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Sunnyvaledave's photostream
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artist/photog - 73 going on 35 - looking for beauty in the world.
have had cameras in hand for 60 years and still at it. who can stop?
when i found flickr, it was like opening my darkroom door after 60 years and going,' MY GOD! THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE. i wondered where you all were. though i try never to compare my work to others, I am a bit humbled by all the great work i've just begun to see. BUT, there is so much to learn. flickr is the best photo university in the world. it is the world.
brownies to digital. what a world, eh?
disclaimer,
my pics are not photography, let's just call them mind's eye images, works in progress. anything goes. no rules.
WARNING: not always, but fairly often, i block people who are faving my photos if they do not have a personalized buddy icon and/or a site with profile or photos of their own.
later!
dave
my digital watercolors
how do i do my photopainting? since you asked. man, what a hard question. i use so many different techniques. there is no one recipe. i use anything in photoshop i can think of. i have painter and only use it a few times. dont have time to learn it.
on the latest style[ watercolor-i use ps cs5 and topaz filters. i use images with hue and saturation altered,
--- i use ps reduce noise filters to smooth things out. noise median makes a nice blur effect. some pics react differently using the same effect. i save my watercolor effect as an action in ps so i just click watercolor and it goes to work. then i tweak here and there till i like it. you just have to experiment till you find a combo that works for you. hope this helps.
i play a lot of "what if i do this? or that? and see what happens to the pic i'm doing."
davel
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Testimonials (4)
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Here for the Art ...I'm Still Here.. says:
"Dave's talent to make the ordinary look extraordinary is amazing! He is willing to give away his secrets too!! The added bonus for me is that he takes me to my favorite Northern California destinations that I can't make it to, he even seems to know my favorite shops and streets!
Dave is a true artist and has a great sense of humor to boot!
Thanks Dave for joining Flickr and giving us all such beauty."6th December, 2008
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h_roach says:
"Dave's work alone is an amazing inspiration. Always fresh, always surprising and always beautiful. Then add his helpfulness, sense of humor and willingness to share his wonderful techniques and tools and you have exactly what Flickr is all about."
28th August, 2008
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cariocando says:
"The MASTER of colors.
a GREAT artist !!!"20th May, 2008
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linda yvonne says:
"Dave is an amazing artist. His eye for color and his "painterly" style always catch my attention. I return to his work over and over and find some of my all time flickr favorites in his photo stream."
21st February, 2008
- Name:
- dave lawrence
- Joined:
- December 2005
- Currently:
- sunnyvale ca., us
- I am:
- Male and Single
- Occupation:
- retired photog/semiconductor designer