september issue #11
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In this issue you’ll find a fantastic array of tutorials, photography perspectives, and much more. Become a photography ninja with Chris Corradino’s article “Learn to Be a Visual Explorer”. Check out the beautifully nightmarish photography of Brooke Shaden in our exclusive interview. Also, see how Lou Jones shares his experience with long-term projects as a way to find your photographic voice. Download our September issue now to get started!TRANSCRIPT
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MonthlyIssue #11 | September 2014
Photographer Brooke Shaden’s Images: Down the Rabbit Hole
Edit Jungle Animals Into Your Photos
Rise of the Retro &
Vintage Look in Photography
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Pro Insight08 | Anatomy of Long-Term Projects
Inspiration14 | Limitless Ways to See the World52 | Sultan Al-Nasser’s Elegant Female Figures
PicsArt In Action22 | Border Masks: Four Different Borders for One Image
Tutorials24 | Learn to Be a Visual Explorer 32 | Edit Jungle Animals Into Your Photos40 | Back to School Portrait Design Tutorial46 | Drawing Flowers with PicsArt
What's New64 | iOS Update Offers Amazing New Features66 | Rise of the Retro & Vintage Look in Photography
Interview76 | Photograher Brooke Shaden’s Images: Down the Rabbit Hole
Feature90 | Full Moon on a Manhattan One Way Street92 | DIY Coffee Bean Mesh Bracelet94 | Mike the Master Blender
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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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Editor-in-Chief | Arusiak Kanetsyan
Art Editor | Cristina Gevorg
Art Director | Vahan Balasanyan
Designer | Ina Sarko
Copy Editor | Madlene Minassian
Editorial Contributors | Arto Vaun,
Satenig Mirzoyan, Mark Gargarian
Special Contributors | Chris Corradino
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In our September issue of PicsArt Monthly, we’re starting the Fall off right with page to page inspiration. Saying goodbye to summer can be tough, but Autumn is a perfect time of year to brush up on your skills and start new art projects. If September is about going back to school, then consider this issue the opening bell.
Shifting seasons alters everything around us, as people everywhere hang up their flip flops and reach for their sweaters, and routines everywhere kick back into high gear. Chris Corradino’s article “Learn to Be a Visual Explorer” will teach you how to train your eye to be sensitive to all of the small details changing around you so that you can capture those special easy-to-miss moments.
Celebrated photographer and PicsArt Monthly contributor, Lou Jones, shares his experience with long-term projects and the opportunities they provide to bring out your passions, or even inspire social change.
Like the changing leaves, this issue will also bring you up to speed on the latest big changes at PicsArt including our new contest rules. Fall is also a time when people want to learn about and see exciting new things, and our September Issue is packed with inspirational surprises to quench your creative thirst.
Read about and see the haunting, dream like photography of Brooke Shaden in our exclusive interview. Learn how to transplant jungle cats into your photos to turn any scene into an exotic petting zoo. Meet talented PicsArtists like minimalist painter Sultan Al-Nasser (@sultanalnasser) and artistic photographer Mike Marsh. If you’re in a more contemplative mood, dive into our examination piece on the rise of retro photography. These are just a few of the wonderful treats you’ll find in this month’s issue.
Turn the page on summer with our September Issue, and nourish your creative spirit with riveting articles, comprehensive tutorials, and stunning artwork!
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ANATOMY OF LONG TERM PROJECTS
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In a couple of days I board a plane bound for Tanzania. It will be my fourth visit to Africa photographing for my latest Long-term Project. Nothing in photography is as satisfying as a self-motivated photo essay.
Long-term projects come in all shapes and sizes. Some may be assignments from clients while others are series of photographs that evolve over a period of time. But my favorites are the personal ones that highlight photography as a source for passion, personal expression, communication and social change. The final outcome can be as traditional as a book or exhibition or as contemporary as a website, blog or multimedia piece.
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PRO INSIGHT
dime a dozen
All good long term projects start with a good idea, i.e. a subject matter or visual concept that needs to be shared with your audience. Ideas may be a dime a dozen but good ones are rare and precious.
