Victoria
Some people feel that once a photograph has been altered to the point of looking like a painting it is no longer classified as a photo but rather something else. It is my position that as long as the photo-artist stars with a photo sensitive image it remains a photograph. The line of distinction would be too difficult to determine otherwise.
This image is an example of an illustration that no longer appears like a photograph but rather a line drawing. This photograph has been extensively manipulated on the computer with four or more layers of graph information. This photo-artist has truly created this composition not just recorded an event in time.
It is unusual to have the subject facing away from the viewer, but her body language give us the feeling she will be turning around any second in this Spanish dance. The leaves in the foreground add depth while at the same time they appear to be flat cutouts of green. I don’t know about the lace butterflies. They do add a feminine quality but I feel they may be a little too much. I love the colors and brush stroke filters.
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July 28th, 2008 at 9:15 am
This is a GREAT picture. It truely gave me goose bumbs when I saw it. I can’t believe this picture is a photograph. The loved the way the subjects arms are positioned, her back is arched, and her skirt reflects that she was in movement when this picture was taken. The butterflies I thought added a delicate touch to the picture. This was a SUPERB picture.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:21 am
This is a GREAT picture. It truely gave me goose bumbs when I saw it. I can’t believe this picture is a photograph. I loved the way the subjects arems are positioned, her back is arched, and her skirt reflects her movement. The butterfiles, I thought added a delicate touch to the picture. This is a SUPERB picture!