Each piece carefully crafted
laid out and fixed into place
creating a picture for the eye
sometimes you have to take a step back
but as you do the pieces of the jigsaw come in
sharp in focus
Effects
Applying the Digital Paint,
Salford 6th February 2018
This is a photography post with a bit of a difference.
I mean – what do i do with a pic after i’ve taken it ?
With my new Nikon Camera (i use that term very loosely) I can already adapt a photograph thanks to the imaging tools on the camera
OK if i just want to switch the image from Colour to Black and White, and add a bit of Sepia, but what about an artistic angle ?
Here’s an original photo of the Fort at Albufeira in the Algarve, taken with my Sony DSC H-300 Bridge Camera
It looks good enough – i particularly like the anchor 🙂 but with a few tweeks using my Art Programs i get some lovely effects. This photo was edited with the latest edition of Corel painter essentials, but I also have a copy of adobes photoshop essentials to hand, should I want to create any layered effects.
Here’s the same photograph using an oil effect – very impressionist……
Here’s the photo using what Corel call a “Coloured Pencil” Effect
and here’s one using a “Modern” paint effect
They’re all a bit abstract in their way but they produced some great artwork!
Creating something special
Brain and Spinal Injury Centre, Salford
20th October 2017
Returned to the home of BASIC Clicks to create some lit up photography
here’s my favourite shots
The portacabin was dark during the creation of these shots
Cameras – Sony DSC – H300, Nikon D3100
Equipment – Backcloths (Dark), Tripods, Seashells, Glass Ball, Fairy lights
Close ups and Action Effects
Brain and Spinal Injury Centre, Salford
28th July 2017
Today at basic we’ve been carrying on creating action shots from scenes from magazines and books, using props such as toy figures and cars.
The resulting shots taken produced some rather abstract results,
“The Wave” was created from the picture of a horse – i like it as it reminds me of the sea coming in.
Back in the Studio
Brain and Spinal Injury Centre, Salford
7th July 2017
We were back in the base camp of BASIC Clicks photography group on Friday creating scenes with backgrounds, toy cars and figures
taking every day items and creating something new, from behind the camera lens.
Another show at BASICs sponsor, John Lewis will be on display soon.
Here’s some of my favourites from Fridays session. Created with the trusty Sony Bridge camera.
Feeding the Heffalumps
Another Photographic from the archive – without the need for a soaking at any of the Zoo’s in the Northwest of England!
Amazing what you can do with a magazine and some toy figures….
Created by Inky at the Portacabin. Home of the BASIC Clicks photography group.
Camera : Sony DSC – H300
Additional Model (sic) – provided by playmobil.
Out of Focus
Salford 19th June 2017
in response to wordpress photo challenge Focus
Here’s a Pic of A Greek Chapel, in Crete taken during a recent family holiday.
I played around with the depth of field in this shot – concentrating the focus on the chapel and the bench outside.
Being a chapel – I couldn’t take a shot of the inside. So i concentrated on the area around it!
Camera used was my Trusty Digital Stills Camera from Sony, additional tweaks to the Depth of field was done using Adobe photoshop elements.
And for those who wanted to see the original pic of the chapel – here it is….
Ripples in the water
Brain and Spinal Injury Centre (BASIC), Salford
5th May 2017
Fun and games in the portacabin of the Enchanted Garden, Home of BASIC Clicks photography group in Salford
What effects can be achieved with a simple bridge camera, a clear glass bowl of water and a dropper.
Believe it or not – this was a tough assignment for me. My hand was gripped around my Sony cybershot like my life depended on it. Reaction time has never been my strong point.
In order to capture the shot, my camera required a few tweaks as i switched from single shot photography to continuous shooting. I also changed the angle of the shot.
I’d tried to capture the drop from side on – but it didn’t work. So after a little perserverance i moved the camera above the water….and it worked.
Musical mayhem and culinary capers
Brain and Spinal injury centre, Salford
17th march 2017
another fun session and close ups with objects with Basic Clicks.
continuing with the bokeh theme, we set up shots with various different objects, from spoons to a guitar. The guitar worked nicely with last weeks shots, as we used a backdrop of musical notes again. I liked the images I managed to create in the session.
After the session, I enjoyed a lovely steak and onion panini with a side salad in the centre café – “Food for thought”, washed down with a lovely cup of tea!
