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Picturs-Of-MeHow to save a life

Published: 2010-02-14 15:43:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 29637; Favourites: 2120; Downloads: 0
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Description I always liked the cover of The Fray's "How to save a life", so I decided to take some photos with a light bulb..

I really love how the reflections in the bulb turned out


THANK YOU ^Shalora for the DD! and thanks everyone for faving and commenting, it means a lot!





Custom bokeh with Christmas lights hanging down from my desk.

There are tutorials for it:

either here: [link]

or:

~roseonthegrey described it on here website: [link]

=YellowEleven has got a tutorial deviation: [link]



I think I have to recut the heart maybe...and it was kind of difficult to get an even distribution of the bokeh, but I intended to keep it more or less on the top of the picture where the bulb is, so that's fine
50mm f/1.8 lens. self timer.
I love the focus I achieved in this picture!

Cutting and colorbalancing in Photoshop. I also put a purple layer on it (about 10% opacity) to make the dark/bright difference in the background a little less harsh (yeah I know there shouldn't be one at all, it's the shadow of my desk )

Noise reducing due to high iso. period.



HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!
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Comments: 166

sevenxlives [2012-12-18 09:09:01 +0000 UTC]

nice photo.
I like just insane. ^^

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Piirustus [2012-08-03 16:50:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I was listening to "how to save a life" and browsing "custom backgrounds" and this came up...

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regineanastacio [2012-07-27 03:38:22 +0000 UTC]

Your photo was used in this feature [link]

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iDreamer4u [2012-04-12 04:44:40 +0000 UTC]

So Pretty and beautiful. Simple yet with a meaning. Love it

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DemonMathiel [2012-02-23 00:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Featured: [link]

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Larissa14 [2012-02-09 14:15:39 +0000 UTC]

How did you get the hearts? It's good

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Ayamteksa [2011-10-04 23:10:55 +0000 UTC]

Featured here:

[link]

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Oracle1939 [2011-08-28 01:12:51 +0000 UTC]

Ummmm i likes this O.o

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fishywrites [2011-07-04 20:34:02 +0000 UTC]

ahhhh I love this <333

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thelighthousekeeper [2011-06-22 04:59:22 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work, I really like the way you took the inspiration from "How to save a life" and then make a beautiful piece of your own

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aSecretDeviant [2011-04-29 22:30:12 +0000 UTC]

Your amazing piece of work has been featured here ! thank you for making something so great
Have a great day

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Emeriy [2011-04-04 02:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely perfect. Wonderfull color scheme

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DiamondRWolf [2011-02-21 17:14:40 +0000 UTC]

beautiful(: *-*

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Star-Teh-Kitty [2011-01-31 15:58:21 +0000 UTC]

...I love this picture so much...

The lights in the backround are lttle hearts, and it just makes me...so happy...<3

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glitteringk [2010-12-09 23:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Nice picture .... i woul prefer to see red nails to give the pic more energy and life

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Bubbliicookii [2010-12-03 19:53:52 +0000 UTC]

so lovely : )

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mylittlebluesky [2010-11-22 22:20:40 +0000 UTC]

This work has been featured in my first Premium Journal I LOVE IT!
[link]

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Amethyst-Grave [2010-11-17 02:22:49 +0000 UTC]

I favourited this photo many months ago.. but seriously.. every time this pops up in my "random favourites" box.. every time I look at it I never fail to fall in love with it all over again
I can't explain what it is.. maybe it's the soft colours, the way the bokeh gives light to the otherwise dark lightbulb or the inexplicably beautiful way with which the bulb is held.. but there's something about this picture that never fails to warm my heart

Absoloutely beautiful work~!

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crAZy897 [2010-10-21 19:57:34 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool! how did you get the hearts???

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kay-cruton-sauce [2010-10-12 19:44:03 +0000 UTC]

i love 'The Fray' and now im thinking about doing photos of lightbulbs haha thank you

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lasha233 [2010-09-13 21:36:27 +0000 UTC]

cani draw this please for my friend you get full credit pleeezzz????

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to lasha233 [2010-09-27 18:18:01 +0000 UTC]

You sure can!

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lasha233 In reply to Picturs-Of-Me [2010-10-02 01:25:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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dielectric-m [2010-07-10 14:50:05 +0000 UTC]

nice photo gallery you got.

why not check out this [link] if you like you can give a watch and i will give you a watch back,thanx.

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LucienKitten [2010-06-18 17:38:40 +0000 UTC]

Amazing and lovely.

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tim-tim-art [2010-05-16 18:49:28 +0000 UTC]

featured here [link]

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Astris-13 [2010-05-10 06:16:16 +0000 UTC]

love this job

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to Astris-13 [2010-05-10 16:44:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Astris-13 In reply to Picturs-Of-Me [2010-05-17 03:28:01 +0000 UTC]

Ur welcome)

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swtness247 [2010-05-10 05:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. This is legit. I love the hearts surrounding it.

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to swtness247 [2010-05-10 16:44:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SlytherinGit [2010-05-10 04:46:00 +0000 UTC]

Alas, 'tis terribly pretty.

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jitendar124 [2010-05-10 04:41:37 +0000 UTC]

Did you photoshop the hearts in the back?

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to jitendar124 [2010-05-10 16:45:49 +0000 UTC]

No, I used the technique I mentioned in the description:
[link]

Try it It's great fun^^

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blondecrsity [2010-05-10 04:14:18 +0000 UTC]

Such a beautiful concept!

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to blondecrsity [2010-05-10 16:45:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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blondecrsity In reply to Picturs-Of-Me [2010-05-11 00:56:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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JakeNickleby [2010-05-10 03:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful!

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to JakeNickleby [2010-05-10 16:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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hippoinatutu [2010-05-10 02:56:01 +0000 UTC]

Where did I go wrong..
I lost a friend...
Somewhere along in the bitterness...

I love that song too!!!

and congrats on the DD!
It is well deserved!

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to hippoinatutu [2010-05-10 16:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kittylivers [2010-05-10 01:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Very creative, and the capture is lovely! Congrats on the DD!

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to kittylivers [2010-05-10 16:46:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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LexiaOblivion [2010-05-10 00:38:07 +0000 UTC]

this is so amazing. i love this portrayal. i'm not sure if you intended it to mean something, but it does to me.

i love that song so much.

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to LexiaOblivion [2010-05-10 16:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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LexiaOblivion In reply to Picturs-Of-Me [2010-05-10 21:54:04 +0000 UTC]

no problem dear. you've done well.

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ShankSilenzikilu [2010-05-10 00:22:48 +0000 UTC]

That's not how to save a life! If you want to save someone's life, you're going to need a fluorescent light bulb!

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NovemberCosplay [2010-05-09 23:13:00 +0000 UTC]

This is super cute.

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Picturs-Of-Me In reply to NovemberCosplay [2010-05-10 16:46:48 +0000 UTC]

aaaaaw thanks

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NovemberCosplay In reply to Picturs-Of-Me [2010-05-10 18:12:35 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome. It's super creative.

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