About The Project

This series of 6 images are different shots of the same building in the heart of Chinatown. The building is grungy and decaying, but that is a large part of its appeal. The vivid Chinese sign above the boarded-up windows, the graffiti on the walls, and the strong contrast of the diagonal, red stairs against the green; made this building stand out for me.

This is a close-up of the underside of the stairs, an architectural detail, and part of the sign.

About the Technique

The photo is, obviously, quite doctored from the original: I bumped up the contrast, saturated the colours, applied a filter or two, and tweaked this photo until I was satisfied with the unrealistic, multii-hued result.