Today I thought I'd share how I modified a photo from what I saw to what I felt. The initial photograph was taken of the Christmas lights at mid day in the summer. The composition intrigued me , but some thing was missing. The setting was an old fence in a steel mill town that had seen better times. When you are there you feel the abandonment and hard times. My original photo recorded the scene, but conveyed little emotion. Initially I set this picture aside for quite awhile, but in reviewing it ,I remembered how I felt not what I saw. I opened the photo in my Corel paint shop to spend a little time experimenting with cropping and adding a more painterly feel. This simple photograph, now looked and felt like the town with everything a little grimy and neglected. . After any photo trip, I hold off on deleting any images and often return again to see what memory the picture triggers, and then see if I'm able to recreate the memory and emotional response from my visit. I find that by stepping away for a while from a photograph, that when I revisit the image I see possibilities that I did not see initially. This image has generated a lot of positive comment from people who view it. I hope you enjoy the story behind the photograph..
Regards . Michael
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| Milltown Christmas |
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