One of the many joys of being an artist is the ability to tackle many art forms. I am a designer, photographer and a musician. A lot of my personal art (art I create for myself) is abstract in nature. This is a sweet release from the corporate imagery I work to create everyday. While personal projects are easily put on hold in order to finish up client work, I'm making a true effort to complete a couple personal projects this year.
I've posted a couple piano jams on this blog and I'm excited to announce that I plan to expand these jams into a full album in 2012. My abstract piano jams are completely...
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I love photography that's simple therefore, I am drawn to only using one light. This weekend I took a couple friends a blue light gel and my Nikon SB700 speedlight on a photographic adventure. The results were more than expected with an added punch to my urban photographs.
The Power of One Light Photography
The simpleness of one light photography makes it an outdoor photographer's dream. The equipment is minimal yet you can achieve dramatic results. The above photos were all shot with one SB700 covered in a blue gel set to the left and the sunlight. The set up can't get much easier unless...
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I’ve been super busy in Photoshop over the last few weeks creating fairy tale lands for an upcoming project in 2012! Most of you know my artwork is mostly abstracts mixed with a little photography here and there. This is the first project where I literally dove head first into photo composition thus, unleashing completely new Photoshop powers.
While challenging, this has been a very rewarding and fun project. As artists, we should always try to evolve our skills and sometimes that means stepping outside of our normal routine. I’ll share more fairy tale photos soon.
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Balloons offer a great photo opportunity. Not only are they a rare photographic event, you have the opportunity to capture them in the day and at night. I always lean toward low light or night photos for the challenge and to better familiarize myself with my lenses and settings.
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What does the creative progression look like on one of my abstracts? See the below thumbnails for a look at the stages to the final abstract.
Each stage is an exploration of color and brush strokes. Then textures and contrast are added before a final color palette is applied.
Final Result
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