DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
Issue 62
| may 2022
| digital ar tistr y
04 E D I T O R ’ S R E P O R T By Pam Henderson
- Kookaburra
05 P H O T O S H O P A R T I S T RY
34 A N N W E H N E R
06 R O S A P E R RY - After The Storm
07 B A R B A R A D U D Z I N S K A - Beauty In Blue
33 LO U I S E S M I T H - Queen Bee
By Sebastian Michaels
- 3 Amigos
32 M I C H E L L E B A K E R
- Beauty In Red
08 M AU R E E N M A X W E L L - My Refuge, My Home
09 S U E M A S T E R S O N
- Holding Onto Hope
35 J E N N E JAC KS O N - L u c i f e r ’s E x p r e s s
36- S O M E P H O T O S H O P I N S P I R AT I O N 39 B y A n d r e w H a y s o m 40 K A R E N WA A LW Y K
- M a g i c a l Te a P a r t y
- The Herd
- Harmony
10- K E V I N S I M S 11 - Tr a n s l a t i o n
41 B E V T E R R AW S K YJ
12 M A RY K N AG G S
42- H E L E N M C L E O D 43 - H a v i n g A D a n d y T i m e
- Love The Moon
- Iris
13 K Y E T H O M P S O N
- Light Of Life
44 G I TA M A DAY
- Green Moss
- Fibonnaci
14 M E AG H A N P RYO R
45 M I C K R O O N E Y
- Birds O f A Feather
- Miss Angel
15 M A R K PA S S F I E L D
46 B E R N I C E FA R G U S
- Walking
- Rainbow Lor ikeet
16 PA M H E N D E R S O N
47 I LO N A A B O U - Z O LO F
- A Walk In The Par k
- Abstract Figure
17- A R T I S T S M O N T H LY 26 AC H I E V E M E N T S
48 S H A R O N R A N K M O R E
27 A L B A M A S S
49 A N D R E W H AYS O M
- Living Blocks
- Nex t Level
- Tw o H e a r t s
28 K I M R I C C I - U n f o r s e e n Tr e a s u r e
29 G E O R G E KO N C Z
F R O N T C OV E R
- Vintage Wedding
by S O N I A P U S E Y
30 J U L I E P O W E L L - Fireflies
31 C H R I S T I N A B R U N T O N - Waiting On The Plat for m
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- Waiting Patiently
- U r b a n D eve l o p m e n t
50 C H I N E S E W H I S P E R S # 5 4 - By Maureen Maxwell
- Masquerade
51- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T SONIA PUSEY 60 - H o l d O n t o Yo u r Fr e e d o m
77 J U L I A R A E - Precarious Timing
78 H E M A N T KO G E K A R - Derelict Cottage
- The Lovely Gardener - Lead Me Astray
- In The Outback
79 C O L I N CA M P B E L L
- Hanging Around - Until The Cows Come Home - I f Yo u G o D o w n I n T h e W o o d s To n i g h t - Drowning In A Sea Of Love - Caught In A Jam - Unravelling
- Tr i o O f Tr e e s
- To r m e n t O f Tr e e s
80- S H A RY N WA L K E R 81 - D a n c i n g I n T h e C i t y 82- M A R G A R E T K A L M S 83 - R o s e Q u e e n I n P r i v a t e
- Out With The Old - M e e t Yo u r A r t i s t
84- D E N N I S R I C K A R D 85 - B r o w n F a l c o n
- Fr e e Yo u r s e l f
61 G E R A R D W H E L A N - Cockatoo Wings
86 P E N N Y D E J O N G - A P r e c a r i o u s l y B a l a n c e d Fu t u r e N e e d s Knowledge And Bright Ideas
62 D E A N H O H N - Peregr ine Falc on A r t 1
76 E L E N O R G I L L
- W T E A r t 16
63 J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R - O u t O f O u r B u b b l e s ( A b e r r a n t B r o w n Tu i )
64 LY N E T T E PAU L - Flower Power
87- M O N T H LY A R T I S T I C P H O T O 96 C H A L L E N G E 97- A R T I S T S B U S I N E S S 101 A DV E R T I S E M E N T S
65 LY N DA R L I N G T O N - E y e s O n Yo u
66- C O L I N K I L L I C K 67 - Fr a c t a l W o r l d s 68 K AY L E N E H E L L I W E L L - The Shallows
69 I N G R I D JA KO B S E N - Wintr y Day
70- I N T E R V I E W ALICE IN WONDERL AND SHOOT 75 By Maureen Maxwell
Maureen Maxwell - Golden City
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a r t i s t s DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
Hello everyone and welcome to the May edition of Artists Down Under. Goodness, nearly half way through the year already, as they say “Time flies when your having fun”, and it’s great to see all the fun our artists have had this month. Another very successful month of Achievements for our artists with lots of competition placements and exhibitions being held. So great to see the successes month after month. The Redlands Digital Artists Group share another of their “Chinese Whisper” series. We welcome Sonia Pusey as our Featured Artist this month. Sonia is a very talented woman who takes most, if not all, of her own photos that she uses in her images. I know you will love the art that she has put together for you all. Andrew’s Photoshop tips for you this month delve into the Content-Aware Tracing Tool. A very handy tutorial for all artists that is new and not well known of, so thank you Andrew for sharing. Maureen Maxwell has done a special interview with Julie Powell and Sue Masterson on their recent “Alice In Wonderland” photo shoot. From planning the shoot to the end. Well done girls! The Artists Monthly Challenge for May is Seaside, as we all love to be beside the seaside. Well that’s it from me, so until next month, stay safe and take care of each other.
