Week 42: Blue Fire Dragon
So Monday, with Ginger at Zumba, I pulled out the camera equipment to take some more pictures. Here is a picture of the setup, without the camera (which was in my hand):
Two flashes, wireless transmitters, reflector, remote release and tripod. Our hallway is perfect because I can darken the background in the day time. So the shot from Monday was this one:
And then I used a shot I had taken of some fire:
To create this shot:
So Ginger walked in from Zumba, took one look at the picture and asked: "Why do you look so mad?" We have been rolling in laughter all week over her saying that. And by the way, no particular reason, was looking for a wizardly look conjuring up fire!
So I decided, for Ginger, to create some more shots that didn't look so....serious! I also wanted to manipulate the flames to look like a dragon of sorts. Once I had created the dragon from the fire above, I made it blue (Ginger's idea!). I created two files, one with glowing eyes, one without:
This particular shot was Ginger's favorite (She likes me smiling not scowling!)! I changed the colors from green to purple to blue, with blue being her favorite. It is fun to work on a project during the week and see how it transforms from an idea to an actual picture.
I wanted to say thank you to all of you who gave me an encouraging word about last weeks picture. That picture, of all I have taken during this year's weekly challenges, is probably my favorite. What matters to me, more than how many views I get or people that follow the blog, is when my artwork touches people. I put a piece of me into each work I do and for that to be recognized means the world. So thank you all!
Baa
Two flashes, wireless transmitters, reflector, remote release and tripod. Our hallway is perfect because I can darken the background in the day time. So the shot from Monday was this one:
And then I used a shot I had taken of some fire:
To create this shot:
So Ginger walked in from Zumba, took one look at the picture and asked: "Why do you look so mad?" We have been rolling in laughter all week over her saying that. And by the way, no particular reason, was looking for a wizardly look conjuring up fire!
So I decided, for Ginger, to create some more shots that didn't look so....serious! I also wanted to manipulate the flames to look like a dragon of sorts. Once I had created the dragon from the fire above, I made it blue (Ginger's idea!). I created two files, one with glowing eyes, one without:
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| Glowing Eyes |
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| Regular Eyes |
This particular shot was Ginger's favorite (She likes me smiling not scowling!)! I changed the colors from green to purple to blue, with blue being her favorite. It is fun to work on a project during the week and see how it transforms from an idea to an actual picture.
I wanted to say thank you to all of you who gave me an encouraging word about last weeks picture. That picture, of all I have taken during this year's weekly challenges, is probably my favorite. What matters to me, more than how many views I get or people that follow the blog, is when my artwork touches people. I put a piece of me into each work I do and for that to be recognized means the world. So thank you all!
Baa
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