Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:40 PM, mariela maglia wrote: > Thanks for your comment, I like your question suggests why the things that > perhaps should not have been. >> From my point of view, you're right to ask why manipulate a photo and > transform it into a painting. a photo has its beauty... > In my case, some photos have defects or other approach and try to rebuild > for > a better view. > I follow every day your photos, are really very good, the flowers almost as > perfect. For me too are pictures but have not retouched. > I would like a more fluent English to continue this conversation, it's > interesting and constructive. > I think art is one, and that there are different ways of expressing. > Thank you, George, and Thanks to all I'm delighted that you take no offense from the conversation Mariela. As I feared you might have. I do find the flower image you posted an attractive "picture." Even though I don't see it as either a photograph or a painting; perhaps I'd call it a digital illustration. Further - I'd encourage you to push the techniques even further; to find your own voice in the realm of manipulating photographs. Try pushing some of those pixels with your mouse in the same way you might use a brush. The image will slowly emerge as hand made and all yours. Our own Montie Talbert does some extremely intriguing manipulations which, I believe, go well beyond simple use of applying filters. Montie seems to have something unique to say with his PS techniques; even to the point of choosing subjects and lighting with the intention of manipulating them to achieve specific visions. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist