Creative Outlet through Digital Photography
by Jenn Lee on Jun.07, 2010, under Blog
With the kiddos being out of school on summer break, I have been trying to keep them busy with fun projects of their own. Today was one of those days when it was hard to occupy my youngest son so I decided to do some creative photography with him….
Every once in awhile I have to admit it’s nice to break out of my usual artistic medium and play around with other ways to use my creativeness. I love playing with photography as a secondary tool as a creative outlet.
With today’s digital cameras you can take as many shots as you want and have the instant gratification as soon as you upload them to your computer. My tool of choice is a Nikon D70. It may not be the best digital camera or the newest but it has several great little tools embedded into it that makes it better than some of the newer cameras. If I was going to recommend a nice digital camera to play with…this would be it.
When you are sitting at home with the kiddos this summer and can’t get them to stop climbing the walls…get them to strike a pose for you…besides nice updated portraits of them to share with family, you can get creative and make digitally manipulated photos like this! Not only will you have a little creative fun, your kids will leave you alone for awhile after posing! Mu-ha-ha-ha….
If you don’t see what was so creative about the photo above, other than the fact it looks like my son is falling out of the sky…check out the original below…
All you need is a photo editing program like Adobe Photoshop or if you are looking for a free program, try GIMP. You can find tutorials online for either program and even some on Youtube. After you get the hang of it, you can have a lot of fun as well as this being a great creative outlet…in this artist’s eyes.
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June 7th, 2010 on 8:11 pm
LOL, this turned out awesome! It definitely takes a creative eye to see things like this thru from beginning to end. This really looks like he’s falling from a plane or something.
…and I have to agree, the Nikon D70 rocks!
June 8th, 2010 on 7:19 am
Thank you hon =)
June 8th, 2010 on 8:40 am
I love seeing the before and after – it really shows how this was done and how simply it can be done with a little creative editing!
June 8th, 2010 on 9:34 am
Thanks Christy! I have to admit, it may not be a painting, but digital manipulation is equally creative and can create some stunning work!
June 8th, 2010 on 10:11 am
Very cool. I like the before & after shots as well. Keep up the good work.
June 8th, 2010 on 12:27 pm
Thank you JJ! =)
June 15th, 2010 on 5:39 am
LOL, this turned out awesome! It definitely takes a creative eye to see things like this thru from beginning to end. This really looks like he’s falling from a plane or something.
+1
June 16th, 2010 on 10:05 pm
Thank you Nari. Playing with digital manipulation is fun and can definitely challenge ones creativity and teaches one to think outside the box =)
June 22nd, 2010 on 4:38 am
Stunning images! I appreciate the post so much!
June 28th, 2010 on 6:20 am
Your post was challenging and I like that. Great Post!