I have always been a technical shooter. One that wants the photo to look realistic and how it looks in real life. Straight lines, level, centered, and well composed. I check all the OCD boxes. I can’t stand HDR. I don’t like suppressed highlights and raised shadows.
I started playing around with digital watercolor a while back and oddly enough I like the way they look. Yes, it is the opposite of my shooting style. Somehow, I like the colors and saturation and the artsy way they look. I am afraid they are here to stay in my output.
They take quite a bit of work. They are not easy to create. I can’t duplicate the same output if I start over. This is part of the appeal. Something unique about each one. I structure the original file to output at 80 inches wide at 300 dpi. In other words, I can print them over 6 feet wide.
Before The Set - a digital watercolor
| Tag Name | Data |
|---|---|
| Title | Before The Set |
| Image Description | This piece started as a photo I shot in Huntington Beach. I then created a 6-foot wide watercolor. It is digital art and heavily edited. |
| Keywords | 6x12, beach, digitalwatercolor, huntington beach, lifeguard tower, surfer, surfing |
| Copyright | Copyright ExpertPhoto.com All Rights Reserved |
| Artist | ExpertPhoto.com |
| Make | Canon |
| Camera Model Name | Canon EOS R5 |
| Lens Model | EF200mm f/2.8L II USM |
| Focal Length | 200.00mm |
| Shutter Speed Value | 1/800 second |
| Aperture Value | 8.00 |
| ISO | 125 |
| Date/Time Original | Saturday March 14, 2026 10:06am |
| City | Huntington Beach |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| GPS Altitude | 0 meters (0.0 feet) above sea level |
| GPS Latitude | 33.6582553366167 |
| GPS Longitude | -118.006767705031 |
| Map | Google Map Link |