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TPRO INSIGHTPublic Transportation for Photographers

INSPIRATIONPhotography’s Ongoing Affair with Nature Carrie’s Collage Paintings Wed Retro with Fantasy

PICSART IN ACTIONPicsArt Effects Offer a Range of Subtle Changes

TUTORIALSCapture the Beauty of Dusk in 5 Easy Steps This Editing Tutorial Will Blow Your Mind… Literally How to Draw a Castle, Using PicsArt Drawing Tools Design Your Own Thanksgiving Card with PicsArt

WHAT'S NEWBuilding the Largest Network of Creatives The Mistake Makes the Art: Glitch Photography

INTERVIEWKirsty Mitchell's Photos Inspired by Fairy Tales

FEATUREDown the Road of Anticipation DIY PicsArt Pillow A Wonderland of Inspiration Marco Giussani Captures the Lives of Strangers

TA B L E O F

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Editor-in-Chief | Arusiak KanetsyanArt Editor | Cristina GevorgArt Director | Vahan BalasanyanDesigner | Ina SarkoCopy Editor | Madlene MinassianEditorial Contributors | Arto Vaun, Ani Mouradian, Mark GargarianSpecial Contributors | Chris Corradino, Garine Tcholakian, Lou JonesIn-House Photographer | ma_lina

Address: PicsArt Inc.,

Copyright of Socialln Inc. ( PicsArt Photo Studio ) 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be re-used without the written permission of the publisher. The content of this magazine is for informational purposes only and is, to the best of our knowledge, correct at the time of publication. PicsArt Photo Studio does not claim any ownership right for the photos in the Magazine. All photos,if not mentioned otherwise, are the property of respective PicsArt users. The PicsArt username or photo owner is cited on each photo. PicsArt Photo Studio has a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, limited licence to use, modify, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, and reproduce PicsArt users’ photos, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Magazine in any media formats through any media channels.

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The leaves are golden and red, the air is chilled, and there’s a sense of wondrous change as winter approaches. In this issue of PicsArt Monthly there’s a superb collection of articles, photo galleries, and tutorials for you to curl up with and enjoy on a cold evening while sipping some hot tea or a cappuccino.

Black and white photos capture the mystery of everyday life, the tension between intimacy and detachment. Marco Giussani’s photos crystalize the transient moments in public places that strangers share, where they aren’t strangers for a moment.

Garine Tcholakian visits Yves Rocher’s hometown of La Gacilly in France and immerses herself in the environment, culture, and scenery that inspired the entrepreneur in so many ways.

The transition from autumn to winter has an element of strangeness that British photographer Kirsty Mitchell taps into with her beguiling photos based on fairy tales from her

childhood. Her work is a mind-bending combination of theatre, film sets, and paintings, all within her masterful photographic techniques. Our interview with her sheds much light on how she creates such fascinating photos.

Some of you might remember when photography involved more chance, before digital took over analog. At times, photographers would end up keeping and even focusing on the random “mistakes” in their photos. Now this has re-emerged as glitch photography, an interesting trend in which digital artists are again using “mistakes” or other interferences in their work to add layers of texture to photos. There’s much more in the November issue, including new tutorials and a special message by our PicsArt CEO in honor of PicsArt's third birthday. So make sure to sit back and enjoy. As always, feel free to write to us with comments and feedback.

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In order to work for the greatest good, public transportation has to be designed for the least common denominator. So it is always inconvenient, under construction, inadequate, crowded, and slow. For photographers, this sort of uncertainty can be devastating to critical planning.

Great cities have elaborate public transportation systems. They maintain subways, bus routes, taxis and unique alternatives like dala dalas (Tanzania), tap taps (Haiti)--some

legal, some not. Throngs of people have to be moved around a city for work, for commerce, for pleasure and other nefarious reasons. In some urban areas the streets are so overcrowded that mass transit moves faster than private cars.

On assignment in Tokyo, Japan, I tried to go from one appointment to the next using their very efficient, very clean taxis. I soon learned that traffic was so bad that their very efficient, very clean subways were faster.

First off, public transportation is a misnomer.

by Lou Jones

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PRO INSIGHT

http://fotojonesblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/sibway.html

AXIOM NUMBER ONE:IT DOESN’T WORK

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Even under the best

conditions getting

around on mass

transportation is

confusing. Reading

subway maps,

transferring from

one bus to another,

understanding

timetables in foreign

languages can bring

you to your knees.

