I thought I'd have a little play around with my photo editing software this morning...
...taking a self portrait, I blurred the original file so the skin tones and details were much softer, then I took the eye, kept the detail and overlaid it onto the blurred background.
This gives a strange depth of field illusion, one that I really liked doing, and one that has opened up a whole new avenue and excitement for me!
9 comments:
I really like this portrait. I like the mono, crop, composition and the sharpness and intense stare of the eye. Very well presented too.
Karen
Thanks!
Yes the eye was on a different layer to the main photo which was blurred a lot.
I put the title in the left bottom corner to assist with the natural direction the viewers eye takes. (well I HOPE it works anyway!).
It's not too bad playing around with self portraits, as in this case the subject has the same artistic views as the photographer!
:D
Very cool. I wish I understood more about layers. I learned a little bit recently, but I need to keep learning more stuff.
Look at you! You have been busy learning to be a photographer.
Nicely done!
Thanks Ruth, thanks Don.
It's all accident and luck!
I was sort of pleased with the actualy shot - although Jo reckons I look like a psycho on the complete picture - just as well I only did my good side eh!?
:D
Very nice work for 'just playing around' Stiggy. :p It is so much fun messing around with Photoshop and seeing what can be done.
Liesel
OMG!!!!!
How did you find me in this mass of things!?
Thanks Liesel - that means a lot coming from you!
Nice to have you pop by - I need to put more work on here really, but with Christmas et al it's all been a bit mad.
:D
Thank Mark for pointing me to your chicken blog. :D Understood about Christmas. I haven't had much of a creative bug here between holidays and work. And now Mark making me sick with his cold.
its a brilliant shot Stiggy
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