Lana M - Reading

I took this picture in Nyala, Sudan this summer with a Cannon SL1. It is a picture of my dad reading a newspaper that he made me pick up off the ground. I used the curves and levels adjustment layers to add contrast. I also brought out the shadows and highlights to make the contrast more dramatic. I used a lens blur filter to blur the background so that people’s eyes would be drawn to the subject. I really like this picture and if I could go back and take it again I would probably want some better lighting.