Public transport alters

the pace of daily

life. My pet peeve is

that these systems

should always be

designed with non

natives, elderly and

illiterate riders in

mind. With experience

you get better at

second guessing the

engineers’ logic.

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Rushing to a job, I

once traveled in the

wrong direction on

a subway because of

one letter misplaced

on a subway map.

After waiting for

hours, my subjects

were not amused

and did not believe

my excuse when

I finally showed

up. You may need

help deciphering

each countries

peccadilloes. On

the other hand,

getting lost can also

develop into some

exciting photographic

adventures.

AXIOM NUMBER TWO: NAVIGATION IS HARD

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Safety is a big consideration. In large crowds tourists are targets for pickpockets and gangs. Don’t carry large amounts of cash or display valuable equipment. In some towns cab drivers can be predators. Even flagging a cab on the street can be dangerous. Without prior vetting by your hotel concierge or a friend, fares may be in dispute. Always get your luggage out of the trunk before you pay.

Even on the local cars, vans and buses that natives depend on, you may find yourself being charged a different rate. Non-accredited drivers prey on people at train stations and airports. You have to be ever vigilant. A competent taxi driver is worth his/her weight in gold. Good ones know everything.

AXIOM NUMBER THREE: NOT EVERYONE

IS SAVORY

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Subways are to cities what the six gun was to the Old West—the “Great Equalizer”. In the crush of rush hour they transport teeming masses under metropolises all over the world. They distill the various strata of humanity, rich/poor, majority/minority, intellectuals/crazies—no one gets there any faster.

From the window seat of a bus you can see a city displayed in front of you. I used to take long bus rides with a city map in hand and marked my route so I could return later to photograph something I liked. It was cheap.

Anyone with “coin of the realm” can flag

down a taxi. But there are intermediate conveyances that service many

municipalities. They

are fun, unique and

bizarre. In Tanzania,

for short money, you

can ride on the back

of a motorcycle called

boda boda in order

to bypass traffic. I

have sat in the middle

seat of Philippines’

Jeepneys crushed

between other riders,

chickens on my

shoulders, camera bag on my lap and my luggage tied to the roof. Conversation was brisk, lively and unintelligible. The three-stroke engines of tuk-tuks in India are ubiquitous, toxic and highly regulated. I went everywhere in them.

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AXIOM NUMBER FOUR: ANYONE CAN DO IT

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To show up for a

proper assignment

on a bus might be

very déclassé. But

for editorial, fine

art, travel or street

photography, it may

be the perfect vehicle.

Anyone can rent

cars or hire drivers.

However public

transportation lets you

rub shoulders with the

hoi polloi makes for

shared experiences

and is part of the

fabric of a civilization.

Better to see the

unadorned, backside

and insider favorites.

Greater opportunities

for photographs. Be a

good ambassador. Put

yourself out there. You

just might like it.

AXIOM NUMBER FIVE: THEY MAKE GREAT PICTURES

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AXIOM NUMBER FIVE: THEY MAKE GREAT PICTURES

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Its Current Lover, Autumn

The season of change,

the year’s final and

loveliest smile. Autumn is

a dynamic season full of

character that is always

interpreted by authors

and artists in different

ways. Photographers

are always bound,

guided and inspired by

nature and its seasons.

Autumn’s influence on

the way photographers

perceive and embrace

the world around them

is no less significant and

captivating. It has its

unique charm, that seeps

into photography visually

and aesthetically.

PHOTOGRAPHY’S ONGOING

AFFAIR WITH

NATURE

INSPIRATION : Photo

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Seasons determine lighting and the range of scenes one can capture or depict. Autumn is unique and beautiful in that it flaunts its assets, making it impossible to ignore its scenic endowments. As a result we find ourselves exposed to photography that is perhaps more sensitive and perceptive to the details that become apparent this time of year.

These leaves are a symbol of change as they evolve into a mesmerizing array of colors and textures- a treat to experience through crisp camera lenses. These images are a treasure chest of visually detailed and warm realities. Autumn leaves and their changes also speak with the natural cycles existent in life. Renewal, growth, change, and distinct characters all depict autumn and its photographers.

