Photographic Manipulation

The Beauty Of Photographic Manipulation !!

Mt Lindsay

This image is from the previous collection of photos. I wanted to give a preview to the photographic manipulation between both images of Mt Lindsay. 

This image was not manipulated in any way at all.

The Coming Of The End Of Time

This manipulated image was created through Photoshop. There is a significant and noticeable change between the two photographs. In this image, I have added the angel, the rain, the mist/fog, the lightning bolts and therefore increase contrast within the photograph. And by adding all of these things into the photo, I had created a sort of surrealism atmosphere. I had named the image 'The coming of the end of time' due to the fact that I have religious beliefs. I believe there will be more natural disasters waiting to strike due to the fact that IT is stated in the Bible and therefore I had created something of the mild sort.

The Door Of Death

Losing You - Poem by Loreal Torrens

‘Once was’ has passed,

This comes to show that nothing lasts.

We sob and sob till our hearts are sore,

But know you have walked through another door.

Cherished memories come and go,

In my river of love, you’ll always flow.

Days go by and nothing the same,

I stare and cry at our picture frame.

I love, I miss you, and I want you near,

The bottles of pain are full of tears.

Why you left, I don’t know why,

But not a day goes by where I don’t cry.

I miss your laugh, your smile as well,

I will be with you again, this I tell.

Until then, I bid you farewell.

The Cross Of Christ

Personally, I think there is nothing more valuable then the 'real' life captures of everyday life. These images were taken on the spare of the moment. Even though I had no intentions of capturing what I have caught on camera, I have captured more then I had planned. To me, these images have much soul and story connected to them. And this connection was done by just capturing everyday people in their everyday life's. 

Deep Sorrow

Only the eyes can tell a person the true feelings. Only the eyes can tell a person the needs and aches of the heart. I had taken this image for no reason at all. On this particular day, I had taken many images of anything and everything due to the fact this day was a day of celebration of a birthday. But this day, I had captured this image and found much deepness and soul within this image. And this sorrow that I see, I see it in the eyes. 

Lonely In The Sun

This image was captured on the spare of the moment with no intention of capturing anything of depth and soul within the image. In this image I see loneliness and pain. This person was an important person in my life. And because I have a connection to this person, this image clearly showed much of loneliness and pain, but the pain is of the emotional pain deep within. And this is what I see within in this image.

Pride & Joy

There is no LOVE stronger then a mother's LOVE ! This image showed just that. It showed of the love that a mother has for her child. It not only portrays a mother's love, but also the love that the child has for his mother and the connection between mother and child and last but not least, HAPPINESS. :)

Little Thinker

Children are the bundle of Joy's in this world. They are the innocent which no not of the stupid things of the world but of learning and growing. This image is of a young child at the age of 12months and in this moment, he was sitting and looking at the birds that were surrounding him. Who knows what he was thinking at the time, but contemplation and joy is shown through this image. And this is what makes the photograph beautiful.

Beautiful Insights

Chosen Pathways

This image was taken whilst on a school excursion. The way the road rock forms ran in different directions, caught my eye and automatically I thought of the way I began to see the image. I began to see the image as a 'Chosen Pathway' - meaning that life takes us in different directions. And that is the beauty of life !

MT Lindsay

This image was taken for a school assignment in Photography. The assignment task was to capture a combination of images and collaborate them together and then creating some kind of fantasy theme. This image is of a mountain-rock form of Mt Lindsay. This rock form lies on the Queensland-New South Wales border and is approximately 140 km south west of Brisbane. For the assignment, I knew exactly what I wanted to capture and this was it. Mt Lindsay is an important cultural landmark to the Aboriginal people who are from that area and I happen to be one of those people. This image shows of pure passion and pride from an artists point of view.

A Promise

Through the bible, a Rainbow symbolises God's promise to mankind. The promise was to never flood the earth again. Personally, I think Rainbows and their profound meaning, are beautiful. I have taken this image to portray the beauty that I see, and not only through sight but also through the spiritual side of things. The combination of grey clouds and the bright colours are a result of this image.

Vined Path

This image was taken whilst on a school excursion. On this excursion, the students were to observe and be informed of an artist's life and his artworks he had created through his life. The artist's name I had forgot, but I do recall that his artworks were of mostly sculptures of naked men and women with horns on their heads. Whilst sightseeing, there was this walkway of stone and vines. It was magnificent and the beauty was all in the way the vines curled around the cubical stoned walls. I knew then and there, I had to capture this beauty.

Rolling On In

This image was taken on a family outing. As I was walking along in conversation, I was just capturing images and did not focus on what I wanted to capture. But as I was looking in the images at the end of the day, this image caught my eye. The way the waves roll on in and the position of the rocks is what I thought mixed well and therefore it had created this image. 

Sunset Sky

The beauty of a sunset and sunrise is astounding. This image was taken whilst observing the bats that were passing on by. And even I knew that I had to capture this sunset while I had the chance. It is beautiful !

Incoming Rush Of Deepness

There is such deepness in the ocean. It was cold and windy, but the ocean is never the same when sun's out. The ocean changes in so many ways depending on so many things. Today was the day when the waves began to get rough and the water which became very cold. But all did not stop me from capturing such beauty. Those rocks, the sand and of course the rolling on in waves made that photograph.

Flowing River Of Clouds

This image is of a sunset in my very own backyard. So much colours are within those clouds, so much beauty. The combination of colours create that beauty. The clouds as if they are flowing in one direction and as if the colours are being stirred whilst on that move in the direction. The contrast of the trees is also a part of creating the beauty, for there cannot be no beauty without the help of contrast which help brighten the beauty.

Peaceful Waters

The lake of Wiangree. This lake has much cultural history and with history, beauty. It was becoming night fall when I had captured this image. I prefer this image to be black and white instead of it's colours due to the fact that I see more life in the image then in colour. Through contrast, the reflection really catches the eye. There are some images that are just made to be black and white and some with colour. And this image was made for black and white. 

To See And Stare

'To see and stare' is what I have decided to call this photograph. Capturing all life on Earth includes these nosy animals. The reason I imply these animals to be nosy is because they always look and stare whenever in view of their eyesight and that was what I see in this image - nosy Cows. 

Blooming Beauty

What is life without including the natural environment? After all, these are the givers of life. Within in this image, there is so much of one colour in different shades, but all in all, the image is still full of beauty.