I participate in a photography forum. It keeps my mind sharp with regard to viewing other photographers' work - seeing what is going on through the eyes of many others out there. Occasionally I post a few of my images, and get critiques from the others. Mostly I just browse the posts. I'll offer my suggestions for those who ask for a critique. I also enjoy voting in the photo contests. This particular forum has a great group of photographers, and the images that win the contests are top shelf. Actually, I have found very little there that I would consider below par. I have a lot of fun participating. It's also a great learning experience. There are tutorials, which are nice. But even more educational is just viewing the work of others, and getting their feedback on what works for them, what doesn't etc. I've read some great comments by studio photographers. Great tips on flash placement, Photoshop tricks, etc. Here is a link to the forum.
http://www.photographycorner.com/
Anyway, I recently ran across this image, which was posted by a photographer who goes by the name Auslay. This image just caught my eye for some reason. The shapes of the light and shadows just make a nice abstract. I think he caught a neat little image here.
I asked him if I could have my way with it in Photoshop, and he agreed. This treatment fits in the the other images I created in my Digital Art album of 2009.
I will be shifting gears in 2010. I hope you will stay tuned to see what I come up with in the coming months.