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PICSART EFFECTS OFFER A RANGE OF SUBTLE CHANGES

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Ye s , w i t h P i c s A r t yo u c a n t ra n s f o r m yo u r p h o t o s i n t o eve r y t h i n g f r o m a c a r t o o n t o a 1 0 0 - ye a r - o l d D a g u e r r e o t y p e p h o t o g ra p h . B u t P i c s A r t e f f e c t s a l s o o f f e r a ra n g e o f m o r e s u b t l e c h a n g e s t h a t g i ve t h e d i s c r i m i n a t i n g eye a l o t o f o p t i o n s t o c h o o s e f r o m .

T h i s v a r i e t y m a ke s t h e ex p e r i e n c e w o r k i n g w i t h yo u r p h o t o s r i c h a n d ex p e r i m e n t a . H e r e yo u c a n s e e o n e p h o t o d o n e f o u r w ay s : w i t h t h e C i n e ra m a , D o d g e r, F i l m , a n d V i n t a g e I vo r y e f f e c t s . T h e s e

a r e m o r e s u b t l e t w e a k s i n t o n e , t i n t , l i g h t i n g , a n d f o c u s . W h e t h e r i t ’ s t h e s o f t f o c u s a n d m a t c o l o r s o f t h e F i l m e f f e c t , o r t h e c r i s p a n d b o l d l i g h t i n g o f t h e D o d g e r e f f e c t , P i c s A r t g i ve s yo u a w i d e d i a l w i t h a d i ve r s e ra n g e o f v i s u a l c o m b i n a t i o n s . I f yo u ’ r e s o m e o n e w h o l i ke s t o p e r f e c t yo u r p h o t o s d o w n t o t h e s m a l l e s t d e t a i l , o r i f yo u l o o k f o r a v a r i e t y i n y o u r v i s u a l ex p e r i e n c e s , P i c s A r t a l l o w s yo u t o e a s i l y s w i t c h from option to option until you f i n d o n e t h a t g e t s yo u r v i s i o n ex a c t l y r i g h t .

PICSART IN ACTION

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Don’t Leave Before the Show Is OverA glorious sunset will always attract a crowd. Yet, the moment the sun dips behind the horizon, most everyone departs in a hurry. What they don’t realize, is how exceptional the light can be at dusk. The 15-20 minute window following sunset is actually the ideal time to shoot scenic and landscape photos. Postpone your dinner plans as the results are well worth the delay.

CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF DUSK IN 5 EASY STEPSby Chris Corradino

TUTORIAL : Shooting

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Pack a Flashlight

In extremely low light, small camera buttons and

dials become difficult to see. A small flashlight, or

even your smartphone can provide the proper amount of illumination.

This also comes in handy for navigating dark

trails and rocks. To keep it from getting lost, I

prefer the key ring type that can be attached

to a camera bag. While this seems like a common sense item,

don’t underestimate its usefulness. Hiking

back to your car after dusk can be dangerous

without artificial light to lead the way.

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Make Silhouettes Work for YouThe silhouette is a most effective exposure tool that works especially well at dusk. The trick is to set up your exposure based on the sky. In the shot, I wanted to emphasize the crimson colors over Cape May. By doing so, the figures are simplified to shape and form. Without properly exposed faces, the theme becomes less personal, and more universally recognized. A moment between a father and son is something most people can relate to.

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No Tripod? No Problem!It’s true, a tripod is a landscape photographer’s best friend, especially in near darkness. Yet, there are definitely occasions where carrying one is just not possible. With a bit of ingenuity, you can still create sharp photographs. The key is to set your camera to the two second timer. Compose your shot with the camera resting on a rock or bag and press the shutter release. The timer will count down for two seconds. This is enough time to eliminate any camera shake before firing. Using this technique, you can still use very long shutter speeds even without a tripod.

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Wait for ItIt’s easy to be mesmerized by the bold colors of dusk. Yet, the photographer who works to add more visual interest will ultimately create a better image. This can include anything from a large wave to a flock of birds, or people strolling along the coast. These types of moments pass in a hurry so keep your attention focused on your viewfinder. By expecting these situations to arise, you can have your exposure set, and then simply wait for it.

As you can see, this type of low light photography takes a different skill set to succeed. With these five tips though, anyone can improve their magic hour images. Once you experience this amazing quality of light, there’s no doubt you’ll time your shoots at dusk more often. Just about any type of camera can be used to capture these kinds of shots. All of the images in this post were created with a small Mirrorless model.

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THIS EDITING TUTORIAL WILL BLOW YOUR MIND… LITERALLYReady to have your mind blown? Well on PicsArt that’s easy to do. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to replace your head with a flurry of sparks. All you’ll need is a photo of yourself and a photo of fireworks in a dark-sky. The rest is elementary once you know how it’s done.

