The eyes have it

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Guthlac
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This art bug is really starting to bite.  I have just tried to make my first painting.  Of course being me I decided to use Photoshop for a number of reasons.  So how did I do?   Well better than I would have thought.  However, as with every new adventure things didn’t go as well as I would want them.  However, as this is the first time I have done anything like this, I am still really surprised how well it did go.   The thing that gave the most satisfaction were the eyes.  I am still having problems with noses but, with time and practice, I am hopeful that I will master painting/drawing them as well.

So for now I will have to satisfy myself with the eyes.  An encouraging start.

One final thing.  This drawing/painting business is hard work.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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iPhonetography – a new word that may define a whole new era of photography

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Guthlac
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I know this hyperbole but perhaps the iphone may well create a whole new era of photography.   It is too early say whether this is so but it would seem that i am not the only one to enjoy the incredible creative potential of the iphone.  I am sure that there are other camera phones that are creating a similar buzz but as I use an iPhone then I am only interested, for the moment, with the iphone.

I initially thought that I was the only one who liked the quirky photographs that iPhone created but now I know I am not alone.  To prove this take a look at the following sites. 

This fade may well pass as many others have but I suspect that it won’t.  The reason for this is two fold.   The iPhone may well appeal to people who are creative by nature or inclination.  So they may well be more inclined to use the camera for something more than a tool to post snaps to Facebook.  The second is the success of the phone itself.  There may well be a critical mass building whereby the trend sticks.   However, with all predictions only time will tell. 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Its done – the portfolio has been packed!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Guthlac

Its done and dusted, I just need to send the parcel off. This really is a weight off my mind. That is until the assesment day.

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I’m on line at:

www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac
http://simonmarchini.blogspot.com
www.simonmarchini.co.uk

I hope you enjoy

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The mounting has begun!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Guthlac

Well this is it.  The final selection has been made and we are now mounting the photographs on boards.  Labels are being printed and checked as well as the statement of intent.  It can only mean one thing.  The ARPS portfolio is finally being brought together.  Hopefully, by tomorrow everything will be done and dusted and I can get on with my life.  Hopefully!?!
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Root canal – only one more session

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Guthlac

Only one more session and it will all be over. The root canal surgery will be thing of the past. Well that is what I thought last time but here we are six months later and another tooth has given up the ghost. I have no idea why know but I suspect it may well have something to do with advancing years. The last serious tooth problems I had was some 20 years ago so I suppose I can’t complain. By the way I couldn’t remember what a tooth looked like so the drawing is, well, lame!

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Elephant no. 2

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guthlac
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Elephant

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guthlac
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Painting with Photoshop

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guthlac
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I don’t how long I have been using Photoshop – years and today is the first day I have tried to use it to paint.  The result is irrelevant, although I quiet like my quick and dirty red squirrel, it has opened up a whole new area of creativity – sometimes it feels like my head is just about to explode at the moment with these new ideas that are racing in.
 

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Girl

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guthlac

Is this a likeness? I am not sure but I rather like this young girl, whomever she might be. I think she has a vulnerability to her, perhaps even an innocents. She was a pleasure to draw.

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Keeping a record

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Guthlac
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I have written many times before about the fleeting nature of digital images.  What appears to be the best file format suddenly disappears and you are struggling to find any system that can read the file let alone display the image.   This might sound  alarmist which it is but consider this – computer generated images have only been available for the last 20 or so years – there is no track record of longevity compared to a printed image.

With this rather in mind I have decided that I will start to print off some of my Brushes work.  This is not an act of vanity rather I feel it is important keep a record so that any progress you make can be judged.  Also it is so much more rewarding to hold a print, something physical, rather than look at a screen, no matter how good it might be.  Whilst I was preparing the print I suddenly realised that I can work on the images in photoshop and this open a whole new are of experiment and development.  All rather exciting.

Simon Marchini LRPS

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