Having attended the PhotoPlus Expo in New York I had a chance to wander around the city making photos and seeing what my Lumix GX7 can do. The Impressive Art setting with the color balance set to black and white adds a purely graphic feel to the captured images. I’m not sure why, but it is a look that I am really enjoying. The high contrast, slight ghosting works well for me and it’s hard to replicate the out of camera look in post production. Let me know what you think…

Photographed with a single light coming down from the ceiling. One of the dancers from the Bar-Top Bandits was the model for this. The costume, the light and the art setting all work together. 1/25 sec;   f/2.8;   ISO 3200 LUMIX G VARIO 12-35/F2.8 lens

This was the view out my hotel window. I like all the shapes and forms from the architecture. 1/80 sec;   f/2.8;   ISO 200 LUMIX G VARIO 35-100/F2.8 at 35mm

In the Javitts Convention Center looking up. Very graphic! 1/500 sec;   f/5.6;   ISO 200 LUMIX G VARIO 12-35/F2.8 at 12mm Using a slightly different art setting in camera to distinguish the difference between the old and new. Brick buildings in the foreground and the Empire State Building in the background. 1/500 sec;   f/5.6;   ISO 200 LUMIX G VARIO 12-35/F2.8 12mm Impressive Art setting with the color WB cranked all the way up. This has a illustrative feel.