This week, for Exploring With A Camera, the challenge is to blur an image on purpose, using different ways to mess with your subject. I used 3 different methods that made simple images look abstract. (Have to admit that this was fun!)
I held a drinking glass in front of the lens to get this look. The actual subject is a small painting I created a couple years ago.
Then I stood behind a sheer curtain and used the remote for my camera to get this image. The only thing I have done post processing is crop the image and give it the sepia tones.
This little faded flag was literally flapping in the cold winter breeze at the park yesterday. I slowed the shutter down considerably so that it would be blurred.
It’s called Artistic Blur, and Kat Sloma has some fabulous examples of it, as well as a great tutorial with ideas for trying it. Click on the button below to learn more!
Deb – what amazingly creative examples! Love them all – you have provided great inspiration for ideas to try. Your self-portrait is so lovely – very mysterious and evocative.
your love of learning
challenges me to dive in a little deeper
with my dream of becoming a good photographer:)
thanks for the sweet inspire,
Jennifer
Loving these! Each one is brilliant and I'm off to find a glass and play soon! x
You got some great results here. I can't wait to try this myself. The longer I shoot pics, the more I enjoy abstractions. I like your selfie thru the sheer. cool.
beautiful blur, I really like the colours blurred together in the first.
Great examples, Deb! Your selfie is lovely — I might try something similar. I love the abstract the the blurry colors. Very creative work here.
This was a fun exercise! I hope to get my posted this weekend! You were very creative on the first shot! I would never have thought of that, but I'm going to try it!! I love your self-portrait. It's beautiful and mysterious! I also love the way the stars repeated, each one getting clearer!
Love all of these — sooo good. Your selfie is amazing!!!
Love your examples, Deborah, all of them! And, it's so nice to see you in your beautiful self-portrait.
These are fantastic, love the first shot in particular and great selfie.
These are all fantastic examples of Artistic Blur! I'm glad you had fun. I especially like the selfie behind the sheer curtains. What a fabulous idea. It gives the whole image softness and texture without doing much else! Thank you for sharing these in Exploring with a Camera. I hope you continue to play with this!
I love these three shots: the first one with wavy lines behind glass, the flag is great with the wavy lines and the double stars and a nice selfie behind a curtain! Good job!
Great Job! The flag really stands out, but the image taken through the glass is really special.