2021-04-20 Fine Art Photography SIG meeting notes

We met online using ZOOM 6:00pm-9:15pm

The goal of our Fine Art Photography SIG is to help each other to create fine art from our photography.

ATTENDEES
Mike Barry
Rich Ernst
Dave Fahrney
Michael Hohol
Jim Limburg
Paul Marcoux
Albert Wang
Ann Yang

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC WAS "Textures, Overlays and Borders"
- How to use them
Blend several in multiply mode, for backgrounds
Topaz Texture Effects
Use them as patterns inside Photoshop
- Where to get them
2 Lil Owls
Flypaper Textures
many others...
- How to create them
Citrasolve
Painter (Tana's Art technique, Hardy Fowler's technique, experiment)
Photograph cracks, rusty metal, charcoal, watercolor, clouds, tree bark, random things...
- Which do you like best?
I like a mixture of browns with some texture and a vignette for Western, Steampunk and Old Master Style images

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC FOR MAY WILL BE "Getting over a Creative Slump, Personal Project, Edges/Borders"

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - RESEARCH "Getting over a Creative Slump, Personal Project, Edges/Borders"
Everyone has the homework assignment to research "Getting over a Creative Slump, Personal Project, Edges/Borders", study them and bring back some information for the group to discuss at our next Fine Art Photography SIG meeting. If you find some good "Getting over a Creative Slump, Personal Project, Edges/Borders" information online, tell me where it is and I will put a link to the information on our website.

DEMOS
- Pattern demo by Rich
- Brush Box Photoshop plugin demo
- Tana's Art Background technique discussed but not demo'd

FCDCC.com/resources.php
http://flypapertextures.com - Flypaper Textures
15% discount code "Tharp" - recommended by Ann Yang
https://2lilowls.com - 2 Lil Owls
Lots of textures; How to create textures workshop $349
https://www.photowhoa.com - PhotoWhoa
https://www.araelium.com/screenflick-mac-screen-recorder - Screenflick
Mac screen recorder - recommended by Michael HoHol
AdobeCapture - Apple App Store - recommended by Jim Limburg
FixelRecolor - colorwheel app -
recommended by Rich Ernst
Color Wheel from the App Store at Apple.com
recommended by Rich Ernst
https://www.myphotoartisticlife.com - Photoshop Artistry Class by Sebastian Michaels'
inspirations - recommended by Mike Barry
https://www.myphotoartisticlife.com/pages/magazine - Artwork of Photoshop Artistry students
recommended by Mike Barry
https://www.udemy.com - Udemy online classes
Painting Environments by Hardy Fowler - recommended by Rich Ernst
https://creatureartteacher.com - The Art of Aaron Blaise
Digital Painting in Photoshop by Aaron Blaise - recommended by Rich Ernst
https://www.skillshare.com/home - Skillshare online classes
photography, composition, painting, drawing.. - 14 days free classes with invitation
ask Mike Barry for invitation - recommended by Mike Barry
Adobe Behance Painterly Action - recommended by Rich Ernst
https://www.maartenrots.nl - artwork of Maarten Rots
https://www.myheritage.com - MyHeritage - help restoring old pictures
We also have an entire section on Digital Painting
- Learn to Turn a Photograph Into a Digital Painting by Lori Jill
- Turn a Photograph into a Painting Using the Mixer Brush by Jesus Ramirez
- Oil Painting Effect in Photoshop - Mixer Brush Technique by Photoshop Training Channel
- Painting Environments | Udemy by Hardy Fowler
- Turn Photographs Into Digital Paintings Using Photoshop | Udemy by Lori Jill

SIG Project - FINISH-IT-PHOTO
Several members showed their versions of the "Bull and Rodey Clowns" image. Even though we started with the same image, we had different visions for the image and we all created different art.

If you haven't already sent in a FINISH-IT-PHOTO, please do send Mike Barry an image in RAW format. Mike will choose one of the images, send it out to the SIG members, and everyone will create their own interpretation of the image to show at future meetings. The idea is to show how all the members would process the same image in different styles.

The FINISH-IT-PHOTO for May will be: "San Giorgi" from Dave Fahrney

Constructive Critiques
We discussed images from several of the group members.

What Project Are You Working On?
Several members briefly shared what they were working on this past month.

AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SIG MEETING - Tue 5/18/2021 @6:00pm
1. The main topic will be "Getting over a Creative Slump, Personal Project, Edges/Borders" Please research on your own so we can all discuss it at the meeting (optional)
2. We will discuss our interpretations of the FINISH-IT-PHOTO Please, everyone send Mike Barry a RAW image file that we can use for this Project.
3. We will hold constructive critiques (optional) Pick as many as 3 images that you would like critiqued, and be prepared to show them by sharing your screen during the ZOOM meeting.
4. We will pick a topic for the next meeting

If you don't have time to research the topic, or you don't have any images that you want to have critiqued, that is OK, you can just attend the meeting and participate when you want.

I would like to see more pictures from our Fine Art SIG in the regular club meeting slideshows.

Jim Limburg will send out the Meeting ID, passcode, and meeting link when we have scheduled the meeting, which will be about a week before the meeting date.

We have put video of the April 20 Fine Art SIG meeting online
https://youtu.be/DqVq8x2z0Gc
or link to it from the club website.

Please email Mike, info@fcdcc.com, when you find mistakes, missing information or if you have suggestions for the Fine Art Photography SIG and I will try to address the issues.