TUTORIAL : Editing

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CLONE

From the Tools menu, select the Clone Tool. Select an area of background near your head,

then brush over your head to disappear it from your body.

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UPLOAD

Upload a photo of yourself in a field, where

there’s lots of space for some serious fireworks.

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FINAL TOUCHES

Position the fireworks over where your head used to be and select the Eraser to erase

undesired parts of the firework image. Add an effect, like Dodger, to give your end product

its own character.

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ADD PHOTO

Select the Add Photo icon. Adjust the opacity of the added photo and select the Screen mode for it. This will eliminate the black in your photo to seamlessly integrate the fireworks!

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HOW TO DRAW A CASTLE, USING PICSART DRAWING TOOLSThe month of November: the air is cooler, crisper, almost mysterious, and change is all around. You could say it has an element of fantasy that can be inspiring to the artist in us all. PicsArt holds the doors wide open to that world of fantasy and creation, and anyone can enter.

This step-by-step tutorial on drawing a whimsical castle, a home to fantasy, is an ideal way to feed and spark your creativity. You’ll find it doesn’t take a professional to make art. Draw this castle and make it a home for your royal world of imagination.

Follow the steps below and learn how to draw an extravagant fortress.

TUTORIAL : Drawing

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ADD SHADING

Add shading in separate layers with a black brush. Areas closer to the foreground need lighter shading, so reduce the opacity to around

10%, while darker shades for shadows and areas in the back should be reduced to around 55%. Adjust for layers in between.

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DRAW AN OUTLINE

Create a very rough outline of your castle. Reduce its opacity, add a new layer, and trace a more precise outline. Repeat this process, and delete rougher outlines when you have traced a clean and precise final outline.

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ADVANCED LIGHTING/SHADING

Add advanced lighting and shading by using translucent spray brushes of white, black, and also blue to reflect the sky. Create two

layers in the back to draw a blue sky and the clouds on top of it.

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ADD COLORS

In a layer between your shading and outline, color in your castle, deciding the color for walls, windows, roofs, etc. You may want to hide shading layers while you do this.

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DRAW THE FINAL DETAILS

In a final new layer, use a thin black brush to draw details like the stones in the walls of your castle or lines along the roofs. Save and confirm when done.

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Design Your Own Thanksgiving Card with PicsArt

This Thanksgiving, make

a personalized holiday

card using these simple

steps and the PicsArt’s

Photo Studio. It’s always

very difficult to think of

what to give your friends

and loved ones on the

holidays. The card is sure

to be more intimate,

thoughtful, and telling

of your creativity. It’s a

hand/heart-made gesture

for those near and far to

show how grateful you are

to have them in your life.

TUTORIAL : DESIGN

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Add Your Card

Choose to Add a Shape. For a traditional card, go with the square, but feel free to choose any shape. Place the shape onto the area of your background image that

you want your text to be in.

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Choose Your Background

In PicsArt’s Studio, choose Photo, and pick the photo you’d like to use as the background of your Thanksgiving card. Afterwards, click the brush to enter Drawing mode.

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Integrate Your Card in Your Background

Select Eraser tool to erase parts of your background that you don’t want covered

by the card, in this case, leaving the impression that the card is actually amidst

the leaves. Bring the card’s Opacity back to 100% and save your progress.

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Adjust Opacity

Click Layers and decrease the Opacity of your selected area to be able to see the background.

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Final Touches

You can change the color of your clipart message. Choose the Multiply mode for the clipart. Finally, give your image an effect. In

this card, we used the Dodger effect.

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Choose Your Thanksgiving Message

Enter Clipart and choose your favorite messages from the Thanksgiving Wishes clipart package.

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CARRIE’S COLLAGE PAINTINGS WED RETRO WITH FANTASY

PicsArt Drawing Tools are an artistic resource that go way beyond custom brushes. With the ability to work in layers, they allow you to spin a lot of plates at the same time in your drawing space, working on different pieces separately and deciding precisely how you want them to come together.

No user embodies the potential of working in layers better than carrie delgadillo (@cdelgadillo), who cleverly uses layers to create art that has loads of imagination and energy.

She pulls photos, borders, frames, and masks into different layers, where she alters and tweaks them. She controls what she brings to the front or hides at the back, and uses shapes and brushes to paint and spray on colors and patterns that glue it all together.

