This is my weekly self-imposed challenge to improve my budding photography and photo editing skills over the coming year. I just started shooting with a "real" Canon digital rebel camera a year ago, after upgrading from iPhone only shots. I've been enjoying experimenting with the hobby and also using some of the skills I'm learning to improve my beer photography for the rest of this blog as well. Hopefully folks are enjoying taking this journey with me! As always feel free to add your own link at the bottom of the page if you want to play along…
Last week I tested out my new telephoto lens for the challenge. This week I'm experimenting with replicating the look of the old silk screen technique that my mom used to used when I was growing up. The idea when using digital editing is to basically cut out some of the gradations of color, limiting it to 3-8 main colors, and then alter the lines/borders of those colors to be less defined. I mostly used the Photoshop Elements Cutout filter for these. I'd be glad to hear if anyone else has other ideas for doing this type of effect!
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| I didn't love this picture on it's own, but the effect makes this stand out a bit more. |
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| This picture was from Kerkom Brewery in Belgium. I loved the rustic look of old wagon wheels casually leaned up against the peeling wall. |
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| I like the visual of this background a lot, while the already well defined Monarch stays pretty clear. |
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| This last one was taken in Maastrict, Netherlands. I used the Cutout filter and then added back a bit of detail with the Posterization filter to add more lines. |
So there you go, fun with a new filter effect! Sometimes cutting out detail can be as striking as super defined and clear photos. Feel free to link your page/blog below.
Next week I'm going to be posting pictures of Spring! So get out there with your camera and take some pictures of the changing season.
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