Thursday, February 14, 2013

Photo Art Friday - February 15

Happy Friday! - It's time for Photo Art Friday over on Bonnie's blog, Pixel Dust Photo Art.  This week the optional theme was to use Bonnie's texture:  Bamboo Dreams in our art pieces.

I wanted something that would have an Oriental feel to it for my finished piece so I went through my photo archives and came up with this photo of some Dogwood Blooms from last spring.








I cropped the photo and added the texture but it still didn't look exactly like I wanted it to so I did some more searching and came up with another photo that I thought worked in well with my idea.









This shot is part of a local Chinese restaurant that I took last summer.













I took this photo, added the texture then added the cropped photo of the Dogwood blooms and erased the blooms off the building.  I used some other adjustments on PicMonkey that once again I forgot to write down.  Once I was happy with how everything looked I saved it and below is my finished piece.  I think it turned out great and hope you do as well.

Be sure to stop by Bonnie's and check out all the other great photo art entries.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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33 comments:

  1. KayleneFebruary 14, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Beautiful edit, cheers

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  2. Andrea DawnFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    I really like what you have come up with Ida. The pagoda like building and the blossoms mesh so well with the texture and produce a lovely image.

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  3. helenaFebruary 15, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    it looks amazing - great composition

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  4. MiriamFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:07 AM

    I agree, it turned out great, very oriental in it's shape and colour. Well done

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  5. StephanieFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:04 AM

    Oh yes, I do like this very much. It wass a great idea to add the second photo. All pieces fit together perfectly.

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  6. JeanneFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    Love how these images were combined! Perfect for this texture too

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  7. smiles, SharonFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:15 AM

    This is really super. Isn't it fun how disparate photographs taken at separate times can come together through a texture and manipulation. You really thought through this project and came out with what would be a super postcard sold at a gift store. smiles: sharon

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  8. EMilyFebruary 15, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    Very cool composite!

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  9. Currie SilverFebruary 15, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    oh indeed, Ida, it is lovely. what a clever idea. I am sure that your sharing that process for you will inspire me in days to come. I have been using at least 2 photographs with textures in my daily Gratitude blog, I Love You, Currie, and just trying out things I read is great fun for me!! I am curious about "erasing the blooms" as that is a concept that escapes me.
    BEautimous!!

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  10. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)February 15, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Impressive!

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  11. Candy C.February 15, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    It's perfect with the Bamboo Dreams texture! :)

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Haaa.....sometimes I forget what I did to create my digital photos, too. I go back and forth so many times that my brain can't keep track of it all!
    Let me say that your piece this week captured the feeling perfectly. Lucky for you that the restaurant is in your town and that you didn't have to travel to Japan to get the photo!
    Great work as always!

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  13. Linda KittmerFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Nice processing Ida.

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  14. Kim StevensFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Oh so wonderful, and perfect with her texture this week...love it!

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  15. ormbunkeFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    That two pictures together with the texture was very nice. Ha de gott.

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  16. NatureFootstepFebruary 15, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    yes, it is looking good. :)

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  17. BirgittaFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    This is a beautiful and great photo work!

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  18. LeoviFebruary 15, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Yes, good pictures, I love the end result, excellent!

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  19. YvonneFebruary 15, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    This is GORGEOUS, Ida!

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  20. UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 3:42 PM


    That's beautiful, I wish I had time to learn photoshop :-) Thank you for visiting Pret-a-vivre.com and leaving the sweet comment.

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  21. The Artful DivaFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    You are brilliant! I love the way you combined these photos, Ida. Well done!

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    I totally love this layout - it is so inviting.. wow!!!
    Hugs

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  23. JoyfulFebruary 16, 2013 at 3:12 AM

    Oh I like these shots. I always think the lines of a pagoda type building is so beautiful to look at. Sakura blossoms are my favourite and I hope we will have our here next month.

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  24. Sherri B.February 16, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    Lovely! Your photos match up perfectly with the theme of the texture. I had a real hard time with this texture and finally opted not to use it this week. Thanks for sharing, Ida - have a great weekend!

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  25. Lynne with an eFebruary 16, 2013 at 6:55 AM

    Lovely combination. The cropping and framing make an unusual and interesting composition.

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  26. lorikFebruary 16, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    I liked the way you continued the chinese theme by adding the blossoms and the architecture. I like the result too! And masking around those little bits on the roof must have taken ages!

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  27. ElectraFebruary 17, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    This is stunningly beautiful!!

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  28. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    Beautiful! Such quiet serenity, in perfect harmony with the texture. Really neatly done!

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  29. PauliinaFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    Ida you did an old wonderful japanese postcard. Bravo!

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  30. teriFebruary 20, 2013 at 7:29 AM

    Ida- this is wonderful! I love how you highlighted the images you used.The end results looks like an old fashioned post card- fantastic. (Sorry for the delayed comment-)

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  31. Prairie JillFebruary 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Oh, this is great! I love the combination of the two photos and the texture.

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  32. Cynthia (Cindy) PowellFebruary 21, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    Ida-I love that you shared the original images as well as the blended finished one. Your layout is stunning! Now I need to go read your fun and funky Valentine post-love that little piggy! :-D

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  33. ElenaFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:22 AM

    You are so good at this, Ida!
    Love how you combined two pictures in one masterpiece!

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