INSPIRATION : COLLAGE

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Her work has a hint of retro, with antique themes that use all kinds of images, creating a zany and vaudevillian feel. Each painting has a wild mix of characters, props and scenery. It’s crazy, it’s powerful, and it’s beautiful.

@cdelgadillo

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What's New

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PICSART CEO: BUILDING THE LARGEST NETWORK OF CREATIVESThis month we celebrate PicsArt’s third birthday and thanks to you, our loyal community, we have a lot of great memories to look back on as we continue to build the largest network for creatives. New tools in our toolkit and a larger collection of amazing images have made us one of the most downloaded photo editing and drawing apps in the world, with over 175 million installs across all platforms.

The key to our success is our community-driven approach. The changes and improvements we make are often the result of your feedback. For example, you asked us to revisit our contest rules, pointing out issues that affected fairness. Revamping the contests led to a 10-20% increase in participation and a fairer playing ground for all.

To highlight what our community likes most, we have added a Popular feed and have made improvements to our Featured feed. Moving forward, these will be just two of many dynamic feeds, which we believe will make PicsArt better than ever as a place for discovery and collaboration, resulting in millions of viral images.

To inspire fair collaboration and to restrict image editing and sharing without

permission, we recently expanded the #freetoedit tag to iOS, giving everyone a seat at the creative table. This launch is a big effort in promoting collaboration and protecting your images by limiting illegal borrowing. Consider the cooperative spirit of #freetoedit as the first step in introducing new modes of teamwork and shared resources among our community.

There is so much more to come, as we work tirelessly to improve the app and keep up with your creative needs. A couple of things coming your way, based on your requests, are a new and improved interface and greater resolution for images.

Additionally, we are working on a Reputation System, which promises recognition for our most loyal and talented PicsArtists. We’ve already taken the first step and gone live with official accounts. Look out for our new validation mark that confirms the official accounts of celebrities, companies, and featured users.

Just like any growing app, we have had our fair share of growing pains and we thank you for sticking with us through them. The PicsArt team is grateful that you have helped us recognize and overcome them. Our organization works hard to ensure that you continue to enjoy creating and sharing with us. Thank you for your continued support. From ideas for new features to suggestions for contests, we love hearing from you.Kind Regards,

Hovhannes AvoyanPicsArt CEO and Founder

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Before digital photography, it was normal to see imperfections in photos: specs of dust, glare, blur, fingerprints, or chemical

effects from the darkroom. Indeed, there were many ways to manipulate photos right after developing them. So the

final outcome of how a photo looked during the analog era could go in many directions.

The digital era ushered in “clean” photography.

Digital cameras reproduce amazingly clear, precise images, generally without blemishes. While it is a powerful method that has widened the world

of photography, it also takes away the element of chance and surprise

that existed in the analog age. Digital photography is highly

dependable and stable, even for those who are

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Before digital photography, it was normal to see imperfections in photos: specs of dust, glare, blur, fingerprints, or chemical

effects from the darkroom. Indeed, there were many ways to manipulate photos right after developing them. So the

final outcome of how a photo looked during the analog era could go in many directions.

The digital era ushered in “clean” photography.

Digital cameras reproduce amazingly clear, precise images, generally without blemishes. While it is a powerful method that has widened the world

of photography, it also takes away the element of chance and surprise

that existed in the analog age. Digital photography is highly

dependable and stable, even for those who are

amateurs.

THE MISTAKE MAKES THE ART:

GLITCHPHOTOGRAPHY

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In the past few years, a number of photographers and artists have been finding ways to reintroduce “mistakes” in their work through digital interference. Enter the rise of “glitch” art.

By using digital forms of interference, artists are manipulating their work in new ways. Instead of the physical manipulations and chance mistakes in analog photography, these artists are manipulating pixilation, colors, stripes, and other digital factors to renew glitch photography, establishing it as a solid new trend.

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One can find a number of interesting, unique artists’ feeds on PicsArt, Instagram, and Tumblr which explore glitch art in fascinating ways. The trend has gone beyond photography, entering the works of video artists, filmmakers, and painters. It’s a form to definitely look out for and possibly explore in your own work.

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Kirsty Mitchell CReates Photos

Inspired by her MOther’s Fairy Tales

INERVIEW

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Wonderland is a project in which British photographer Kirsty Mitchell creates fairytales through still images. Her photos have a stunning level of detail, which is amazing considering she shoots on location with models, crafting her costumes and props by hand on a shoestring budget. Behind the fantasies, however, is a touching real-life story.

