A Photo a Day 2020 #343

This is the third in my series of experimental photos. All of the photos were taken with the theme of 'Red' in mind, but I wanted to do something with them to subvert the theme. For me, this year has gone so quickly and has felt so muted. At the same time everything's been turned on its head. These photos are just a bit of fun (let's not be pretentious about this!), but when I was editing them I was trying to create a bit of a mood of trepidation-- which is how I feel today.

 

A Photo a Day 2020 #342

If you didn't see yesterday's photo, take a look. I was in the mood to do something experimental. I am aware this is Photoshop 101 (and not even done on Photoshop, or done well!), but I am a self taught amateur with very little time or patience.

Anyway, I'm not feeling Christmassy at the moment, so until I am I'm posting mundane, odd and trippy!

 

A Photo a Day 2020 #341

 Not very festive, I know, but I've had a bit of a play about with some photos I took on my phone. I wanted to convey the mood of this year. There will be two more photos coming with a similar edit. 

A Photo a Day 2020 #179

Just keeping my hand in with Photoshop! 

A Photo a Day 2020 #148

Skywritten

I saw this trail in the sky whilst sitting out in the garden a few days ago. The trippy colours are just because.

A Photo a Day 2020 #57

Foam

Today's photo was a happy accident. As I near the end of February and have to think on my feet a bit in terms of content, I'm finding myself taking pictures of very mundane things. Finding a different way of presenting the everyday is something that interests me a lot.

A cup of coffee has become a welcome treat after a tiring day at work (before the evening workload commences!) I actually shot this with my phone camera because I was too keen to enjoy my coffee. Luckily it paid off better than my attempts at using my macro lens last week when I was not satisfied with the outcome and abandoned the photos I took. Then I was mucking about with editing features and thought this looked very pop art!

A Photo a Day #33

Andy

1/60     F4.0     ISO 1250
If you've seen yesterday's photo you may spot a theme! This is Photoshop 101, but as I am currently teaching myself how to use it, I like to experiment and play! 
I love playing with colour and although this shot is not perfectly aligned and very rustic, there's something of interest in the juxtaposition of the crumbs on the tabletop and the clinical nature of mass-produced packaging. This could be a theme I'd like to play with more in the future.