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Well, it’s no surprise what these are! This is probably my most easily discernible image (even without the helpful title). Yes, I have immortalised my fingerprints.<\/p>\n
What may be slightly less discernible is how I made this image. No, I did not dip my fingertips in red paint.<\/p>\n
I played with a bucket.<\/p>\n
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I really enjoyed the strong backlight and how the pads of my fingers pressed against the plastic, providing a slightly darker appearance than the rest of my fingers.<\/p>\n
Here’s an example where my fingertips suggest three, mysterious and disturbing hooded figures, advancing in the twilight.<\/p>\n
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Somewhat starker and simpler (and looking more like fingers) is the ‘out of the camera’ shot for ‘A Touch of Red’.<\/p>\n
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Of course, in the original, there’s absolutely no hint of red, and it’s reasonably far removed from what I ultimately ended up with.<\/p>\n
This is where I embarked upon a bit of a journey. Back in the day when I had very little skill in Photoshop and only possessed a rudimentary grasp of the basics, my ‘playing’ was not particularly sophisticated.\u00a0 For example, I would tweak levels, contrast and brightness, and hue and saturation to see what enhancements I could make.<\/p>\n
Sometimes curiosity got the better of me and I went out on a limb, tweaking these elements to their extreme, just to see what effect they’d have on the image. I’m very glad I did, as ‘A Touch of Red’ is the result of such daredevil experimentation!<\/p>\n
It’s certainly been a while since I made this image, so I can’t take you through exactly<\/em> what my processes were. Frankly, they were probably incredibly unstructured, with a lot of toing and froing and a fair amount of luck thrown into the mix!\u00a0 However, these four intermediate shots I’ve put together will hopefully give you an idea.<\/p>\n What appeals to me the most about ‘A Touch of Red’ is its simplicity. It is what it is, and nothing more. No pretence. no artifice. It’s direct and straightforward. A good philosophy for life maybe…<\/p>\n Well, it’s no surprise what these are! This is probably my most easily discernible image (even without the helpful title). Yes, I have immortalised my fingerprints. What may be slightly less discernible is how I made this image. No, I did not dip my fingertips in red paint. I played with a bucket. I really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-x-4.jpg\" "\\"The")
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