However good ideas may not be born fully realized. Many are a result of accident or serendipity: occasions that cannot be repeated. The narrative may come together like time-lapse. You might have been at the right place at the right time or at a unique event that sparks an interest and you get to experience it over and over. Good ideas and good photographs can crop up anytime...anyplace. I used to travel to Japan on assignment every year and my camera got to see the country change before my very eyes.
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Tall Ships
Many long-term projects are evolutionary. You may be privy to a series of photographs or events over a period of time and eventually they become a body of work without you realizing.
As you point your camera in different directions you acquire images that may be similar. If you discover a theme you may have something. I know a photographer who has been shooting Fourth of July fireworks for years. It did not start out as a collection but now it is his mission. He is an expert.
You can photograph your children as they grow- up or friends as their relationships change. I was assigned to photograph Tall Ships when Queen Elizabeth II visited the US. I went to great lengths to sail onboard and have repeated the journey every time they returned to my area. The intimate access to life on ancient sailing ships has become an excellent picture story that cannot be duplicated.
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Pundits say, “There are no new subjects, only old ones done better”. Repackaging an old idea with new vision is an excellent approach. Cookbooks of a special cuisine, surveys of historic exploration trips that can be updated in modern terms, travel photography and social documentaries that bear repeating are all examples.
How-To
If you become skilled in some aspect of taking pictures, you may have substantial information to share. How-to books are eternally useful to the marketplace. I was forced to become better at using speedlights because I travel so much and rely on artificial lighting to enhance my photography, lighten my load and still give my clients the best possible product. When I observed that my colleagues were not using these amazing instruments to best advantage, I tried to encourage a couple of companies to do a book with better instructions. Eventually I had to do it myself. The book is now in its second edition.
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But ultimately new vision is where photography has cachet. Coming up with something that has never been seen before, using a totally new style or taking a personal approach that no one has thought of before.
Time ain’t Money
Photographers often do not embark on self-assigned jobs because they are nervous about time and expense. Time can be an asset for most long-term projects. By spreading your budget out you can better amortize the cost burden. This is easier on your pocketbook and your original plans may have time to evolve or mature with the opportunity to review what you are doing. Downtime can lead to inspiration.
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Finances
As to financing, there are grants. Exceptional projects may be eligible for major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts or Fulbright Scholarships. Many states have their own art and humanities grants and bigger cities have annual granting periods for applicants who are willing to “run the gauntlet”. Organizations that have a vested interest in your idea often provide funds for creative requests: banks, foundations and NGOs are important sources. And in today’s world we are no longer restricted to conventional funding sources. Crowdsourcing with online operators like Kickstarter, GoFundMe.com and Indiegogo are more recent players but are taking up the slack of shrinking philanthropic money. They are not for the faint of heart but more and more artists are taking advantage of direct access to funding for their potential efforts.
We all have at least one good idea in us. Long-term projects are a wonderful way to find your photographic voice. You can even refresh your career. Without interference or deadlines you can turn your passion into your future. Photography, being the one true universal language, is the best opportunity to direct your visual arc.
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If photography boils down to a single thing, it’s perspective, a way of seeing the world frozen in a moment. To be on PicsArt is to constantly be surrounded by the perspectives of millions of people, seeing through their eyes, and letting them see through yours.
An interesting topic to capture is not only our perspective of the world, but the instrument through which we see it- the human eye. In this gallery we see a plurality of eyes captured from the perspectives of different photographers. As the popular saying goes "eyes are the mirror of the soul" and we see this to be true in each of these photos expressing different emotions. What are some of the emotions you see? A question you might answer by tapping into your own worldview.
Perspectives are at play in this gallery, and are only made more interesting when you take into consideration the various styles in which these photos were edited. All of these factors blend together, allowing us to see the world with new eyes ourselves.
LIMITLESS WAYS TO SEE THE WORLD
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BORDER MASKS: four different borders for one image
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Border Masks are not just alternatives to PicsArt’s standard borders and frames, they are themes that carry through the whole image.
