The dark arts
My first forays into creating new works from existing photographs were energetically colourful and often unrecognisable from the original shots.
For this collection I’ve gone in the opposite direction with an exploration of monochrome. The shots I chose to work with emphasise texture, structure and movement which I’ve tried to tease out with careful use of digital tools.
I went back to the original shots and cut them again. Some of them were never used and have been given life and exposure with this process.
Any thoughts and comments from photographers and artists alike would be really appreciated.
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They are great. The monochrome treatment really brings out the patterns and textures.
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Thank you, Melanie, much appreciated. Quite a contrast to the very colourful sets I’ve created before.
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Nice work Mike. I particularly like the ‘Circular sparks’ – the composition and contrast work really well.
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Much appreciated as ever, Noeline. That structure has many possibilities!
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Great images Mike, well worth the mono transformation! Andy
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Thanks Andy, much appreciated. I made a number of tweaks and made use of images that otherwise would have sat on the shelf probably for good!
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Inspiring, may well take a look at my back catalogue of images from belgrade now!
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Definitely! It works well for shots where there is a lot of texture.
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Will have a go sometime soon, have a great Sunday!
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Same to you, Andy. I hope Brussels is treating you as well as Belgrade!
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I really like the first photo, the white rose. I love the atmosphere.
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Thank you Koos. That rose was yellow in another life, and I was able to darken the background completely.
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Great job! You’ll have to teach me how to do this myself :-)
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Sure! It would have to be hands-on tuition…
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I love hands on, I’m not a theoretical kind of person.
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Excellent, that’s what I like to hear.
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I can’t wait to go to London!
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Well it’s not so far to come :-)
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I like “Circular sparks” a lot and I also like “Monochrome swirls”. I can see that you like different patterns and details. :)
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I really appreciate that, Malin. Texture is wonderful in photographs, especially when there’s nothing else to deflect your attention. It’s also good to revisit shots from scratch and make them new.
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Yes, I agree with you. :)
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