Pam Henderson
Christina Brunton - Valentines Day Kiss Backgrounds: Foxy Squirrell Laitha’s Designs - Jai Johnson - White Lane Studio Copyright 2017 ©
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Bumblebee
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Artists in this publication are responsible for any rights appertaining to their work.
HTTPS://PROPHOTOSHOPARTISTRY.COM
Image by: Jo Crane, Photoshop Artistry Student
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ROSA PERRY
3 AMIGOS
AFTER THE STORM https://rosa-perry.myportfolio.com/artwork https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/rosa-perry/
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BARBARA DUDZINSKA
B E AU T Y I N B L U E
B E AU T Y I N R E D
https:// www.SmartArtPlace.com
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/barbara-dudzinska/
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MAUREEN MAXWELL
MY REFUGE , MY HOME
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/maureen-maxwell/
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SUE MASTERSON M AG I CA L T E A PA R T Y
https://www.facebook.com/Sue-Masterton-Digital-Artist-1662189864018110/ http://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sue-masterson/
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KEVIN SIMS
https://www.kevinsims.co.nz/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kevin-sims/
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T R A N S L AT I O N
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MARY KNAGGS
IRIS
https://www.facebook.com/MaryK-Photographic-Art-145293185640662/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mary-knaggs/
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kye thompson GREEN MOSS
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kye-thompson/
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MEAGHAN PRYOR
B I R D S O F A F E AT H E R
https://www.theartinspires.com/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/meaghan-pryor/
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MARK PASSFIELD WA L K I N G
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mark-passfield/
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PAM HENDERSON
A WA L K I N T H E PA R K
https://www.facebook.com/snapnshootdesigns/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/pam-henderson/
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artists down under facebook
Meaghan Pryor - New Doors
page
Meaghan Pryor - Star Dust
The Artists Down Under Public Facebook page has been set up to allow the artists in the group to showcase their work and to enable them to share promotional information about themselves, e.g. exhbitions, awards etc... You can find the Artists Down Under Public Facebook page at this address; https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistsDownUnder/ So, if you are an artist in the group, don’t forget to regularly share your work and information here, and to let your friends and family know about the page if they are interested in viewing the latest art and news from the group. If you are a reader of the magazine who does not have access to the page, please click the link above and request to join. When you request to join you will be asked to answer three simple questions that will allow us to determine if you are an eligible artist who may wish to join the group and therefore be able to post on the page, or a member of the public who can view, comment and like the work on the page. It’s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!