Each theme has it’s own unique tint, border, and visual texture. Border Masks can be perfect for custom posters, special projects, or just for fun.
Each mask can be customized by hue and opacity, giving you a complete control over your image.
Here, we see four different Border Masks applied to the same photo. In total, PicsArt has over 40 Border Masks, giving you a staggering array of options to choose from.
BORDER MASKS: four different borders for one image
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Learn to Be a Visual
by Chris Corradino
The mark of a true artist lies in their ability to make something out of nothing. This of course, isn’t always possible when we begin our photographic endeavors. Over time however, one can develop and
strengthen their photographic eye. A new level of opportunity is available to those who learn to slow down and really see. Using this skill, you’ll find the hidden beauty that most everyone else passes by.
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TUTORIAL : Shooting
To start exercising your creative vision, head outdoors to search for shadows. Notice the proximity of the sun, and how it affects the scene. Pay close attention to every object around you, scanning each part of the landscape. Although it’s a photo hunt, the process is best done with your eyes, not the camera. Only once your subject is identified should the camera be used. This allows you to really study life with no distractions.
A flower that grows in a sunny location is undoubtedly beautiful, but lacks in contrast or punch. That same flower however, when composed in front of a shaded area, appears to leap from the darkness with brilliant contrast. Working with the interplay of light and shadow is one of the most effective ways to introduce a sense of drama into a photo. Walks through a shaded forest is ideal for this. Occasionally the sun will trickle through the canopy of trees and create natural a spotlight on your subject.
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A professional camera is not necessary to succeed in this creative endeavor. Camera phones have sufficient resolution, and are typically with you at all times. While walking the crowded streets of Manhattan, I noticed this small yellow sticky note on a lamp post. I crossed the street to get a better look and was rewarded with this powerful sentiment. The shot was captured with the iPhone and processed with the PicsArt app.
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Studying the quieter moments in nature can reveal a side of life you never knew existed. The inside of a curled up leaf for example, turned out to be far more interesting than I initially imagined. This is the kind of attention to detail that can help sharpen your eye. I literally placed the camera mere inches from the opening watched as the spiral patterns were revealed in the lcd screen.
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As you continue to develop your eye, you’ll notice abundant photo opportunities everywhere. These scenes are not reserved for major cities or tourist destinations. In fact, a good place to practice is in your own backyard. Everything is a potential subject no matter how insignificant it may appear. As writer Frank A. Clark said, “Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.”
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PicsArt is great for snatching elements out of photos and inserting them into others, a process that is especially fun when those elements are snaggletoothed predators - the size of large motorcycles.
EDIT JUNGLE ANIMALS INTO YOUR PHOTOS!
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TUTORIAL : Editing
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to release a pack of wild jungle cats into any photo. Here we use jungle cats, but once you master the technique, you can use it to carve out any
element and add it to any other image.
Follow the steps below to surround yourself with a petting zoo of lions and tigers!
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Upload a photo, preferably of yourself in an open natural space, the kind of place a lion might choose to graze.
UPLOADPHOTO
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Select the draw icon to enter the drawing space, then choose the layers icon to make sure you are in an empty layer on top of your photo.
OPENDRAW
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ADDPHOTOChoose the Add Photo icon. Select a photo of a tiger. Position your photo and reduce the layer opacity to around 50%.
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Stay in your animal layer. Select the eraser settings tool to customize the size of your eraser. Make sure the opacity is set to 100%.Use the eraser to erase every part of your animal photo except for the animal itself.
ERASE
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Open the layers menu and add a new layer. In this new layer, repeat Step 3: Add Photo and Step 4: Erasing, to add additional animals into your drawing.
ADDLAYER
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Once you are satisfied with the animals you have added to your image, confirm your image and select the Effects icon. Choose a final effect to create visual consistency in color tone across your photo. Confirm and save to finish!
