![The Ill-Advised Walk Amanda Kay](http://blog.nuaje.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wpid-columbia_lightsA-Edit.jpg)
The Ill-Advised Walk starring Amanda Kay
It’s winter. Models are not too enthusiatic about shooting in cold weather. No worries. With a little imagination and some Photoshop skills, you can create some pretty cool images (get it: Winter, cold, pretty cool).
I digress. Back in July 2012, I had a great photo session with the beautiful and talented Amanda Kay. Not only is she a great model to work with, she’s also a wonderful makeup artist. I did the session with the intent of doing what those in the industry call “compositing”. Compositing is when you take a collection of images and combine them together to make a cohesive piece of art.
![Amanda Kay](http://blog.nuaje.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wpid1202-amanda-0558.jpg)
The Beutiful and Talented Amanda Krugar
Next, I was driving in Columbia, and I saw a really cool configuration of exterior lights. Stop the car son!! Below is how the location looked unprocessed. In post-processing, I tweaked the overall colors bought back details in the shadows and highlights. Note how I stood in a spot in which I was able to capture the interesting placement of the lights spread-out in front of me.
![The Location](http://blog.nuaje.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wpid1190-columbia_lights-0279.jpg)
Some Place in Columbia
In the summer of 2008, I did a photo shoot for recording artists Face & Shy. In one of the segments, I had them casually walking in Fells Point, and captured this nice action shot. Despite casting them as my antagonist, they are really nice guys.
![](http://blog.nuaje.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wpid1192-nuaje071209-5694.jpg)
Two Really Nice & Talented Guys
Here are some notes on what was done to complete the composite. Excuse my chicken scratch.
![](http://blog.nuaje.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wpid1219-columbia_lightsA-Edit-Edit-2.jpg)
My Notes
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