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La Caridad De Ochun | before and after | Image Copyright © 2011 Mel LV Ruiz & Ineffable3.com
I finished & framed this piece a few hours before my friend’s drumming for Ochun. Of course, that afternoon was cloudy as all hell and I couldnt take proper pics. I shot regardless tho. I had to wait a few months (Iyawo no contact orders) before I could get the painting back in my hands again, and when I did, I shot it with my Nikkon D5100. Unfortunately I still couldn’t get the color quality I wanted (ugh!). Digital cameras tend to overcompensate for light, and my images looked too vibrant. What you see here above is the result of a damn good scanning!
The image on the right has almost the precise coloring of the original. Now you can see how way off I was when I retouched the shitty pictures I took that day.
I’m going to run prints soon. Who want’s one?

I finished & framed this piece a few hours before my friend’s drumming for Ochun. Of course, that afternoon was cloudy as all hell and I couldnt take proper pics. I shot regardless tho. I had to wait a few months (Iyawo no contact orders) before I could get the painting back in my hands again, and when I did, I shot it with my Nikkon D5100. Unfortunately I still couldn’t get the color quality I wanted (ugh!). Digital cameras tend to overcompensate for light, and my images looked too vibrant. What you see here above is the result of a damn good scanning!

The image on the right has almost the precise coloring of the original. Now you can see how way off I was when I retouched the shitty pictures I took that day.

I’m going to run prints soon. Who want’s one?