FINALEFFECT
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BACK TO SCHOOL PORTRAIT DESIGN TUTORIAL
The entrances to schools everywhere are crowded with students bursting with first-day excitement. This tutorial will show you how to design the perfect portrait for this occasion with PicsArt’s Back to School Frames. You’ll see how easy it is to create a unique memory on PicsArt with just a few creative touches.
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UPLOAD PHOTOFrom the Edit section of the main menu, upload a photo of the student(s) in question, ready for his or her first day back to school.
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FRAME
Select the Frames icon then “Back to School” frames from the menu. Choose a frame and position over the photo.
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SECOND FRAME
Select the Frames icon again and choose another “Back to School” frame. Position your previously framed photo into place.
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EFFECTS
For an old school kind of look, select the Effects icon and choose the Vintage effect from the Fx section. Confirm and save to finish!
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DRAWING FLOWERS WITH PICSARTThe flower is a great drawing subject to test the metal of any drawing tool. Great painters have been painting flowers of all kinds for centuries, embracing their delicate natural beauty. Through this common theme, we have been able to appreciate the uniqueness of artists throughout history and follow art through its different periods.
PicsArt Drawing Tools have the depth to let users not only to achieve the detail and nuance necessary for a great drawing, but also to develop style, giving artists complete control over their brush stroke. This step- by-step drawing tutorial shows you how to create a magnificent flower drawing with PicsArt, and introduces you to the deep intricacies and intuitive interface of PicsArt Drawing Tools.
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TUTORIAL : Drawing
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Step 2: Create Rough Outline
Use a thin black brush to draw a rough outline of your flowers and the scene around them.
Step 1: Open the PicsArt Drawing Tool
Select “Draw” from the main screen and then select “Draw blank” to start a new drawing from scratch.
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Step 3: Final Outline
Reduce the opacity of your initial outline, add a new layer, and trace a more precise and detailed final outline over your original outline. Step 4: Add Color
Use different colored brushes to color in the base colors of your drawing.
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Step 5: Add Shading
Use a translucent black brush to add shading. Mind your light source and darken the sides of your objects which are not directly exposed to light.
Step 6: Lighting and More Color
Use lighter-toned brushes to add lighting to areas that are the most exposed to your light source. Add a colored layer in the back for your background.
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Step 8: Erase Extra Lines
Use the eraser to erase parts of your outline that you no longer need. Your drawing is now in full blossom!
Step 7: Finish Background
Use the versatile brush types to add a texture or pattern to your background. Add shadow with the same brush you used for shading, in a new layer between your drawing and background.
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Though new to the PicsArt community, artist Sultan Al-Nasser (@sultanalnasser) is already making a splash, using PicsArt Drawing Tools to express his distinct minimalist visual style. Though his personal style is distinct, it seems to draw from various sources of inspiration, with some of his images recalling cubism and others going in the direction of pop art and sometimes comic book images.
In spite of the variety, Sultan’s aesthetic does seem to adhere to a tentative set of guidelines. Most apparent is his focus on female portraiture, and specifically, the long and slender features of the female form, with stretched out faces and elongated necks. Simplification of color and shading is another theme. Sultan carries this through to form, rarely featuring the chaotic lumps of natural shapes, instead employing the squared and rounded edges of geometry to carve out his images.
Though the results span a wide-range of visual character and aesthetics, these apparent core visual principles seem to have enabled him to slide into a sort of style that is all his own - one that churns out immaculate elegance with an extraordinarily light touch.
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NEW RULES FOR PICSART CONTESTS TO ENSURE FAIR PLAY
In the interest of making our contests more fair, we are announcing new rules to ensure that users compete on a level playing field. To start, the periods of submission and voting will now be separate. During submission, users can still see the entries of their peers, but voting will only take place once submission closes. Entries will be displayed in random order to ensure fair treatment for all of our users. Users can request clarification and adjust submissions that don’t comply with contest rules, but once voting begins, no more entries will be accepted. The duration of contests has also been extended, giving users ample time to perfect their entries and vote for their favorite submissions during each respective period.
What are Contests About?
