I have't posted about my portfolio work in ages! And it seems to get more attention then me drowning on about the inspiration behind the work, which is understandable! So hopefully, as my learning curve I will add more work onto my blog: and make it something you want to see!
With my photography I have so many pictures I took that I am so proud of, but the main subject is a person. And I would need their consent to post them up here, so I am going to stick to other photographs depicting nature or animals. Although most of my work is based on the human figure (it's just such an amazing starting point for a lot of work, and such a skill to have- to draw from the human figure, and to capture the essence of what you want to create on camera), I think for my blog it is better for me to stick to things that I don't mind sharing with the internet!
I really love these two photos because they both have rich backgrounds and play around with the focus on the camera. I did have another photo like this that created a nice trio of ideas but the focus wasn't as good (She kept moving, and because it was portrait didn't quite match with the style and orientation of the others). But this is what it is about, using your eye for a good finished product and changing it around until you get something you are happy with! I used a flash to catch the darker and lighter tones, but this plays against her eyes: it seems to create a glazed effect. I did soften her eyes later on a simple photo editor that comes with all computers (just getting rid of red eye, it seems to get rid of some of the glazed-over eye look).
I will put some more of my hand drawn work up soon! It's just having to photograph it and upload the stuff seems never ending! So there will be more tips and hopefully more exciting work on here very soon!
Ellie
With my photography I have so many pictures I took that I am so proud of, but the main subject is a person. And I would need their consent to post them up here, so I am going to stick to other photographs depicting nature or animals. Although most of my work is based on the human figure (it's just such an amazing starting point for a lot of work, and such a skill to have- to draw from the human figure, and to capture the essence of what you want to create on camera), I think for my blog it is better for me to stick to things that I don't mind sharing with the internet!
I really love these two photos because they both have rich backgrounds and play around with the focus on the camera. I did have another photo like this that created a nice trio of ideas but the focus wasn't as good (She kept moving, and because it was portrait didn't quite match with the style and orientation of the others). But this is what it is about, using your eye for a good finished product and changing it around until you get something you are happy with! I used a flash to catch the darker and lighter tones, but this plays against her eyes: it seems to create a glazed effect. I did soften her eyes later on a simple photo editor that comes with all computers (just getting rid of red eye, it seems to get rid of some of the glazed-over eye look).
I will put some more of my hand drawn work up soon! It's just having to photograph it and upload the stuff seems never ending! So there will be more tips and hopefully more exciting work on here very soon!
Ellie
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