I was dinking around with a tutorial that shows how to create a classic solarisation look in Photoshop. Man Ray is one of my all time favorite photographer/artists, so I felt it only necessary to try and replicate what masters like that used to create only after lots of practice and flat out luck.
Technology is grand.
Gravestone at Sleepy Hollow
I love visiting an aquarium or zoo of any kind, and no I don’t have kids! Being an observer in another world is always thrilling. We decided to check out the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.
Textures are my passion, and I love making photos hyper-surreal and trippy. Here are a couple I’ve worked on for fun.
Sullen Seahorse
I’m a little addicted to HDR Toning feature in Photoshop. It helps turn captured scenes into these other-worldly landscapes with very little effort.
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Subterranean Octopus
I had this texture in mind as I was taking the shot of the octopus’ tentacles on the glass. What luck he was in that position for me! This was created by applying a threshold mask to original image, then blending an olive color fill over it using Linear Light mode. Then I sandwiched in another scratch metal texture and blended it using Subtract. The result is a real gutter/subterranean spin on something organic.
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To start things off, I wanted to share a few serendipitous photos from Greenwood Cemetery near where I live in Brooklyn. My hobby has been photographing cemeteries for as long as I can remember, so you will see lots here in the future for sure!
I say serendipitous because the sun light was the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, and this particular cemetery is kept in a such a meticulous manner that a stroll through is anything but sinister. I decided to share the images completely unedited, to illustrate my point.
Welcome to the first post of Optic Redux!
I plan on making this my all around repository for what I find fun and interesting. I’m on a path of learning digital design and photography, so you can look forward to seeing my ongoing work here as my skills progress.
Who knows what the future will bring, but I hope to share amazing photography (hopefully mine later but others that I admire!), artwork, and musings.
Stay tuned, and thanks for joining…..