Wonderland began in Kirsty’s childhood, when her mother, an English teacher, would read her favorite stories to Kirsty. “She used to read to me all the time up until my early teens, which sounds quite old, but it was simply her way of sharing the beautiful unusual books she would hunt down... they were often tales from European folklore, dark stories, with strange magical pictures that

stayed with me for the rest of my life.”

Kirsty studied photography in art school, then switched to fashion design, which lead to a career that lasted 11 years, until everything suddenly changed. In 2007, she had returned to her camera to cope with a difficult period, when her mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. “I was thrown into the trauma of her treatment and decline... I began taking self portraits, creating more and more elaborate pictures, to push the real world as far away as I possibly could.”

Kirsty’s mother died in 2008, and remembering those time when her mom read to her as a girl, Kirsty thought on them as among the most special moments they had shared.

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She tracked down the original 1970’s editions of her mother’s favorite books. “Holding them in my hands formed a powerful connection back to my earliest memories of my mother, which were safe and full of love... They became my starting point and my inspiration.”

Photography would be her medium, but her fashion experience became invaluable as she began crafting the costumes in her Fairy Tale images. She cites her time with designer Alexander McQueen, whose work transcended fashion into a r t , a s h e r g r e a t e s t i n s p i ra t i o n , s ay i n g h e r c o s t u m e s a r e m o r e l i ke sculptures than clothing.

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By shooting on location, Kirsty lends her work

the credibility of a real-life environment. “Sudden

hailstorms in Springtime, rainbows, bursts of sunlight

and black skies within minutes... this is something I can

never predict and always brings an extra dimension to

the work.”

Kirsty’s ideas are inspired by illustrations from her

favorite books and historical figures, which she blends

with her own sensibilities. “The costume for ‘The

White Queen’ was based on our English ‘Queen

Elizabeth I’ however the twist was that I built the

piece like a sculpture from 240 hand painted wooden

fans, so she looked like a paper doll from a child’s pop-up

book.”

Wonderland has garnered international attention and fans

all over the world. Kirsty plans on wrapping with a book and

a tour of her photos so she can share her work in person with

the people who have supported her through the years. “For me

the most exciting part is to finally celebrate my mother’s life

with the book and see new generations of children and adults

enjoy something she has inspired. I think it will take quite a

while to believe it when it is finally finished.”

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DOWN THE ROAD OF ANTICIPATIONThis potent shot of a solitary dog in the forest by Benjamiin Van De Grift (@benjamiin2014) is November’s photo of the month.

Benjamiin’s work stands apart with his knack for capturing rare moments, gazes, if you will, between the lens and his subjects. Often, his subjects include man’s best friend, hippos, horses, and primates.

His color schemes are often cool with a striking, warm element. This photo is no exception. A furry mutt looking patiently out ahead, down the road, is just that element, breathing life and mystery into the frame. Natural lighting is his friend, and the woods welcome his eye and our patient canine, gracefully. Banjamiin’s shot is very November in the way it is pensive. Moreover, it is inviting in its antici-pation for what awaits us all down the road.

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SUPPLIES

2 large, white pieces of square cloth1 orange and 1 red smaller piece of cloth2 colors of thread (ex. white and blue)ScissorsPencilPolyfill (or any cotton-like pillow stuffing)

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. Sew white cloths together on three of their sides, leaving one side open as a pocket to fill with polyfill. After you’ve stuffed your pillow, sew the fourth side of the pillow. Optional: You can add another layer of threading around the edges of the pillow for effect.

. Draw and cut out the PicsArt logo from the red and orange cloths.Tip : Cut out any other shape using your desired colors, depending on the design you want to give your pillow.

. Sew the stuffing onto the shapes that will go on the pillow. Flip them over and sew them onto the pillow.

. On the backside of the pillow, use a pencil to write the PicsArt slogan (or any message of your choice).

. Trace your writing by threading it with a pattern using your preferred color thread.Tip - By tracing it with a different threading pattern, you can achieve a different style.

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Until recently, I only knew the late Yves

Rocher as the man behind the chichi

French beauty brand, whose endless

line of skincare creams and sweet

floral-scented eau de parfums were out

of my budget.

But on a trip to Northwestern France

this summer, all of that changed.

