This is the second picture I have sent using a photo I took as a "template" in Photoshop to create an illustration.
Robert... I was a graphic designer most of my working life, and did quite a lot of illustration in PhotoShop. Working on top of a photo I took was pretty natural to me.
Docrob and Steven... Thanks again. I would hate to try this "technique" with a landscape, but it does work well with fairly simple subjects.
I stand corrected. The photographer O'Keefe was associated with was Edward Steichen. However, she did have an ongoing dialogue with Ansel Adams... they were all part of the art scene of their era.
I believe it was Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams, the photographer.
Using a photograph I took from a dock in Barbados as a "template", I used Photoshop tools and layers to create a graphic image of the side of a tugboat. None of the original image is left, only Photoshop layers. Original image was on my back-up drive which died. So much for back-ups. I lost several other images done the same way but luckily I have a print or two of them. Comments?
I think Georgia O'Keefe best you to the concept.
BigCoz--
Kick the tires, light the fire, and we'll brief at 40,000 on Guard frequency, then light up the GAR-11s.
Additionally, and I have tried this with great success, if you have a shark image at say 11 x 14, increase your image size in Photoshop in 10 percent increments. You will be amazed at the detail this method retains as opposed to just enlarging the image in one big step.
The red bowl should be in front of the vase and shifted to the viewers right to cover at least 1/3 of the vase.
In my experience, printing very sharp 16 x 20s on my Epson Pro 3800, using a Canon EOS 60D, the LENS is the most important equipment when it comes to sharpness. Shoot RAW, use a post processing PhotoShop plug-in such as SuperSharpener. 30 x 40 should be in the realm of possibilities, but the Hassy make the most sense if you've got the spare change.
Thanks to all! I always tend to overdo the HDR, then redo it after I see the first print. NIK does a great job with single image HDR... lots of choices and area adjustments.
Taken at the Hobe Sound Golf Course in Hobe Sound, FL... a view of the Par 3 green from the tee... no post processing. And a pic of the beach with very minor HDR work. Comments??
Par 3 green from the tee.
Hobe Sound, FL beach