Set up a backdrop (to minimize visual clutter), and place an object or objects behind water glasses so that they form an interesting composition. Adjust lighting as needed, move things around for maximum effect, and crop for composition. Feel free to submit your work in the form of a photograph or a drawing/painting. Share your work to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge). Thanks to Berkeley Parks for sending in this excellent example of distorted food through water glasses, photographs by Suzanne Saroff. See more of Saroff’s work here.
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
Carlos San Millan is one of my favorite painters. The glow and the chorus of sounds he can pull from a relaxed and informal series of brush strokes is breathtaking. …
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Suzanne Saroff
Set up a backdrop (to minimize visual clutter), and place an object or objects behind water glasses so that they form an interesting composition. Adjust lighting as needed, move things around for maximum effect, and crop for composition. Feel free to submit your work in the form of a photograph or a drawing/painting. Share your work to this post on our Facebook page. (#salchallenge). Thanks to Berkeley Parks for sending in this excellent example of distorted food through water glasses, photographs by Suzanne Saroff. See more of Saroff’s work here.
The January Creative Challenge: 15 minutes, once a day, for 30 days.
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