Single Image Saturdays: Spring is Springing

From today’s afternoon walk around town. Shot via iPhone using Hipstamatic with Libatique 73 lens and Ina’s 1969 film. Full-size version over at Flickr.

Sandpaper Kisses with a Sunbaked Flower

Martina Topley-Bird‘s “Sandpaper Kisses” is the background track for this movie I assembled using the Splice app on my iPhone. I noticed this dried flower on my porch, and discovered this spacey track a few days before. I shot these images and some video elements with a Photojojo macro lens, some with the Hipstamaticapp. I’m still blown away by how easily and effectively Splice lets you tap your way to a video/photo montage.

What do you think? Do you do any video edits on your smartphone? Have you ever set photos to music? What’s your impression of the process? Let us hear from you in the comments!

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The Eyes Have It – Single Image Sundays

Skull ring in macro view plus a shot of a flower I planted in my yard with a helpful model all work together in this composition. It’s really one of my favorite things in the world when vastly separate images meld for enhanced artistic impact through some editing. I’ve gotten into montages lately, and I’m pleased with how this one turned out. Check out the source images below, also over at Flickr.

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Single Image Sundays: High Five, Spider Style (colorfully)

Click to see the montage using this image at Flickr.

Here’s a macro shot I did a few days ago of a spider hanging out between a couple of bushes in my yard. I’m using a grayscale version in a montage that’s going to be part of a series later on, but just for fun I mixed it up with some color filters inPhotoforge 2 using the in-app Pop Cam pak (well worth the purchase). It’s like having Hipstamatic effects you can apply at will to existing photos. I also used the forever-awesome Photojojo macro lens.

Thanks for taking a look – what do you think? Are spiders too creepy no matter what, or does some colorful editing add to their interest? Leave a comment!

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Single Image Sundays: Traditional With A Twist

So I’m at Anthropologie with the Mrs., and since she’s far more likely to shop successfully here than I am, I find a Man Chair, snap this quick photo of a flower, and sign on to the free wi-fi for some Instagram time. It’s a traditional shot, and the twist is that it’s a synthetic blue decorative faux-flower. But it turned out pretty well for a Hipstamatic challenge (see: mxgxpx), so hey. Thanks, Anthropologie.

Single Image Saturdays: Spring is Springing

From today’s afternoon walk around town. Shot via iPhone using Hipstamatic with Libatique 73 lens and Ina’s 1969 film. Full-size version over at Flickr.

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