Fine Art Monochrome Prints

I am pleased to announce that as from today, a selection of fine art monochrome images are available as prints from the fine art print collection.

All photographs will be printed by a professional lab using the Giclee process on Hahnemuhle fine art papers, of which I am currently offering two types:

Hahnemuhle Pearl - A bright white slightly textured 285gsm paper holds excellent detail, enables impressive contrast and depth while giving a beautiful pearl semi-gloss finish.

Hahnemuhle German Etching - A heavyweight 310gsm paper which is silky smooth with a fine surface texture, giving a matt finish and the attractive warm white shade of the traditional artist's board.

Both print types are available in sizes ranging from A5(5.8" x 8.3") right up to A2(16.5" x 23.4").

In the near future the option to have the prints mounted and matted for framing will also be available.

Abstract Smoke images

With the weather being unpleasant again this weekend and me itching to get some camera action, I decided to try my hand at more abstract photography, only this time with smoke rather than ice.



As with images of water droplets, you will see quite a few examples of this type of abstract photography on various photography websites the Internet.

These types of images are actually quite easy to do. All you need is a camera on a tripod, an off camera flash, a black back drop, some incense sticks and a bit of patience!

Once the images are captured all manner of things can be done in Photoshop such as inverting the image, hand coloring the smoke trails and compositing different smoke plumes together.



As with most abstract work of this nature, big prints look really amazing and make excellent center pieces in the living room, dining room or several hanging along a hall.

If you are interested in detailed instructions on how these types of shots are done then please go to my Digital Photography Tutorials site where a tutorial will be available soon.