Color Analysis

To better see color within an image it can help to abstract it. By de-emphasizing an image’s representational qualities you can more easily direct your attention to the color relationships within it. In short, you can see them better because you’re not distracted by other...

Graphing Color

Graphing color can help you identify colors more specifically and understand relationships between color better. One way to graph color is to use the Color Sampler Tool in Photoshop in combination with the Apple color picker. To access the Apple color picker choose Photoshop: General...

Unknown Patagonia – Free eBook – Linde Waidhofer

Linde Waidhofer has released her latest book – Unknown Patagonia – available in hardcover or as a free ebook. “This book is a visual exploration of a precious and so-far unspoiled part of the world that I have fallen in love with. But Central Chilean...

The Temperature of Color – Warm or Cool

An essential quality of color is temperature. Temperature can be used to attain a color balance. Temperature can be used to enhance spatial relationships within an image. Temperature can be used to elicit psychological responses within the viewer. Understanding and exploring the dynamics of temperature...

Next Step Alumni Exhibit – Indianapolis – 5/20 – 6/24

Next Step Alumni 2011 by Daspit, Gill, Bailey, Beal, Caponigro | . Renaissance Fine Art & Design Gallery and John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni present a beautiful collection of their work May 20 – June 24, 2011. You are cordially invited to view this...

Answer Your Own Call – Barry Boulton

During my Arches digital photography workshop, Barry Boulton expected to make pristine landscapes untouched by man. But during our initial reviews of his work, he was struck by the realization that a majority of his images either had people in them or showed signs of...

Include Others, Include Yourself

Images by Scott Helgeson, Barry Boulton, and Michael Quinn. During my Arches digital photography workshop participants struggled with displaying the scale of an immense landscape. Often, they chose to include people in their images to indicate human scale for comparison. Sometimes, they included each other....

Use The Stages In A Journey To Structure A Body of Work – Michael J Quinn

Michael Quinn used the stages in a journey to structure a body of work during my Arches digital photography workshop. The structure of a journey gave him a creative challenge that generated new ideas and helped focus his efforts. At the end of the workshop,...

Paul Simon and Chuck Close Discuss Creativity

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How To Get Out Of A Rut – Tales of Mere Existence

Levni Yilmaz’sTales of Mere Existence are creative, funny, and insightful. Find more Tales of Mere Existence here. Find more creativity videos here. Read more in my creativity ebooks here. Learn more in my creativity workshops here.