I’m loving this, um, holiday oriented high key shot by Flickrite flickr-rickr. First off, clone out the black spot in the lower left corner, but moving along – I love this alternative shot of dear old St. Nick. This could be the artwork for say, Green Day’s Christmas Album. The lesson here though is that you shouldn’t be afraid to blow out your highlights if it fits the shot and I think it really adds to this photo in particular. Ho, ho, *cough*, ho!

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Max Cook

Hailing from the Mile High City, Max has also lived in Tinsel Town, the Emerald City, as well as the City of Brotherly Love. Now a District resident, he likes to write about cool photos by local photographers, the DC restaurant and bar scene, or anything else that pops into his mind.