Obviously I start the basics, proper exposure and white balancing. For a photo like this one where the light itself is pretty neutral, it was only a minor tweak. To create the high contrast look, I pumped up the contrast a bit and and lowered the black levels significantly. I then lowered the shadows a bit as well to set Joe off from the background...
