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Thanks Jen, I'm glad to give back. What impressed me most about my old high school is that we were always pushed to do more, to challenge our limits, and as a result I became a better painter. McCullough High School 1982-85.
Thank you for the compliment, I had not seen Ulysses' work, but I checked it out. I can see the similarities, he has a great eye for color and movement. Very nice of you to say that. Do you go to any art shows around town? I entered some work in "The Big Show" at Lawndale art center, but didn't get in :(
Thanks so much, I actually currently have some work hanging at Galleria Lazzara, you should go check it out...Sunday is the last day.
http://www.gallerialazzara.com/
I have been in Houston a year this coming August, I was in Germany and Washington before that. But California is def my home, I forgot to say earlier thank you for the compliment on my work, means alot coming from a skilled painter such as yourself.
No I wish I could though, I miss California a lot, especially my family and close friends. But I am learning to make Houston my home, there are days where I wish I could just drive there. Oh well, what can you do..
More or less. It's the length of the exposure coupled with movement from the lens that give it the layered effect. Mostly what you're seeing is the action at the beginning of the exposure at one focal length, and the action at the end of the exposure at a different focal length. In essence, it *is* layered; it's two separate moments in time (less than a second apart) stacked on top of one another with movement in between. While I can sandwich images in PS, I can't achieve quite this look. Although, it's an experimental technique at best and the results are hit or miss. (Guess that's true for everything, though.)
I didn't realize that Valerie taught. Of course, I'm new to Houston and I am just barely getting to know anybody. If you're interested, I would definitely suggest taking a course. It's loads of fun. (I'm half tempted to now that I know, just because I miss the darkroom so.)
And don't feel like you're photo illiterate because you can't dissect my techniques. I've been doing this for years, and it's not even an advanced technique, just a relatively obscure one. :) Really, it's a cute, fun trick that can be taught to anyone with an SLR and a zoom in moments.