Sometime taking a normal ordinary photo or self portrait can end up looking plain and just snap shot like, so by using a program like that of Photoshop you can create a more appealing photograph. When doing this type of thing to a photograph you are creating more of a piece of digital art than a photograph, but in this day and age not knowing how to do this kind of thing can actually limit the amount of work you might be able to get in the long run. Photoshop is one of those programs that the more you use it the better you get at it, yet you can always learn new things or ways to use the program. For this self portrait I wanted to show a little of the skill I have in Photoshop. I started by taking a self portrait I took of myself and then cutting myself out of that photograph. After cutting myself out of the photograph I pasted myself into a blank Photoshop file, I then turned the bottom most layer black and added layers on top of the black layer. I then used different smoke brushes to create different patterns of smoke and fire, layering those layers both behind my self portrait and in front of my self portrait. This is a technique that a few photographers have started to use in different types of portrait photography, so for me to make sure I can keep up with those local and non-local photographers who are employing techniques like this to attract new clients I have started to learn some of these techniques as well. I believe that by watching other photographers and photography studios and seeing what they may be doing to attract new clients I can then learn new techniques as well to keep my competitive edge.
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