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Hemant Kogekar - Dried Agapantha Heads
Gitama Day - Contemplation
Gitama Day - Blessings Of The Finches
Rosa Perry - Dice Of Destiny
Hemant Kogekar - Country Church
Rosa Perry - Wishful Thinking
Three ADU members receive a special gift Our very good Awake friends Teddi Rutschman of Foxey Squirrel and Diane Stafford from WhiteLaneStudio continue to give gifts as a reward for members of the Artists Down Under group who contribute to the ADU Facebook page by regularly posting their artworks and supporting other members with their comments. Teddi, from Virginia, USA, is well known for her fantastic sets of digital designer backgrounds, masks and all kinds of wonderful elements ready for designers to add to or build a wondrous creation. Teddi Rutshman can be found at
http://www.foxeysquirrel.com/ http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Foxeysquirrel Teddi has given a $10.00 voucher for one very lucky member to spend in her on-line shop.
The MAY lucky winners are Teddi Rutschman (Foxy Squirrel) Gift Voucher of $10.00 - Maureen Maxwell Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit - Dennis Rickard - Lyn Darlington
Diane Stafford from Chester, UK, designs Photoshop textures and overlays for photo artists and photographers to use in their digital artworks. Diane has created another special kit just for Artists Down Under for the month of MAY. Two artists will receive a Diane kit each. Diane Stafford can be found at
https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks
Maureen Maxwell - Seeking Adventure
Maureen Maxwell - Blossom Time
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LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue86-final?fr=sMzAxNDI1ODEw Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”. Gitama Day - Devoted To The Light Sonia Pusey - Urban Development - She Ain’t Heavy Julie Powell - Siren Of The Deep - Lost Loves Julie Rae - Cheshire Tea - Precarious Timing Helen McLeod - The Apothecary Kim Ricci - Reclamation Rosa Perry - Catch A Dream Louise Smith - Broken Christina Brunton - Train Traveller Meaghan Pryor - Miss Red - First Contact Judi Lapsley Miller - The Early Birds (toutouwai) - A Hidden World (kakapo)
Louise Smith - Broken
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Kim Ricci - Reclamation
Sue Masterson - Jar Of Flowers
Rosa Perry - To Catch A Dream
Julia Rae - Precarious Timing
Julia Rae - Cheshire Tea
Julie Powell - Siren Of The Deep
LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
Meaghan Pryor - First Contact
Sonia Pusey - She Ain’t Heavy
Meaghan Pryor - Miss Red
Sonia Pusey - Urban Development
Judi Lapsley Miller - A Hidden World (kakapo)
Judi Lapsley Miller - The Early Bird (toutouwai)
Christina Brunton - Train Traveller
Gitama Day - Devoted To The Light
Helen McLeod - The Apothecary
Julie Powell - Lost Loves
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light space and time “Botanicals Exhibition”
“Botanicals” Art Exhibition 2022 – Overall Category | Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery (lightspacetime.art)
Congratulations to the following artists for their special achievements in the April 2022 Light Space & Time competition. Photography & Digital
7th Place Lyn Darlington - “Wild Day”
Honourable Mention Christina Brunton - “Bud”
Special Merit
Christina Brunton - “Dancing In The Wind” Ilona Abou-Zolof - :Botanical Papercut” Kim Ricci - “Lisianthus” Lyn Darlington - “Graceful”
Lyn Darlington - Wild Day
Christina Brunton - Bud
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Kim Ricci - Lisianthus
light space and time
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Botanical Papercut
Lyn Darlington - Graceful
Christina Brunton - Dancing In The Wind
Kim Ricci - For The Love Of Tulips
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shift art
April 2022 Theme
“Rainy Day” https://shiftart.com/shift-art-photoshop-challenge-results-april-2022/
Congratulations goes to Honorable Mention
Rosa Perry and Karen Waalwyk
Noticed Kim Ricci
Rosa Perry - Embracing The Storm
Karen Waalwyk - Rain Cloud
Kim Ricci - One Stormy Afternoon
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fusion art Into The Wild Exhibition https://www.fusionartps.com/4th-annual-into-the-wild-art-exhibition-march-15-june-14-2022/ March 15 to June 14, 2022
Congratulations goes to
Lyn Darlington & Ilona Abou-Zolof Lyn received a 2nd Place with her image “What’s Down There” and Ilona received a 4th Place with her image “Stampede”.
