Today I am posting a picture made from my brother in his younger years.  I like the spray of colors available from a scanned Polaroid that was used in creating the piece, especially during the concentration on a rousing game of “Barrel of Monkeys.”  If you would like to participate in our “Me” series of photo celebrations, upload your photo and let us know that you would like us to create a “Me” for you.

That’s Me

A vintage photo can bring new life to an identity.

My next offering in the “That’s Me” series was created from the photo of a talented friend whose style and approach speaks for itself.  If you would like to participate in our “Me” series of photo celebrations, upload your photo and let us know that you would like us to create a “Me” for you.

That’s Me

You know who you are.

Today’s composition uses a photo taken of a Kansas State  hot air balloon taking off, and mixes the image with a golden sky to complete the fantasy flight image.  Adding a double matted and complimentary color combination in the outer photo mattes, this picture becomes a nice whimsical addition to a digital picture frame display sequence.  Once I got started working with digital matting designs, my pictures seem naked without them.  What can we do for you today?

Photo Fantasy

Don't let a good photo go naked...Dress it up with a matte from us!

Today’s fantasy post occupied my desktop wallpaper for several days as something to stare at while looking for inspirations.  As visual creatures, we sometimes need an image that is out of the box to encourage us to think outside the box.  This fantasy planet uses a court building in San Antonio and an abstract sky to set the visual mood for the piece.  Stare at this picture for a few hours and see if it inspires you to try something new.

Photo Fantasy

Feel the excitement as new ideas come flooding into your mind.

For this post, I started with a photo of a foot bridge I took along one of my walks, then created a fantasy scene and a matte for the composition.  So far, I have not run out of creations for my photos, and though the focus of this site is digital photo matting, I do not want to provide the same mundane offerings found elsewhere.  The difference between offering generic template mattes and custom work should be obvious to anyone who has visited this site for any amount of time.  My postings will show a wide variety of ways matting techniques can be used to display interesting photo creations, and though the posts might provide you with some inspirations for what you want to do with your photos, we take time to give your pictures the special individual treatment they deserve.  As you browse through the posts, you may find styles, textures, colors, and applications that appeal to you, which can be used as a reference for where we can begin to create the special touches you want.  Getting it right is what we do. 

Photo Fantasy

A fantasy treatment turns an ordinary photo into a work of art.

In this series, I will demonstrate a technique for blending aspects of actual photos with elements of imagination to create something new.  For the first image, I used a grape arbor at a local botanical garden, and mixed it with a color match blend to serve as a background.  The image was then enclosed in a double matte design to highlight the end result.  Come back to see more of these creations in the days ahead.  If you enjoy the site, tell your friends.  If you want to take advantage of our services, we welcome your interest.

Photo Fantasy

Breathe new life into your photos with a fantasy treatment from us.

You can stomp through the woods and gardens all year long and not find the flowers shown in this enhanced photo creation.  As I await matting requests, orders for photo treatments, or questions that need to be answered, sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.  Picture me sitting on the virtual sidewalk next to an open guitar case, passing out beautiful pictures to everyone who tosses three bucks into the kitty.  A humble beginning for someone being visited and appreciated by people all over the world.  How may I brighten your picture frame?

Digital Art

Can I send someone you know a beautiful bouquet for Christmas?

Whether inspired in photos or digital art spin offs from photos, there are lots of variations on matting and composite photo art to keep the eye and the mind busy with trying out new creations for display in a digital photo frame.  Though many people use their frames to display a set of family photos, there are a wide array of other treatments to keep the excitement alive.  This offering is another digital art composition I had fun putting together.   Thanks to everyone who takes time to comment on favorite posts.  If you do not have the $3 purchase price for your favorite post, you might win a free copy by participating in my Comment Roulette Contest.  All you have to do is leave a comment on your favorite post saying you want to win the Comment Roulette Contest, and leave a valid email where you want your copy to be sent.  If you do not like what you see, keep coming back for new items and more chances to win. 

Digital Art

It will never be easier to win one of my contests, so enter today.

This post is about a work of digital composite art that was built from various aspects of a photo which became something else as I manipulated the image to reach the end result.  The picture is titled “Mind Reflection” and it qualified as an artistic exploration of color and form which emotes different reactions from different people who view it.  What do you think?

Digital Art

A work of photographic inspired digital art.

With this installment of photo matting technique, I have created an abstract bit of photo art I call “Bygones” to share with those who appreciate this form of artistic endeavor.  I hope it will help my drive by audience pause and take notice of the wide variety of style and form available for our digital photo frame content and photo matting services.  If you want to win a free copy of this piece, leave a comment that tells me you want to be a winner in my Comment Roulette Contest, otherwise three bucks will buy a copy for you to cherish and mix with your own photo frame masterpieces.

Digital Composite Photo Matting

Where else can you get stuff to stare at for hours for only three bucks?