Portraiture (Portrait Photography) as Narrative Vincent Minor displays his digital portrait photography, also called portraiture, in The Woven Tale Press IV:1 …I began exploring new ways to express myself, through characters and storytelling with digital photography/manipulation. I started using self-portrait as a means…of creating a narrative from a concept into a visual image. …
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iPhoneography: Hoarfrost Series
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 Most mornings I take my Brittany, Kaylee, out for a walk at the nearby park. The Little Miami River runs through this section so I am always on the lookout for happenings on the water. This particular morning, it wasn’t what was on the…
How to Shoot a Gigapixel Photo
By Riccardo Montero of http://www.riccardomantero.com Just as I arrived in the Bryce, I noticed the clouds flowing quickly across the sky, the rays of the rising sun illuminating the pinnacles and the forests, and I started shooting immediately. Toward the end of my shoot which lasted almost two hours, I found myself having to replace…
8/2/15
Join me weekly when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Marion Bockelmann celebrates book nerds in this Postage People series. Alphabet City: The A to Z guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Lee John Phillips is drawing 100,000+ items from his grandfather’s tool shed. Embroidered houses and homes from Stephanie Clark. Street…
Two Up
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 Easy. That’s what I thought when I read the prompt: “utilize two sides of a square…allow for room to breathe….shoot top down…” Easy…not! Maybe I was overthinking this hold concept but I could not put anything together that made me happy. Pearls is one…
7/5/15
By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Objects from nature intensely crocheted by Susanna Bauer to create fragile, stunning artworks. Money is the medium in the cut collage works from Mark Wagner. Love this gorgeous scrapbook page from Beck Beattie. Collagraph rocks from London-based printmaker Tessa Horrocks. Snapshots of…
3D Digital Art
By Tom Repasky I first began using computers to create art in the 1970s. As much as I’ve always loved painting, I was never able to fully realize my inner visions using paint and a brush. Initially my computer art was limited to 2D. I discovered 3D when Caligari Corporation, released trueSpace 1.0, a 3D…
6/14/15
By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite art links I discovered in the previous week. Berndnaut Smilde photographs rainclouds. Indoors… Kelly Kilmer shares tips on collage. Dina Wakley shares tips on loosening up when painting. Finding your purpose from Danny Gregory. Digging the look of these 2 mixed media cards (and video) from…
Photo Apps: A Tea Party Instagram Challenge
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 There are times when I hit a creative block…like everyone does. I’ve learned to try not to fret about this and to be patient. Most times this works. As of late I’ve had one of those blocks, until I saw a challenge on Instagram…
The Digital Photo in the Raw
By Riccardo Mantero I’m allowing myself here a small vent: If there is one thing that makes me mount the beast, is showing my photos to someone for the first time and hearing : “Hey, but you…. Photoshopped them!“ If you want to piss me off, photographically speaking, that is one of the best ways. And I usually would like to respond…