Lyn Darlington - What’s Down There
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Stampede
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whats on Congratulations goes to
Hemant Kogekar on his recent exhibition The exhibition was a bi-annual event at Northside Creative Photo club held at the Uniting church in Lindfield, NSW. Every alternate year members work on a portfolio or body of work for a project of their passion. The process is mentored by Susan Buchanan. This year nearly 30 members participated in the process. Usually the exhibition is in November but due to Covid it was pushed back to April. There was a great variety of projects that the members worked on. The works were presented as images, books, scrolls etc. Members had produced works using different techniques and subjects. The subjects included travel, coffee, flowers. There were abstract images, landscapes and seascapes. It was an impressive collection of works. Hemant’s portfolio was on places in the country. He had ten compositions based on places that he had visited during his travels.
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AL BAMASS L I V I N G B LO C KS
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/al-bamass/
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KIM RICCI
U N FO R E S E E N T R E A S U R E
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kim-ricci/
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GEORGE KONCZ V I N TAG E W E D D I N G
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/george-koncz/
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JULIE POWELL
F I R E FL I E S
https://www.juliepowellphoto.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/julie-powell/
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CHRISTINA BRUNTON
WA I T I N G O N T H E P L AT FO R M
WA I T I N G PAT I E N T LY https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/christina-brunton/
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MICHELLE BAKER
KO O K A B U R R A
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/michelle-baker/
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LOUISE SMITH QUEEN BEE
https://www.facebook.com/lksmithphotography/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/louise-smith/
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ANN WEHNER
HOLDING ONTO HOPE
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/ann-wehner/
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JENNE JACKSON LUCIFER’S E XPRESS
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/jenne-jackson/ https://www.digitalartistry.pictures
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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION CONTENT-AWARE TRACING TOOL By Andrew Haysom
If you’re like me and you often use the Pen Tool for cutting out objects or making selections then this new tool will be of interest to you. It’s currently what Adobe calls a “Technology Preview”, that is it doesn’t appear in your toolbar by default but will appear if you turn it on in the Photoshop preferences. To turn it on go to Photoshop / Preferences and select the Technology Previews tab. Make sure that the “Enable Content-Aware Tracing Tool” checkbox is ticked (see Figure 1). Press OK and shutdown and restart Photoshop.
[Fig 1 – Photoshop Preferences]
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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....)
Now, when you click your Pen Tool in the toolbar you will see that you have a new tool there, the Content-Aware Tracing Tool (see Figure 2).
[Fig 2 – Pen Tools]
This tool allows you to easily create paths along detected edges (areas of tone contrast) in your image. Like some of the selection tools the Content-Aware Tracing Tool has three options in the Options bar (see Figure 3) that allow you to create a new path, add to an existing path or delete a path segment, based on detected edges in your document.
[Fig 3 – Options Bar] When you hover the tool over an edge in your image a light dotted line will appear along the edge (see Figure 4a). When you then click the mouse that line will be converted into a path (see Figure 4b).
[Fig 4a & 4b – Creating a new path from detected edge]
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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....)
If you wish to add another segment (edge) to the path you can either select the “Extend currently selected path from detected edge” icon in the Options bar (see Figure 3) or hold down the [Shift] key. In either case the tool mouse icon will change to show a plus sign and now as you hold the tool over an adjacent edge you will see the same light dotted line, but also a pink line attached to the selected path (see Figure 5a). This pink line shows you that you are adding to the selected path. Click the tool and the new detected edge segment will be added to the path. If you wish to remove a segment from the path you can either select the “Delete selected path” icon in the Options bar (see Figure 3) or hold down the [Alt/Option] key. In either case the tool mouse icon will change to show a minus sign and now as you hold the tool over a part of the path you’ll see a small red “x” (see Figure 5b). Clicking the mouse will delete that path segment.
