SOMETHING NEW

Many of our faithful followers are familiar with our Digital Abstractions. These are photographs that we modify in Photoshop to produce artistic images that have abstract and or impressionistic character. If you haven't seen this work before please check out some examples at:

http://www.mcfineartphoto.com/digital_abstractions/

Many people have asked us how we create these images but it is very difficult to answer because each image is different. There is no filter or button that you can press in Photoshop to accomplish this. Each image is the result of hours of work

Recently we have started working with the blending brush and other filters and have come up with what we hope is a unique look. In the example below I started with a photo of a cluster of white flowers and came up with the following image. (Click on the image for a larger view.)

Cathy and I would greatly appreciate your comments on this new addition to our Digital Abstracts, especially from those of you with fine arts backgrounds.

Thanks for your help.
Mark

Camera West Presentation

Tonight Cathy and I will be presenting at Camera West. The topic of our talk will be "Becoming Focused" and represents our development as photographers. For those attending tonight's presentation I have two recommended sources of information.

For photography in the US I cannot recommend highly enough Robert Hitchman's newsletter Photographing America. To date, he has published 117 issues, all packed with invaluable information for photographers. Check out Robert's site at:
http://www.photographamerica.com/
I highly recommend purchasing all of his back issues!

My second recommendation is for anyone planning a trip to the southwest. I strongly recommend purchasing any book by Laurent Martres. He has three volumes on the Southwest and one on Oregon. These books are full of precise detail that photographers will find very useful.

Best regards,
Mark