While we’re waiting for this damned virus to die, I’ve been going out into the yard and photographing spring unfolding in the desert then playing with editing photos of patterns.
I broke down and bought the rest of PhotoScape X. It’s an editing program for both Mac and Windows. There’s a whole lot in the free part of the program and that’s what I’ve been using for a few years. Today, I spent the $40 USD to unlock the entire program. Below is the progression from start to finish.
The original photo. I look for patterns that I can play with. This is a huge agave that grows in my back yard.
Some of the overlays in the program. I look for wild colors and getting as many colors as possible into the photo.
The kaleidoscope function gives me some wild shapes.
I reverted to the photo just before the kaleidoscope, and used twirl. I repeated twirl a few times to move the colors around.
This is what happened when I used Tiny Planet and mirror after a few twirls.
Next, I played with light leaks.
I played with bokeh.
Then, I made a second kaleidoscope.
Eventually, I’ll take these photos, upload them to Spoonflower and make fabric designs. You can see my fabric designs here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman
You can see my other art in my store, Deb Thuman Art here: http://www.DebThumanArt.com
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