[Fig 5a & 5b - Adding and deleting path segments]
One thing that impacts the “quality” of the edge detection is how “zoomed in” you are on your image. The closer you are zoomed in, the better the detailed edge detection will be. Look at Figures 6a and 6b and not the different edges that have been detected, the only difference here was that the image was zoomed in a lot closer when the tool was used in Figure 6b.
[Fig 6a & 6b - Detected edges is affected by the amount of zoom]
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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....)
There are also two settings in the Options bar that affect the edge detection, the Tracing dropdown (which can be set to Normal, Simplified or Detailed) and the Detail slider. Changing either of this will give you a temporary display of the edges detected by Photoshop. Look at Figures 7a and 7b for examples of this temporary edge display, here the difference is the value of the Details slider (47% in Figure 7a and 100% in Figure 7b).
[Fig 7a & 7b – Tracing and Details settings]
I would recommend playing with these controls to try and highlight the edges you wish to trace before using the tool. I have had best success by setting Tracing to Detailed and then moving the Details slider until I get as close as I can to what I want. Of course, as with all the Pen tools you can switch to the normal Pen Tool or the Curvature Pen Tool to extend your path or use the Path Selection Tool or Direct Selection Tool to modify the path you have created, and then use the same techniques as you always have to convert the path to a selection, vector mask or shape. I personally think this tool is a little beauty and hope you do too.
Andrew
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KAREN WAALWYK
THE HERD
HARMONY https://www.flickr.com/photos/88165766@N05 https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/karen-waalwyk/
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BEV TERAWSKYJ
LOV E T H E M O O N
LIGHT OF LIFE
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bev-terawskyj/
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HELEN MCLEOD
https://www.2-galleries.com/
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H AV I N G A DA N DY T I M E
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GITAMA DAY
F I B O N N AC I
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/gitama-day/
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MICK ROONEY MISS ANGEL
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mick-rooney/
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bernice fargus
R A I N B O W LO R I K E E T
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bernice-fargus/
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ILONA ABOU-ZOLOF A B S T R AC T F I G U R E
https://www.zolof.net/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ilona-abou-zolof/
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SHARON RANKMORE
NEXT LEVEL
https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sharon-rankmore/
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ANDREW HAYSOM T WO HEARTS
https://andrewhaysom.myportfolio.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/andrew-haysom/
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artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
DIGITAL ARTISTS GROUP A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS
CHINESE WHISPERS #54 “IN THE MODERN WORLD” STAGE 1
STAGE 2
Pam Henderson
Maureen Maxwell
Another significant challenge from Pam. I was really stretched to complete this one. However, after many attempts, I came up with this final version. I thought about the era of the Cubism painters etc, and then the last couple of years where we have lived with the pandemic lockdowns. This is not something I would have thought of creating on my own, so, in many ways it has been a lot of fun. Enjoy! Maureen
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S O N I A P U SEY
H O L D O N T O YO U R F R E E D O M
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T H E LOV E LY G A R D E N E R
L E A D M E A S T R AY
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HANGING AROUND
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UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME
I F YO U G O D O W N I N T H E W O O D S T O N I G H T
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D R O W N I N G I N T H E S E A O F LOV E
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CAU G H T I N A JA M
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U N R AV E L L I N G
OUT WITH THE OLD
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Meet your artist SONIA PUSEY Perth Western Australia
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1. Tell us a little about yourself and where you live? I am originally from Adelaide but have lived in Perth, Western Australia for about 30 years. I am married and have two sons, two step daughters and 4 grandchildren with another on the way!! 2. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry? I saw an amazing photo online, advertising Sebastian Michaels’ course. I enrolled immediately and on completion enrolled again for his advanced Awake course. 3. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? Anything and everything really. It may be an object I find around the house or at a friend’s house. I love pottering around in second hand stores and craft shops looking for interesting things. It may be a certain mood I am feeling or a current subject in the media or words from a song. If I ever feel in need of inspiration I scroll through art and photography sites on pinterest. 4. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? Yes!! I plan!! It is something quite new to me as I DON’T and never have planned in my normal life. Planning is very foreign to me. I have learnt over time that planning actually saves me time and wasted energy. My approach goes something like this ... 