The Apple Bites Back

After practicing the layer mask technique on a few images i saw a picture similar to the one above, an apple with a snakes mouth coming from the side, and i decided to have a go at creating something similar. Using the layer mask tool and being very patient this is how the image turned out. This is probably my best edit yet, and i am seriously considering using it as one of my finals.

Penguin Creature

This is an image i created using the three images above of a dog, tiger and penguin. I got the idea for this by looking through random images people have created on Photoshop and i just thought doing something like this is a good way to experiment with the layer mask technique. After using this I've found that it's a much more efficient technique than simply using the eraser tool when overlaying layers. The only thing i would change if doing this again would be trying out different animals.

Global Warming?

The first image with the straw on the end of the can is where i took the inspiration to make my own re-creation from. I created this image using a cloud brush i downloaded from www.deviantart.com. The hand holding the can was taken from Google however, and the background was just filled blue. I really like the image and am happy with the final outcome. If i was to re create this image i would try different cloud positioning in the background and maybe try and make the cloud coming out of the can look more like spray, rather than making it look more like clouds.

Street Sunrise

Just a quick image i've created using a brush pack that i downloaded from www.deviantart.com called 'Urban scrawl'. I also used some spray paint brushes to add a street art effect in the sun rising, and merging the colours between the sky and the sun.

David Foldvari

David Foldvari's work often addresses subjects of alienation, identity and belonging; “Dealing with negative issues in my work helps to keep me balanced in real life”. His work has gained international recognition. Influenced by his Eastern European roots his work is taking a more honest and personal direction and returning to its’ fundamental roots. He now lives and works in Brighton, England.

 Foldvari's work Really interests me,  the images above are two of my favourite images from his collection. The first image, "eyeface" is my favourite of the two. I like how out of the ordinary it is and how it catches your eye as soon as you look at it. The second image, "All Cunts" in my opinion comes across with a very strong message. Not only is the main part of the image a swear word, but the word consists of celebrities faces who David Foldvari thinks, are "cunts".

Dollar dollar bill yo

Zombie

Re-creating a masterpiece

On the left you see Erwin Blumenfeld's  1950 Vogue magazine cover. In them days editing software stretched stretched as far as paint and a paintbrush, nowadays on the other hand, we have access to incredible computer software such as Photoshop. My version of this image (right) was made for our  Unit 2 Re-creation project. I took my inspiration from Rankin's re-creation of Blumenfeld's image where he used modern tech to create a modernized version of the cover. Rankin went down the road of making the image a bit less serious by getting his model to cheekily stick her tongue out and lick her top lip. He also added the nostrils of the model into his version of the picture to fill a bit of the plain space left in the middle, this i liked, however the cheeky tongue i didn't think best to add into my re-creation as i wanted a formal re-creation with the twist of using modern technoligy such as digital cameras and editing, and high quality lighting equipment, whilst getting as close to Blumenfeld's original as possible. Which in my opinion i have done quite well for a days work.

Portraits

Ma sink

These are two images from a shoot i did messing around with shutter speeds in my bathroom sink a few days back. This image on the left is a well timed drop of water hitting a filled sink. I edited it in Photoshop  for a few hours and ended up with this, the original is not far different from this image, by this i mean that no water or added splash has been added to the photo, only it has been made brighter and such things as reflections from the plug have been removed. I really like this image and take great pride in calling it one of my own.

This image is of water running from the tap in my bathroom. The image hasn't been edited in Photoshop, however i did touch it up on the crappy editing software that comes with Microsoft picture viewer called 'Fix'. (This is a default program on any Microsoft computer as far as i know) although it hasn't been edited "properly" as such, i do however like it very much as it is. in my opinion it almost looks like ice, the sparkles coming from the tap in the background are also very attractive to my eye, this was done using a very low aperture to create a low depth of field, blurring the background. I also much prefer the image in gray scale to the original because i feel that it gives more of that ice effect.