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Abstract Phtoography - Inspiration

Abstract photos

Liquid Photography

Liquid Photography, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

My first attempt at liquid photography

Dancing damsel

Liquid Photography ... What do u see in this?, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

This was my first attempt at liquid photography.
I did not have any other source of light. So, tried to take this shot on a afternoon sunlight, with camera flash.

Fisher man

Fisher man, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

This shot was taken in Muttukadu, Chennai.
I wanted to learn on how to overlay texture. This picture served as a very good one for me to make my first attempt :)
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How I apply TEXTURE OVERLAYS in Gimp:
1. Open and adjust your picture in Gimp
2. File/Open the texture (another window appears)
3. Edit/Copy the texture
4. Click your main picture to bring it forward, then Edit/Paste

(The texture is smaller and appears in the center of your main picture, it appears opaque)

5. Toolbox: click on the Scale Tool
6. Click the center of the texture on your main picture. Little drag symbols appear. I drag the texture (pull each side) to cover the main picture completely.
7. A box appears lower left (over the toolbox) called “Scale” Click the Scale tab on the box.
8. Channels, Paths box: Change “normal” Mode with the little triangle to select from the drop down menu: choose “overlay,” Now you see the texture overlay on the original picture.
9. Adjust the slider for Opacity to make the texture lighter/darker

10. File / Save As (name the file)
11. Click Export on the next box that appears, Click Save on the next box

Prince Charming!

Prince Charming!, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

Edited the photo to get the highkey effect using GIMP.

Tutorial here.

Srishti as Radha

Srishti as Radha, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

vroooooooooooooom

vroooooooooooooom, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

The car was parked in front of the apartment gate. Used GIMP to get the panning effect.

Obviously it is very clear that it is a parked car. Nevertheless, a good subject for my first attempt at using GIMP for getting the panning effect.

Tutorial here.

Is Srishti swimming?

Created using http://watereffect.net/

Water Effect

Experiment with light

Experiment with light, originally uploaded by Jayashreee.

I had taken this photos using my kids' toy mobile as the light source.
And, I had edited the photo using picnik.

Prop: Toy mobile.
Background: Black dupatta.
Equipment: Canon EOS 400D, 18-55mm kit lens, Tripod
Settings: Tv mode, 6 seconds shutter speed.