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How to Photoshop Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein

Link: Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein - Online Tutorial

If you are a fan of pop art then you're probably already well acquainted with the work Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein became one of the leading pop artists of the sixties with his comic-strip paintings. Drowning Girl 1963, shown left, is one of his better known works and is a good example of the design features in his most famous pieces. Notice the thick lines, bold colors, and thought bubble. His work also often included boxed captions and words such as "WHAAM!", commonly found in comic books.

Benday dots were Lichtenstein's trademark. Benday dots are a printing process which combines two (or more) different small, coloured dots to create a third colour. Back in the day, pulp comic books used benday dots in primary colours to inexpensively create the secondary colours such as flesh tone.

You can create the benday dot effect by using the Colour Halftone filter found in Photoshop, however in this tutorial I'm going to show you a way to create a fantastic looking black and white Halftone Pattern. "Why?", because I like the look of it better.

DIY Photography » How to spot faked images

Link: DIY Photography » How to spot faked images.

There’s a knack to spotting if an image has been edited or not. Shadows are usually the first give-away, as is inconsistant lighting. If you suspect a person’s head may have been added to another body, look extremely closely at the skin tones, and gradations. Look at the fringe, and see if the background looks consistent, colour-wise, with the original. Finally, use common sense and don’t believe your own eyes - if something looks unnatural, take a closer look, and see if you can find out why it doesn’t look kosher.

Three Dragons

Dragon No. 1
Chinese New Year 2006, New York, NY (C. Jan. 2006)

Dragon No. 2
Chinese New Year 2006, New York, NY (C. Jan. 2006)

Dragon No. 3
Chinese New Year 2006, New York, NY (c. Jan. 2006).

Lens Rental

Link: DIY Photography » Try before you buy: Rent glass!.  "A good way to get to grips with camera equipment is to go out and rent some. Here in the UK, I’ve found Calumet Photo to be an invaluable source of expensive glass on a temporary basis (they also have a presence in Germany, Holland, and the US), but I just stumbled across a brand new concept: On-line lens rental!"

redbankgreen: NYC IN RB

Link: redbankgreen: NYC IN RB.

Starting Friday, the McKay Gallery, at 12 Monmouth Street, will feature the works of 23 area photographers in a show entitled "New York City."

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The photographers represented in the show are: Nathaniel Bear, Francesco Cenicola, Sandy Cook, John Decker, Joel Eisenberg, Carter Farmer, Tom Gilmour, Lauren Grabelle, Robert Grunke, Jay Hochheiser, Bobbie Kingsley, Michael Lee, Chris Lundgren, Michael Marcelle, Rosemarie McIntosh, Mike McLaughlin, Joe Pacheco, Richard Reich, George Roos, Jeff Smith, Ambra Talarico, Valentine and Colleen Woolpert.

English Russia » An Abandoned City

Link: English Russia » An Abandoned City.

Here is a little photo-session of an abandoned city. When the Soviet Union collapsed, government didn’t have much funds to support some small cities around strategically import objects. People of these cities were left all by themselves. Nobody could support them because any communication with this places terminated after the army decided that they now don’t have money to support those objects.

Via Boing Boing

Very creepy.  The author's comments seem nostalgic for the old Soviet era.