― Artistic Expression Critique

It saddens me to forward the news that our good friend and fellow photographer, Matt Quinn, has passed.
As some of you may know, he had been battling cancer for a while and was on his way to recovery.
Please take a moment to remember him in your prayers.

"Sometimes imagination is no more than randomness applied." —Piet Francke

― Artistic Expression Critique

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Havana Fingerwork

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by minniev » Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:39 pm

Ok, I'm still not shooting much new stuff but trying to learn PS tools. For the past year Frank and Piet have tried to teach me to use gradient maps...

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Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:29 pm
Avian Folly

Last post by minniev « Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:09 pm
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by minniev » Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:37 pm

It's rained for 12 straight days so I've given up on photography. Today I sat down with a random set of elements and textures and made a Folly. Any...

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Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:09 pm
Boots

Last post by minniev « Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:54 pm
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by minniev » Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:24 am

This started as practice on extractions. I extracted two large humans and replaced them with my new duck boots, a Christmas gift, which I...

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Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:54 pm
Sorta NSFW Composite - In The Woods

Last post by minniev « Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:37 pm
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by minniev » Sun Dec 30, 2018 5:38 pm

This is different for me. But I ran upon a tree that looked a lot like a naked human standing in the leaves, and I took a shot to figure a composite....

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Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:37 pm
Fire

Last post by Psjunkie « Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:48 pm
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by Psjunkie » Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:49 pm

A composite.....any thoughts?

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Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:48 pm
'Cinnamon Girl'

Last post by davechinn « Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:49 pm
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by davechinn » Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:42 pm

A composite I put together from New Orlean. The background taken outside of Café Du Monde and Cinnamon Girl was taken from Bourbon Street onto a side...

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:49 pm
Morning Call

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:33 am
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by minniev » Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:27 pm

Old artillery line the battlements along the levee of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Taken at dawn, played with in Painter and in PS with...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:33 am
'Duchess the Fortune Teller'

Last post by Psjunkie « Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:48 pm
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by davechinn » Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:33 pm
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A composite of a tarot card reader in New Orleans. The composite consists of the tarot reader and Lafayette Cemetery No.1 as the background. After...
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Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:48 pm
Havana, Painterly

Last post by minniev « Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:52 pm
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by minniev » Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:56 pm

Always experimenting with techniques. I may add an element or two to this one once I'm satisfied with it. A combination of sketch layer and a layer...

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Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:52 pm
Camellia Grill

Last post by minniev « Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:53 pm
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by minniev » Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:13 pm

I did this one up before I left for Cuba and never posted it. A mix of HDR and textures/layers/masks.

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Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:53 pm
Strolling_in_waves

Last post by Psjunkie « Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:15 am
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by Psjunkie » Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:15 am

Starting to play a bit with textures, so all help appreciated,,,

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Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:15 am
Location # 3 - Railroads and Rain

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:04 am
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by minniev » Sun Sep 09, 2018 1:57 am
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Well, here's a new thing I'm trying to learn, a sort of illustration technique. It is a mix of photo, photoshop edges, various filters, extreme...
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Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:04 am
My house, another try

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by minniev » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:08 pm

I'm always trying for an artistic impression of my old house. Here's another.

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Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:01 am
About Felix - Fingerwork of a New Variety

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:45 am
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by minniev » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:42 pm

My friend Felix the junkman lives behind this fence. The fence goes on for a quarter mile in this same fashion. I need suggestions as to how to...

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Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:45 am
Hay Bales

Last post by minniev « Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:08 pm
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by minniev » Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:25 pm
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A thing I did up for a lesson in using PS to do watercolor-ish stuff. All ideas, suggestions welcome. Original file shot yesterday at sunset, with...
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Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:08 pm
Benedikt

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:07 am
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by PietFrancke » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:41 pm
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Hi, Meet Benedikt Hellhorn - Evil Warrior, Reaper Miniature available at Amazon for ten dollars and fifty cents. From the bottom of his boots to the...
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Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:07 am
fingerwork - August 21 - Nymph Falls

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:45 am
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by minniev » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:32 pm

in real life, the sunbather was a not so attractive young man, so I changed it. The noon light made the whole thing uninteresting so I changed that...

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Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:45 am
'Sweet Hitchhiker' (composite)

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:30 am
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by davechinn » Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:05 pm
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It is rather hard to photograph cars, planes, or people without having bystanders or other obstacles mysteriously appear in the scene. This composite...
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Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:30 am
August Fingerwork #7 - Gallinule

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:15 am
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by minniev » Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:43 pm

I was happy to find some gallies in the backwaters of the local refuge just after sunrise, and decided to make a mess of them. All suggestions...

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Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:15 am
August Fingerwork #5 - If there be dragons

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:59 am
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by minniev » Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:23 pm
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I chose something I knew would be just about impossible for the fun of it - a water lily in the harshest sun imaginable. Then went from there with...
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Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:59 am
Small Boat at Sea (Composite)

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:46 am
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by Charles Haacker » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:03 pm
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Not precisely inspired by (perhaps homage to) some of Piet's creations, especially Lost .

This started with a literal snapshot with a smartphone...
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Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:46 am
Fingerwork for Today: Aspen in Snow

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by minniev » Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:48 pm

When in Aspen, I enjoyed the variety of architecture, but most of it dated from the time Aspen became prosperous. I found only a couple of structures...

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Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:57 am
Rainy Day Fingerwork

Last post by minniev « Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:03 am
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by minniev » Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:51 pm

Shop Window in New Orleans. Practicing my extractions.

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:03 am
'Winners & Losers'

Last post by Matt Quinn « Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:54 pm
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by davechinn » Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:59 pm

A composite of two separate images, both taken @ Keeneland horse racetrack in Lexington, Ky. I thought the two blended well together. Your thoughts...

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:54 pm
Fantasy Fingerwork

Last post by pop511 « Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:27 am
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by minniev » Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:36 pm

I've been watching lessons on compositing and a bunch of skills new to me were introduced in this round of tutorials. I had to practice so I wandered...

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:27 am

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