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As a follow-up to my previous blog about "Is Photography Really an Art?" I thought I would post some very ordinary photographs and show the viewer what I did with it to change it into what I consider art.
To me, the before photo is of no value as a snapshot, much less art. I almost didn't take this photo. I thought it looked cluttered and was wishing I had a plain background (such as sky only) to work with. However, that was not the case. So I positioned the shot so the water tower would be between two of the bells. Basically, I start out by working with it as a straight photograph to make it the best it can be. I start with saturation (if any), lighting and shadows. If I'm not happy with that result, I may add some Photoshop effects. In this case, I added "ink outlines."
I hope you like the difference.
Click the link below to see the "after" image.
