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This is really a nice lens. Y'all should take a look.
Here is my submission for the challenge #easylenscontra
I wanted to create an effect that makes people feel like they're discovering a hidden world within their everyday surroundings. The concept started with the idea of reality cracking open like glass, revealing magical...
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09 XL — From a Portrait to a Visual Story.
This one started with a simple black-and-white portrait, but I wanted to give it a little more personality. I began experimenting with contrast, grain, and shadows to build a raw, almost cinematic atmosphere.
Then came the fun part — playing around with typography, adding the black strip across the eyes, and using minimal details like 09 and XL to give the composition a subtle editorial feel.
Once the poster came together, I placed it in a real-world bus stop mockup to see how it would live outside the screen.
A little experimentation, a few happy accidents, and lots of tiny adjustments later — this was the result.
The black bar across the eyes with 09 and XL on the sides turns a simple portrait into a bold poster, and the bus stop mockup shows it works at street scale. Is the grain added in Photoshop or part of the original photo?
Like a lot of designers, I find my portfolio one of the hardest projects. There's no deadline, and it can always get better. Anyway, I think I'm happy with this one for a while.
Take a look:
davidguba.com
portfolio looks sharp