Friday, May 3, 2013

Focus on: the Abstract



Making the image secondary.


Sally Russick's  Focus on Life prompt this week was "Abstract." She gave us several suggestions for how to create abstract photographs. But I decided to continue exploring  PicMonkey. 

Each week I do try to use new photographs for this project, but this time I used several images I had taken earlier, combined with an older picture, not taken by me, and one of the textures provided by PicMonkey to create the picture below. 

I used three images of the metal bridge near my home, one of the old bridge that it replaced, and a metal texture supplied by the program. And what you see below, I think qualifies as something brand new.



Here's a completely different effect, achieved by simply cropping  a slightly out-of-focus shot of a violet, then sharpening it and intensifying the color. 

Check in on what others have done to achieve abstraction at The Studio Sublime.

21 comments:

  1. DOn
    t know how to layer pictures.. the bridge is interesting! Love the colours in the violet!

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  2. sooooo interesting! I love the bridge photo - it looks like a painting!
    must try out picmonkey...

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  3. Photo editing programs are soooo much fun to work with. Great job!

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  4. I love the layered effect in the first photo!! Amazing. I'll be trying out picmonkey!

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  5. Very cool abstract pics! Love the layered effect, that one's my favorite because it really makes you think. But I'm really loving the colors and shape of the other one, too!

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  6. I really like the layering effect. I will have to try it. I love the second photo, though, with the great color.

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  7. Hey Beti, I was at Picmonkey too, but couldn't figure out the layering process. You sure make me want to learn it quick, lol!! Great photo!! And the violet makes me think of a hairy spider. Now that's a contrast!! :-)

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  8. Beti your bridge pic is a great job of showing abstract. You made a blurry image cool in the violet pic.

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  9. WOW that looks so cool! love the layering look

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  10. Fun stuff! The layering effect is cool. I achieved something that looks a little similar using a window reflection.

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  11. The layering looks like double exposure in a dark room. neat photo and the violet is fantastic!

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  12. Cool abstract interpretations!

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  13. The bridge photo is soooo cool! I love PicMonkey!

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  14. I really like the way you achieved abstract with these photos. Neat!!

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  15. Very cool! I love PicMonkey :)

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  16. Excellent job, Beti!! LOVE that bridge picture, the texture is wonderful.

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  17. I loved your interpretation of Abstract! The first pic is really one-of-a-kind!

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  18. I love PicMonkey! I have never layered photos or done anything like this. I will have to check that out. I usually do things like that in Pixlr. Always on the hunt for new apps for photos! Enjoy the day. erin

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