iPaintery Flowers

Costco Flowers

Some days you just don't have the image you want to paint right in front of you. That is when it is great to have a friend post an image that just screams the need to be iPainterly'd. John Barclay, in fine iPhoneography style, was shopping in Costco and stopped to capture several versions of this gorgeous bouquet of flowers with his iPhone. When I saw it I knew I wanted to iPainterly it. So I asked if I could. Next I found an email from him that was titled, "Have Fun!" Which of course I did. Thanks JB.

Take your iPhone images to the next step with the power of blending, brushing and masking. Teri Lou is offering her first online advance course starting April 18th. Ask for more information of the course at teri@terilou.com

Blending and Brushing

There is so many artistic ways to use blending and brushing when creating. Tonights blog started with an image of a fisherman at a beach in Delaware. Such a simple moment. However I am not feeling that simple at the moment so I continued to add elements to the image until I came up with a composition of many elements I captured that day. I have been told that your best work comes when you put your emotions into it. I can't say the color in this image has anything to do with my mood but the concept of having lots going on right now is.

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Take your iPhone images to the next step with the power of blending, brushing and masking. Teri Lou is offering her first online advance course starting April 18th. Ask for more information about the course at teri@terilou.com

iSpaceStation

iSpaceStation

Yesterdays blog was a simple Tiny Planets app processing technique. When I sat down with my images today, I thought I wanted to 'play' with that app once again but knew there had to be more than just simply curling the skyline into a circle.

So today I spent time not only trying many variations of the final image but I wanted to share my step by step process since yesterdays blog had two people asking for 'more info'.

I started by taking a past blog post of the City Center in Las Vegas and applied both the 'tiny planet' version and the 'tiny tube' version. See below.

Then since fxPhotoStudio, a favorite app, had a recent update that included some sketching filters, I applied one of them to the 'tiny tube' version: Color Pencil Sketch. At this point I knew that I wanted my final version to be processed in Juxaposter with the frame in frame idea.

I continued by adding two additional filters: Marine and Vintage Blue. Followed by a thin black frame. See below screen prints from my iPad.

Next I processed the 'tiny planet' version by first sharpening it in PerfectPhoto and then opened it in fxPhotoStudio to just add a thin black frame.

Finally I opened both images in Juxaposter and placed one on top of the other turning the top image slightly.

I think the image actually looks like it is a futuristic space station. Who knows maybe my grandchildren will live in a place like this some day!

FxPhotoStudio also made an exciting announcement yesterday. Click here for more information.

Spring Flowers in Death Valley

Creation through Play

I find that many times when I am teaching I encourage 'play'. I think play is important in allowing your creative juices to flow. Those that are structured and need everything in its place seem to lose some of the creativity we were born with.

Many of us grew up in the day when we were told, " Don't touch or it will break." So we are afraid to tap the button or swipe our finger to test the what ifs. We are afraid of the, "What if it breaks." I want to encourage you to play with the inner child in you that says, "Yes I can! I can draw, I can paint and I am creative."

Today's image was created because I played. I am often asked if I know what the image is going to look like when I shot it. Most of the time absolutely not. Most of the time I don't even know how I will process it until it is done. I find that I create my best pieces under two scenarios: 1. When I get lost in the tiny image on the small screen of the iPhone. I seem to step into it while moving my finger over the smooth glass. I simply go from app to app instinctively because I have learned what is possible from previous creations. I might be trying 3 different directions at the same. All while keeping in mind the ultimate possibly of blending parts of them together as the final masterpiece. 2. Many people believe my best images are when I spend the time to iPaint them.

Earlier this month I was asked by Dewitt Jones, a fellow iPhoneographer, how I created the image I titled "Mystery at the Dunes". I was honored to tell him. However what took me 20 minutes to create took one hour of trying to recreate. I was so involved in creating the image that I didn't pay attention to where my thought processes were. I remember thinking about trying this or that, but did I do it? I couldn't remember. I put forth the effort because I knew Dewitt would appreciate it. He did and gave me the ultimate compliment afterwards.

So don't get caught up in negative self talk and don't be surprised that once you learn what is possible with all the apps available under your fingertips that you too begin to create your best work.

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Off Kilter

Captured in Death Valley. 

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Sorry everyone for the lack of details. Not feeling well tonight and grateful to just be posting. Kinda feel off kilter...hence the processing...Night.

Bryce Canyon Cave

I had fun with this one.

Originally when I stitched this one together it was on a 45 degree angle. As you have seen from some of my past posts you can get some quite interesting stitches at times. Since I didn't want the leave the photo on a 45 degree angle I spend time going through various apps trying to straighten it without luck. Most of the time the app wanted to cut the top and bottom off the photo which made it totally lose its effect. Finally Juxaposter works. With that app I was able to move and scale the stitched image. I placed it on the textured background of a photo I took on the same hike. Yes, the colors on the limestone walls were really brilliant in some areas.

I finished the processing in Filterstorm adding a layer so I could bring the same texture and color to the sky.

What a wonderful hike I had among the hoodoo's that afternoon.

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