Abstract Digital Photography

Crack The Sky

Fine Art Print

8x10 LTD. 20 Prints

on Fuji Crystal Archive Matte Paper

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The image above was captured using my 5 meg Vivitar Vivicam 5100. You can read unbiased reviews HERE at Amazon(dot)com. I include the link b/c amazon doesn't give two hoots about pleasing the manufacturer with inflated praise. Real people review the products; not a paid staffer who relies upon advertisers to pay his/her salary. That stated, you will discover that upon reading the reviews that this camera does have some drawbacks: shutter speed seems to be the biggest complaint -- I agree. Image capture can be slow. All the same it has its strengths. 5 megapixels for under $100.00 is a BIG plus. {I paid more than that several years ago for my 2 MP Camedia Olympus D-380!}

But this post is about abstract digital photography, and my main point is that it Does Not Matter whether you use a basic point and shoot or a high end professional dSLR. Great captures can be achieved regardless of the camera.

In the above example, the tree is located in my front yard. It was struck by lightning therefore the limbs will not grow leaves. This is ideal for giving a "winter scene" illusion, even if the image was taken in late spring. The lesson being: Find an Interesting Subject to shoot.

Next, is the fun part. Once you have your subject and have downloaded the images to your favorite picture editor, experiment with the editing features.

Saturation, Fill Light, Shadows, Highlights, Graduated Filters, Focal Black and White, Layers, Curves...run the gamut and find those that appeal to your artistic side.

With abstracts it is okay to "blow out" the frame or to underexpose it! We are free to break most of the rules. Of course, good compostion techniques should not be violated but in my estimation, all else is fair game.

BONUS...

Any subject that makes a fair snap-shot can be made into a better abstract! Why? Simply stated, most will not want to print a so-so picture. By this I mean, if the image is out of focus or we chose the wrong film speed, nine times out of ten it gets "trashed."

With abstracts, we can salvage many of those "not so great" pictures and turn them into something more intriguing. So why not spend some time and experiment with that imaging software? I trust you will be well rewarded.

Oh, and by the way, becoming familiar with that software will allow you to create better abstracts as well as realistic pictures. The image above is my proof. It has recieved many compliments in the months since I first shot it, and more importantly, it has sold!

taking only photographs, leaving only footprints

-ww