Water Bottle

I'll tell you what....inspiration lies hidden just about anywhere.  This image has been sitting at my side for days going unnoticed all the while.  Then one day I am driving home from work, commuting on the freeway, traffic is stopped.  I look down and notice the sunshine illuminating the water bottle that has been sitting in the cup holder by my side..

A quick draw of my iPhone from its holster, a few shots and traffic starts up again.  It's over just that fast--at least the capture.


Later, in a quiet easy chair moment, I open the original image and begin a quick post-processing session.  Filterstorm is opened and the crop to square is complete in a flash.  Then I head over to the Curves filter in Filterstorm, turn the background dark and paint in the darkness to isolate the bottle--it takes two separate curves adjustments to completely eliminate the entire background by darkening it and then painting out the offending pieces.  A slight touch of saturation and sharpening wraps up the Filterstorm work.  About 2 minutes has past.

Then I open PhotoStudio and find my favorite frame to add to the image.  That's it.  All done.  A traffic jam happenstance moment for capture and a few minutes of post processing.

Water Bottle

Here is the pre-processed image as captured by the iPhone during the traffic jam.