PicsArt contests are a great way to improve your skills, have fun, and scoop up new followers. Enter different contests to test and try different skillsets, whether it’s photography, image-editing, drawing or graphic design. Contestants are featured regularly on the Daily Journal in special galleries and articles. Even if you don’t win, you can still get featured by sharing a cool pictorial or a time lapse video tutorial on how you created your entry. You can also create something so unique that it gets featured at a later time.
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RISE OF THE RETRO & VINTAGE LOOK IN PHOTOGRAPHY
In recent years, there’s been a paradox in the world of photography. The quality of digital cameras keeps improving, allowing for higher resolution and super crisp pictures, while at the same time the use of retro and vintage filters keeps rising. And beyond using filter apps, many photographers are choosing to use “point and shoot” cameras and film. Why has this trend been such a force lately?
One reason could be as simple as the desire to be different. As digital photography has become so adept at creating near-perfect photographs in terms of color balance, resolution, and depth, it would make sense that many people might begin to crave the immediate, imperfect, saturated, and warmer look of retro and vintage photos. We’ve gotten so used to perfect looking pictures that perhaps now many are responding more to photos that celebrate small imperfections, off the cuff compositions, graininess, and more interesting colors.
Nostalgia could be another impetus for this trend. Everything keeps changing so fast these days, it could be that there’s a widespread desire for “simpler” times. A time of analog music on vinyl records or photos taken on film and then developed in a dark room. Such photos often have a grungier, less pixelated look and a warmer atmosphere, thus giving the sense of immediacy and “authenticity” which many people claim have become harder to maintain these days.
Of course, one of the biggest reasons for the explosion of the vintage and retro look in photography is simply artistic preference. The fact is, photographers now have a plethora of choices of how to proceed once they’ve actually snapped a photo, and choice is always a good thing in the creative process. Retro and vintage filters and film provide a multitude of ways to manipulate, enhance, and play with photos until you get the result that best suits your mood or what you are trying to convey.
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No doubt, one slight drawback is that, as with any trend, the more that people use retro and vintage filters or film, the more everyone’s photos can start looking similar instead of different. But that’s like saying just because rock and roll became popular, all music started sounding the same. We know that’s not true! As with any trend that becomes super popular, the more creative and innovative users will end up standing out from the crowd.
Like all trends, this one will ebb and flow in its popularity and use. But for the time being, it’s not only popular--it’s growing and developing by the day.
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BROOKE SHADEN’S IMAGES: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Pennsylvania native Brooke Shaden uses photography and photoshop to create other-worldly self-portraits. Brooke grew up in Lancaster, next door to the simple and honest world of Amish country, yet the extraordinary worlds she creates in her photos are anything but simple. Brooke’s photos are like fairy tales which place her as a vulnerable explorer trekking through a supernatural world with forces much greater than her, many of which seem dark, eerie, and loaded with uncertainty. It is as if she perpetually casts herself as the Alice in the Wonderland of her imagination.
We interviewed Brooke to find out what makes her tick.
How did you get started as a photographer?
I was in college studying filmmaking and English, and when I graduated I realized that I loved storytelling and I loved a visual narrative but wasn’t as fond of the filmmaking process. So while I had some free time between graduation and starting my “adult life”, I picked my still camera and never looked back. It has been my passion ever since to create visual stories in single images.
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INERVIEWWhat drew you to self-portraits?
At first it was convenience, as I was too shy to ask others to model for me and also didn’t know anyone where I had just moved. But, quickly, it became something more. I love putting myself in the stories I created and becoming a character. It is fun to see yourself in a new world, yet at the same time, I often forget it is me. When I model for myself, it is not “modeling” at all, but instead playing out my imagination.
Your photos have a very dream-like quality to them. Were you a day-dreamer as a kid?
I have always been a very big daydreamer. I love writing very much and have been writing stories ever since I was very young. Storytelling is my truest passion.
You explain that your self-portraits are world’s you wish you could live in. What kinds of world’s do you wish you could live in?
