John Battison of Paignton U3A manipulates photographs on his computer with digital imaging software to create stunning, impactful art.
I’ve been involved with photography all my life but I wanted more freedom to create exactly what I wanted.
My pictures start life as a photograph, or usually several photos. I then work on them with my computer to make something more akin to a painting, I certainly aim to have the result look more like a painting than a photograph.
The photo of the ethereal lady in the woods for example is made from a photo of a model, combined with photos of rocks in Chatsworth, a stone wall in Dartmoor and a temple in Thailand. It took up to 20 hours to complete.
I coordinated classes at the U3A National Summers Schools hoping it will encourage a few more folk into produce art on their computers. I hope I don't sound too boastful, but I am working in a very up-to-date medium even though I’m well into my ninth decade!
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