Terry Sawatzky Gives You a Picture

Here, take my picture!

UN/NATURAL V5

D'ya know what works well
with this series?
Just click on the post names
in the column
over there>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
.

UN/NATURAL V4

I'm going back to the original image
each time.
I was enjoying the process
and the results
so much
that I didn't even think about
tweaking the expression...

The Unnatural Also

And again,
more open now,
with a different expression.
I like the
asymmetrical/bent glasses.
It's not Photography for me
anymore,
it's drawing.

The Unnatural

I
simplified the background
and
tweaked my eyebrows
and lips.
Non-Artists often think making art is about
adding alot of detail,
but more often than not
it is about removing details
that detract from the story.

The Natural

I so rarely post unmodified
images that I feel
like I almost have to apologize or explain
when I do.
Yes, this is what I really look like.
Yes, it's a webcam shot, you can tell, right?
It's funny how in a very short period of time
-my lifetime-
photography has moved from being
a black art
to
ubiquitous.
Once
"seeing is believing"
applied to photography,
now we look at photos and nod knowingly -
"gotta be Photoshop"
or, my term,
"Photo-Chopped".
It's so expected that unmodified pictures
give me pause ...
"What? A natural?
I didn't know they still existed!"
I'll add the modified version later,
see if you can tell what I was thinking
and why.

Day Off

What am I going to do with myself
today?
Stretch my forehead,
I guess...