1. An idea pops into my head. 2. I draw a VERY ROUGH sketch (I can’t draw) so it is stick figures with notes about my image. I don’t have a sketch book but instead use my phone. My phone is always with me so I find it easier to use than a book. 3. I then work out what photos I need to take (or see what photographs I already might have in my library). I use all my own photographs and don’t use any stock photos. 4. I start work in photoshop. 5. I have learnt to be patient (foreign to me again!!) and let the image “stew”. I use to be like a bull at a gate and want everything to come together as quickly as possible ... but waiting is a good thing. 5. What does your art mean to you? Creating art is like being in a flow of peacefulness where there is no sense of time. I become completely enthralled in my work and I love the feeling that at that very moment, nothing else matters. I go through a roller coaster ride of emotions and feelings while trying to create. I keep working until it’s finished … and then I breathe again until my next inspiration. 6. Do you think since starting in photo artistry it has changed you and if so, how? Yes most definitely. It has made me plan and organise my time much more efficiently. I have become more decisive and procrastinate less. Even though I have become quite proficient in photoshop I have a newfound love of “getting it right in camera”. Little things that can be corrected before the photo is taken so I don’t waste as much time in photoshop fixing them up. I have joined two photography groups so I can concentrate more on my photography.
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7. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from? I love Brooke Shaden for her ability to make art out of anything and without a big budget. Alexia Sinclair for her absolutely stunning art work and the costumes she hand makes. Tim Walker for his surreal fashion fantasy photography. Maggie Taylor, Mark Ryden, Catrin Welz-Stein, Christian Schloe and many more. 8. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps? In 2020 I made a pact with myself to ONLY use photographs I had taken. I have kept that promise to myself and I think it has improved my artwork immensely. I would like to do more fine art portraiture and also actively search out locations and take photographs in their entirety on location. Maybe start making costumes and props for my images … time permitting. I have decided also to submit my images and photographs for judging and enter them into competitions.
F R E E YO U R S E L F
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GERARD WHELAN C O C K AT O O W I N G S
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DEAN HOHN
P E R E G R I N E FA LC O N A R T 1
W T E A R T 16
https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Hohn-Photo-Artistry-247723325687722/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dean-hohn/
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JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER
OUT OF OUR BUBBLES ( A b e r r a n t B r o w n Tu i )
https://www.artbyjlm.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/judi-lapsley-miller/
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FLO W E R P O W E R
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LYNETTE PAUL ( NEW ZEALAND )
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LYN DARLINGTON E Y E S O N YO U
http://www.sabvaningphotoart.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/lyn-darlington/
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COLIN KILLICK
www.behance.net/colinkillick https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-killick/
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T H E S H A L LO W S
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KAYLENE HELLIWELL ( NEW ZEALAND )
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INGRID JACOBSEN W I N T RY DAY
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INTERVIEW ALICE IN WONDERLAND PHOTOSHOOT WITH SUE MASTERSON AND JULIE POWELL By Maureen Maxwell
When I saw the images posted on Facebook about the ‘ALICE’ shoot, I was amazed at the detail involved with the props and the costumes. I could also envision the amount of planning, logistics, time, and work that went into creating this photographic opportunity. I thought it would be interesting for our readers to know more details about how Sue and Julie organised this event. This seems like an ideal way for creatives to collaborate. I hope you find this interview interesting and inspiring. Sue and Julie, thank you both for agreeing to do this interview. YOU WERE BOTH INVOLVED IN PLANNING THE SHOOT. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE PROCESS INVOLVED, AND WHAT WERE THE HURDLES INVOLVED? Sue Our camera club is very focused on workshops, and I had agreed to present a posing and lighting workshop (all the while hoping that Julie would be our presenter as she is such a great educator). This is when I decided that to do an Alice themed shoot could make the event far more interesting and hopefully far more fun. Then it was time to get the committee on board and thankfully they were all for the presentation. Our meeting place is a hall in a small country town just outside of Ballarat. This meant getting all the props to the hall, setting up and taking down all the sets in one day. They came in cars to my house and loaded up the night before so that we could all meet up early. Some of the committee also participated as models so we arranged the Make-up artist to arrive at 8am. When they were not being made up, they were out in the main hall setting up all the sets. A little bit of chaos and a lot of ready helpers got our day well under way.
