I have searched through my back catalogue of photographs and managed to find absolutely nothing that I could use. Maybe I just don’t have any imagination. Then I had another thought. Why don’t I just twist everything around and create some art imitating life.
Everything you see in this weeks post originally started life as a photograph shot at the Weston-super-Mare Carnival several years back. But then I decided to have a little play in Photoshop with some of my favourite plugins
“They . . . asked me:
“‘How do you make your pictures?’ I was puzzled . . .
“I said, ‘I don’t know, it’s not important.’ – Henri Cartier-Bresson
It’s been a while since I did anything like this. I’d forgotten how much fun it can be to just do something different and it makes a change from trying to master those pesky Luminosity Masks.
Photoshop is useful in many ways but must NEVER be used for the altering of photographs. My assistants and my agency do whatever Photoshop work for me that may be required as it is too complicated for my brain. – Elliott Erwitt
I’ve always liked the one above, notice I don’t call it a photograph because it no longer is. I don’t know what you would call it now. Any suggestions?
…painting is something you do. You make a painting. You don’t make a photograph. You see a photograph. Photography is seeing only, you see it, you release the shutter, you use your aperture, your machine and once you’ve seen it, that’s it. It’s done. – Jurgen Schadeberg
That wraps it up for this week, I hope you enjoyed the artwork? Here’s what other bloggers are saying about this weeks challenge….
Life imitates art – the walking pencil
The Imitation Game – Story of My Life
LargeSelf Weekly Photo Challenge – Life Imitates Art
Glass Manifestations Dog Imitates Art
Art imitates life – A Journey Called Life …
Life Imitating Art – Mostly Monochrome
Mama Cormier Life Imitates Art
Life Imitates Art …. – Rose Bay Letters
Jennifer Nichole Wells Life Imitates Art
Maria Morera Johnson WPC- Life Imitates Art
Say It With A Camera 
I think definitions of photography have broadened to include all your edits and more! We are no longer stuck in conventional ‘boxes’ and while some edits have come and gone in popularity (heavy HDR, for instance) it is what it has always been – a matter of personal taste (for which I am thankful!)
Love the post.
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There are still the purist out there who would gasp un shock and horror Anne. But as I’ve always said “My photograph, my vision”
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Great photos. I used to alter nearly every chosen photo. Then I quit. Spent too much time at the computer instead of taking pictures. Now it’s the opposite. I just do enough to make it look as it actually is. Sometimes to make it pop a bit. What you did here is a ton of work. This is the “artist” side of photography.
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Actually It didn’t take me all that long Alexandria. All of the photographs were passed through Topaz Labs, Impressions and Glow. To make life easy I just picked a preset for each photograph and that was it.
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These are incredible. Great job for sure.
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Thank you, Yvonne. Sometimes I like to go back to Photoshop and just play.
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I am impressed
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Thank you Jo, glad you liked them.
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