Egidio leads this week with a photography tutorial demonstrating how to resurrect photos we have cast aside, and turn them into “new artistic renditions of our work.” He provides many examples as well as suggestions on different editing software tools. Having no illusions about being a professional photographer, I rely on what is included in my basic iPhoto package; light, color, filters and cropping.
From the deck of my Condominium at Long Beach, WA, the rolling waves are amazing to watch – especially in gale force winds at high tide! I liked this shot, and enjoyed running it through different filters. The “vivid cool” filter intensifies the beauty of the Pacific Ocean’s powerful breakers.
I love fog – at least when I’m not driving in dense fog! Looking out on a foggy landscape brings a sense of quiet peace to my being. Below the original shot (left) is so-so. The cropped version (right) emphasizes the mood I desire.
Looking east, toward the berm from the shoreline, often there are “found object” constructions and natural sculptures that others have created. The driftwood image was dramatic, the photo was not (left). Cropping, filtering and adjusting light brings forth a dancing figure encircled by windswept dune grasses.
I have taken you strolling along the Martha Jordan Birding Trail on the Long Beach Peninsula, before. In every season the visual effect changes. The original (left) is the mood I generally experience there; quiet with birds chirping and gentle soughing in the trees, few if any other people, and a touch of mystery along the way. On the right, I wanted to emphasize a sense of foreboding one might experience in a wild and empty place like this.
Below, a view looking west from the riverbank at the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon. There is a so much information jammed into this one photo, the first thing I did was crop severely.
To bring our focus to the warehouse, and clarify the bridge in the background, I used the noir, filter and then I reduced light to arrive at the image below.
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