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INTERVIEW - ALICE IN WONDERLAND (CONT....)
Julie – Apart from continuous postponements due to various lockdowns, Sue actually did most of the organising with her photography group. I did arrange to bring in one of my regular models, Emily, and our fabulous makeup artist for the morning, Em. Sue and I had many discussions on what we wanted the end outcome to be. Sue went above and beyond to make all the cakes and so many props. We mostly wanted this to be a fun themed creative event to get the members excited, but it was primarily a workshop aimed at teaching lighting and posing models. Sourcing props and costumes and arranging which member would be which character was Sue’s doing. SUE, I UNDERSTAND YOU ORGANISED THE EVENT FOR YOUR CAMERA CLUB, IN ADDITION TO MAKING, &/OR SOURCING, THE PROPS. WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN, a) ORGANISING THE EVENT, and b) SOURCING AND MAKING PROPS? I totally enjoy sourcing props with the intent of using them in photography of course (It may take me 3 lifetimes to use them all lol) so I already had a studio packed with props that could begin to create the theme. I got online and ordered as many backdrops as I could find that seemed to suit. Then I started to think about the Mad Hatters Tea Party and decided that I could create the food for the table, so I set off to get some foam, paint and other crafty bits and created most of the cakes, cookies, and sandwiches. Then of course I found some really special fake cakes online and added them to the now long list of food for the table. Teacups of all shapes and sizes were also on my list. I also watched all the Tim Burton Alice movies to get ideas of different stations that we could use in combination with the Models, this would allow people to shoot some still life objects if there were too many people around the models.
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INTERVIEW - ALICE IN WONDERLAND (CONT....) SUE, WAS YOUR CAMERA CLUB INVOLVED IN THE ORGANISATION, IF SO, WHAT ROLE DID THEY CARRY OUT? The camera club arranged the use of the hall, and the committee were fully involved in the set up and clean up on the day as well as being models. JULIE, YOU’VE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ‘ALICE’ BASED CONCEPTUAL SHOOTS FOR WHICH YOU’D MADE/SOURCED A NUMBER OF COSTUMES. I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE ABLE TO USE THESE AGAIN IN THIS SHOOT. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THESE COSTUMES? I first started shooting Alice (with that same costume) many years ago, it was bought new way back then and has been used time and time again. Emily had the Red Queen of Hearts as part of her costume collection, as she has played the Red Queen for me and other groups before too. The White Rabbit was actually from my Dapper Rabbit series and brought out of retirement. It was an old suit from a thrift store and the rabbit head I found cheap at an ex-costume rental place, many years ago. But many of the other costumes were sourced from Op Shop, Thrift stores and Costume hire/buy companies. The backdrops I brought were large, printed fabric ones which I have in the studio and use regularly. Some of the more playful colourful ones Sue had or bought for this shoot. And don’t forget all those incredible cakes and cookies, many Sue made herself. The collection of clocks and hats and one of the members had the Alice in Wonderland books which were another display. So many props and tables and it all took several hours to set up and back down again too.
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INTERVIEW - ALICE IN WONDERLAND (CONT....) JULIE, YOUR ROLE DURING THE SHOOT WAS THAT OF ‘EDUCATOR’. WHAT WAS INVOLVED AND WHAT WERE THE CHALLENGES YOU FACED? Teaching such a large group, getting everyone to watch and interact, can be challenging. Firstly, I did a large overall group lesson, discussing using constant lights and how to best use the lights and then various poses with the models. Only Emily had modelled before, as our models for the day were other photographers not used to being in front of the camera. So, showing them how to best pose themselves for some great dramatic poses, so they didn’t look so stiff and awkward. We then broke off into smaller groups where I could give people more one on one instruction on shooting, camera settings, posing, lighting etc. I was basically a roving instructor going from group to group, or of course, they could come and ask me questions. Which many of them did. I also took my large studio strobes, so we had smaller groups breaking off and learning how to shoot with those as well. Learning that studio lighting on a larger scale is not quite as scary or as difficult as many people think and can be quickly achieved and lots of fun.
