Feature Monday

A great retro feel to this image - I'm either waiting in a 1950's hairdressing salon, or I could be at a country RSL club waiting for the weekly dance to start.

"so uncool it's cool..." by elliewinds

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This image has the ability to transport me to another time and another place...

"Jam" by Jules Campbell

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This certainly has "wow" factor - look at the windows, the bricks and compare that to the lettering...just how big and bld is that building???

"B who U R" by Dana DiPasquale

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There's something quite beautiful in seeing an artist give their all and enjoy their craft.

"Let it wash over you" by Caroline Gorka

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An image exuding new life, new beginnings, new growth and let life take you where it will.

"Meandering" by Tamara Mason

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Sometimes in life, standing on the sidelines and watching the world go by gives you the space to think and reflect on what life can offer you and just how much you want to get out of it.

"Contemplation" by Debbie Black

Sepia Toned Photographs...

 Can something as sombre, and dark and moody and timeless as sepia photography, be created with the secretions of the cuttlefish?  Well, that was once the method of producing those rich brown tones...today however, I prefer to use my graphic editing program such as Photoshop CS2 to give me those same rich tones that create the most wonderful mood.  Below are some examples of how well sepia can work on a number of subjects:

 

 

"Darkened Hope" by Karri Klawiter

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"Double Vision" by Tom Vaughan

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"Small in Sepia" by Debbie Black

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"Languishing in the afternoon sun" by lallymac

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"will nobody love me?" by Adriana Glackin

 

Did you know this about Sepia Photography?

Historically, photographs were treated with sepia toning as it rendered them longer lasting than their Black & White counterparts. Today, sepia tones and digitally produced images are as popular as ever. Creating a digital sepia toned image today is as easy as changing the setting on your digital camera or editing the images in graphic softaware programs such as Photoshop CS2.

Adding a sombre, serious, old-timer effect, sepia tones can be applied to many subjects and can really change the mood of the image altogether. Below are some examples:

"Darkened Hope" by Karri Klawiter

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"Double Vision" by Tom Vaughan

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"Small in Sepia" by Debbie Black

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"Languishing in the afternoon sun" by lallymac

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"will nobody love me?" by Adriana Glackin

Yasashi Buri

"Long time, no see" as Melanie McQuoid has so aptly named this landscape photograph.  With Mt fuji seen ever so fainly in the background, the eye meanders through all the layers of the photograph before resting finally on Mt Fuji.

End of the Trail

A wonderful example of how adding atmosphere to an image can be as simple as applying a sepia treatment with a little vignetting. The sepia tones in this landscape work well in enhancing the barren, dry feel of the terrain and the vignetting helps draw the eye toward the centre of the image.