A special post-visit trip, following a

travel photography presentation I

was asked to deliver in the dreamy

storybook town of Nantes this August,

took me inland, through the majestic

countryside of neighbouring Brittany,

and into a small, surreally beautiful

town, brimming with enchantment and

exquisite tranquility.

That village, known famously to area

locals as La Gacilly, happened to be

none other than the hometown of Mr.

Yves Rocher.

It was here, amid the sweet melody

of trickling streams and floral aromas

lining the village’s cobblestoned

walkways, that I not only came

to experience the magical oasis

that inspired the man’s work, but

something all the more incredible.

A WONDERLAND OF INSPIRATION: OVER THE MOON WITH YVES ROCHERBy Gariné Tcholakian

FEATURE : DESTINATION

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Stopping me in my tracks, starring

at me in the distance across the vast

expanse of soft lush foliage, with

her notoriously piercing green eyes,

a colossal-sized canvas of Stephen

McCurry’s famous “Afghan Girl,”

whose cover on National Geographic

Magazine almost 30 years ago, would

forever redefine the world of

photojournalism we know today.

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Around the bend, across the

waterfalls, amid an alley of golden-

hued vine leaves, a rare series

of photos in “Far from the War,”

capturing human life in more peaceful

times between wars, by another one of

my favourites, war photographer and

Magnum Photos founder, Robert Capa.

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At each turn, I found a new exhibit, each set, a

rolling carpet of award-winning, jaw-dropping

photojournalism by the very men who shaped my

love for the craft, from Ansel Adams, to Michael

Nichols, to Russell James, to Nick Brandt and many

more of “The Greats,” as I like to call them.

Immersed in what felt like a wonderland of

inspiration, it wasn’t long before I was over the

moon. As I walked around the bend, across the

town bridge, I was delighted to see the sentiment

serendipitously reflected back to me as a life-size

photo by NASA capturing the historical moment

when man first stepped foot on the moon.

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This village, as I soon learned, just so happened to also

be the grounds forFrance’s largest outdoor photograhy

festival, Festival Photo La Gacilly, founded, to my awe

and amazement, by Yves Rocher himself.

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At turns compelling, powerful and evocative, each

exhibit — 20 in all, peppered throughout the village

— was exquisitely curated, each canvas perched

perfectly, almost all too naturally in fact, amid the

natural setting of Nature Herself.

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Adorning the Festival Photo House entranceway, a statement that brings it all to light, by the late Yves Rocher’s son, Jacques, who now heads up the Yves Rocher Foundation: “Our vocation and our mission is to support both committed photographers and events that highlight the state of our planet.

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“Photography is an integral part of our life,” it continues. “It is the imprint of our world, and because it seizes us and amazes us, it is essential to be alongside those that witness the beauty of our planet.”

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Festival Photo La Gacilly, which is themed each year around photographers of a particular country (2014, the United States), is now in its 11th year and has to date attracted over 2 million visitors. The exhibition wraps up this month (Nov. 2nd) and will launch again in May of 2015. And you can bet I’ll be there, and this time, maybe even buy me some of that eau de parfum.

For more information, please go to www.festivalphoto-lagacilly.com

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MARCO GIUSSANI CAPTURES THE LIVES OF STRANGERSWhether he’s roaming

the cobblestone

streets of Italy, his

home country, strolling

along the canals of

Amsterdam, or

making his way through

a back alley of yet

another busy corner

of the world, Marco

Giussani’s (@marcogiuss)

street photography

shines brightest when

his lens focuses on the

people in the great

cities he explores.

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Thousands of

micro-experiences are

scattered throughout

public spaces, coming and

going in the lives of many

inhabitants all at once.

To many, all of this comes

across as a lot of noise and

movement, but a skilled

street photographer like

Marco is able to notice

and pick out the raw

personal moments that

are so easy to miss.

Marco shoots in black and

white, the perfect palette

for work as emotional

as his. We like to remind

our readers of the Ted

Grant quote as often

as possible, “When you

photograph people in

color, you photograph

their clothes. But when

you photograph people

in black and white, you

photograph their souls!”

Take away the colors

and you’re left with a

business man rising from

his bicycle seat into the

wind, a slouching street

clown on break from

performing, an old

couple raising their eyes

from their newspapers

in surprise to an off-

camera development;

small moments that

are indicative of the

personalities that

produced them. Marco’s

shots are single frames

pulled from the greater

stories of these peoples’

lives.

MARCO GIUSSANI CAPTURES THE LIVES OF STRANGERS

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