Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
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Have you ever wished you could conjure up a majestic tree with a few clicks? Photoshop's Tree Render filter could be your magical wand
Is your photography evolving or stagnating? Often this is a difficult and personal question. But it is one worth discussing, I believe.
AI art refers to art generated with the help of artificial intelligence. Is it considered real art? By many, yes. Let's take a look.
People, animals, and landscapes can be transformed into painterly art by using the Mixer brush in Photoshop.
I thought I might share something a little different with you today. I was recently asked over on Photofocus Community to share more before and after images, so I thought I would create a video of my full edit (sped up slightly) and explain what I did and how I got the finished image.
The Wonderful Animal Imaginarium book made a special Christmas present for a little boy in USA
Symbolism is the art of using an object to represent an abstract idea. We have been using them for many thousands of years in art and even literature. When an artist wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, they can use symbolism to suggest what they are trying to convey.
I love my pets and I love getting creative. Nothing allows my creativity to escape and really capture painterly portraits like Topaz Labs Impressions 2. Being able to recreate the look and stokes of some of my favourite painters — Rembrandt, Cezanne and LaSala, just to name a few.
On a recent outing, I spotted a friend placing these strange bits of glass in front of his camera while photographing butterflies. Ever curious I asked him what they were, what they do and how to use them. I was quickly introduced into the world of fractal prism filters…
Where does blurring the line between straight photography and digital art happen? Is it in the styling, the shoot or the edit?
One of the biggest fears we face when starting anything new is failing, right? Photography is no different, what if we are no good, what if we just don’t ‘get it’, what if people don’t like our photos, what if we cannot offer anything unique or special? So we fear failing, for some of us it is crippling, so much so we put down the camera. For me the camera is just an extension to myself, I feel lost without it, but it wasn’t always so. …
Awhile back I created this wonderful book of poems and digital art with Leslie Noyes from USA…as gifts for special people.