I’m not sure, in truth, how long I could stand being in the worlds I create (since I get scared so easily), but I think that the world would be a much more interesting place if everyone focused on their fragility and lived life with more passion. The worlds I create are colorful and dark at the same time, moody and atmospheric, as though a storm is about to hit. I love the calm before a storm, and the worlds I want to create have that feeling.
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How much of your photos are edited and how much of them are actually constructed on a set?
Everything that I do is photographic in nature, so I am always shooting on location and bringing props to that space. Later in Photoshop, I use a deceptively simple technique to put them together most of the time. However, shooting usually doesn’t take more than 15 minutes whereas editing takes an average of 5-7 hours.
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How important is nature in your photography?
I am a nature girl through and through, and I think that exploring the human connection to nature is fascinating. We are all dust in the end, and that is constantly beckoning me to explore it more.
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You wear some pretty unique dresses in your photos. Are these dresses clothes you wear in everyday life, or is there an alter ego in your art?
It’s a little of both actually! I buy a lot of “crossover” dresses that I wear to events and also in my images. Some are purely costume, in which case my alter-ego does take over…though part of me wishes I wore them through the grocery store more often (I do this about once a month!).
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A lot of your photos seem to have a sense of floating, falling, flying and weightlessness in general. Why?
I think that all of those things you mentioned indicate fragility in some ways, hope in other ways, and a sense of fairytale as well. These are all things that I absolutely love, so if the pose of the subject can tell that story, I take the opportunity.
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A lot of your self-portraits seem to show dancing, were you ever a dancer?
Never! I haven’t danced a day in my life in fact…I just nearly break my body every time I try to pose and hope something works out.
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What is the most important thing you have learned from being a photographer?
Everyone has a story to tell, and the moment that we understand our own value, we become valuable.
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FEATURE : Photo
Recently, the world celebrated the 45th anniversary of the moon landing, when the crew of the Apollo 11 spaceship took man’s first steps on lunar soil. User Jaabir Ahmed (@jaabircan) doesn’t own a spaceship, so he went looking for the moon in an unlikely place and found it, present on a one way street in Manhattan.
To capture his photo, Jaabir would literally need the stars to align. The event he waited for, or perhaps lucked
into, is a bi-annual event that takes place near the Summer Solstice known as Manhattanhenge, when you can look down any of the East-West streets of Manhattan and see the setting sun nesting between two lanes of mile-high skyscrapers. It was a strange convergence of events for Jaabir, the Summer Solstice, Manhattanhenge, a full moon in the sky, and a gorgeous evening on the week of the moon landing anniversary.
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DIY COFFEE BEAN MESH BRACELETArt comes in many forms and fashion- in this case, it is all about the fashion. Test your artistry with a unique bracelet covered in one of life's most essential elements- coffee! It’s an earthy and free spirited style, perfect for any budding artist. To boot, you can take a sniff to get a jolt.
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Supplies Base of a roll of tapePotato sack fabric Coffee beansGlue
Step 1: Cut Cut square shapes out of a small portion of your fabric, as seen in the image.
Step 2: Wrap
Wrap and glue the rest of the fabric around the base of your roll of tape. Make sure you have enough!
Step 3: Glue Glue the square shapes (as seen in the image) in random spots on your bracelet.
Step 4: Decorate Glue the coffee beans at your preference in random spots on your bracelet. Your bracelet is now ready to wear!
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FEATURE : Artist
MIKE THE MASTER BLENDER
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Our PicsArtist of the Month for September is Mike Marsh (@mikemarsh5268), whom we’ve dubbed the “Master Blender”. Sometimes, an artist connects with a technique more than most, and whereas some might think “cool” and move on, he or she sees endless possibilities. This seems to be the
case with Mike’s photo-editing when it comes to blending. He has taken the blending technique to a new level and stunned the PicsArt community with his work.
What makes Mike’s art stand out is that when he blends two images, they fit perfectly. He knows how to integrate them in such a way
that we forget we are looking at two things combined, and think it's a regular photo with some awesome editing. The visual stories he tells with these combined images are incredible.
Mike combines not just images and subjects but also colors and patterns, to truly achieve a whole new image.
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