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One of my challenges on Flickr was Oil on Water. It was on my "Photography Techniques to Try list but I had not so far. Well, it was time. This is the video I found most helpful on line. Visual Arts Photography Tutorial Macro - Using Oil, Water and Food Coloring I've done 3 different photo sessions with this technique. My photos have improved as I learn more about the process. Warning - This process is very addictive and deciding which shots to keep is very time consuming.
I found the experience very worth while. Give it a try!
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I dropped off three pieces at the gallery yesterday morning and busied myself with other things during the day. I returned after 3pm to see which one(s) were selected for the show. Each participant was guaranteed to have one piece in the show. This one was left on the table and will not be hanging in the art gallery on this week. Juxtaposition
13.5 x 17.5 inch frame 8 x 12 inch Color photo This photo was taken down town last summer for a challenge on Flickr. The front building is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce which was built in 1919 in the late Renaissance Revival style. The building behind is one of the Scotia Place towers built in 1983 which has a glass facade. I found these two buildings contrast in several ways very interesting.
I was asked by a friend to frame a couple of pieces of art she has stored for quite a while. The one piece is a caricature which was done in San Francisco which came with a black mat. When I started researching frames I discovered the size 14x18 inches is a common American size but much less available in Canada. I was concerned I would not be able to find a frame. I had brainstormed some alternatives: cutting down the mat if needed, changing the mat, creating a custom mat for an 11x14 frame. I headed to Michaels in hopes of finding what I needed. I did find "one" frame in the right size among all the frames in the store. Fortunately, it was a wooden frame with a medium profile in black. Excellent.
The second piece was small but again not necessarily fitting in a standard frame. The art itself was 10 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall. The paper was 12 x 7 inches. I searched all the aisles looking for a frame that would work. I found this float frame which had the right proportions. It measured 6x12 inches and it was meant to hold 3 small photos and they would float between 2 pieces of glass.
Because the art now covered the full opening of the frame I decided to give it a hanger so it could be hung as a regular frame. Again, I chose a gold sawtooth hanger with screws. I placed a pencil mark on the midway point on the width of the frame. I aligned the hanger on the mark, used the awl to make starter holes and inserted the screws into the frame with my smallest Phillips tip on my screwdriver. Perfect. I am happy with the way these turned out. Getting ready to deliver them.
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