THERE WERE 30+ PEOPLE FROM THE CLUB WHO ATTENDED THE SHOOT. THAT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TO ORGANISE. HOW DID YOU MANAGE THE EVENT SO EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO PHOTOGRAPH? Sue With 30+ photographers on the day it is always a challenge to make sure everyone gets a turn, the fact that we used led lighting and not strobes mainly allowed more than one photographer to shoot at the same time (which at the end of the day allowed some of them to use their own creativity to walk away with their own special photos). Julie had told the photographers to feel free to move models and or props to create their vision - of course to be mindful of other photographers needs as well. Also, the still life stations helped photographers spread out more.
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INTERVIEW - ALICE IN WONDERLAND (CONT....) Julie – We had loads of smaller tables setup, with books, or hats or cakes. This gave people a chance to capture those in creative ways, while waiting to work with the models, or to ask for my help with settings and such. At each station where we had models, we had a small group of four or five, where we encouraged them to get creative, bounce ideas off each other but also to be fairminded about letting everyone have a shot. I think everyone got really excited and creative and had a load of fun, I know I certainly did. I know from workshops people tend to get excited and are so busy trying to get the shot they want they often forget that there are others in the room. Especially with such a large group. SUE, WHAT WAS THE REACTION OF YOUR CAMERA CLUB MEMBERS? At the end of the day the members were super happy with how the day went and many comments were that they would love to do this again now that they had time to think out what they would like to get out of the shoot next time. The members were especially thankful for Julie’s guidance though out the day, many saying they had learned so much. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING SUCH A COMPLEX PROJECT? Sue My advice for anyone considering a project like this would be do your homework, plan out what you want to present and then set about sourcing or making your props. Maybe also don’t go too overboard as although everyone got a wow factor when they entered the room initially, I think it may also have been a bit overwhelming for the inexperienced photographers as in knowing where to start. It is totally worth the effort to be able to help other photographers enjoy and grow. It is also a way of helping upcoming models gain confidence and experience. If you can find others that are willing to collaborate it is a great way to go. I am so grateful for all the assistance from the many people that helped make our day so much fun. Julie – It takes a lot of teamwork. Large shoots like this are enormous fun, but you needs shoot lists and model lists and costume lists etc. Work out WHAT you want to get out of it, or what you want members or attendees to get out of it. An overall theme can get people excited, rather than just a posing or lighting workshop. Often if you are in the organiser role or the educator role, you may not actually get much shooting time, but that’s OK as I am there for them not for me. If you want to shoot on a smaller scale with a few friends, then that is much more manageable to be able to shoot and direct. Sue and I have collaborated on several small projects together, nothing quite on this scale be fore. Although I have worked on large projects before with other groups.
Thank you both for sharing your insights into how you organised such a complex and fun event. This is a great example of teamwork, so it will be interesting to see what your next joint project is going to be. Maureen
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50% of profit donated to endometriosis research When I first heard about endometriosis I felt a deep compassion and need to do what I could to help. Women with endometriosis suffer debilitating pain, disruptive symptoms and often endure multiple operations simply to function normally. Few people are patient when listening to descriptions of pain, symptoms or illness. This can have the effect of silencing people who are ill. My compassion inspires my photoart which I show in presentations to raise awareness. I joined Awake to teach me advanced Photoshop skills, specifically to expand my photoartistic skills to create imaginative and dramatic images. My photoart opens dialogue enabling freer expression of hidden feelings, experiences too private to mention in ordinary conversation. I create photoart inspired by the concerns of women with endometriosis. Several women have said that the process of imaging their suffering has helped them to face their pain and illness. There is immense strength in being heard. I want my photoart to become visual screams!!
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Women with endometriosis need real medical progress to reduce their suffering. I passionately desire to raise money for endometriosis research so that faster diagnoses are made and more effective treatments are found. To raise money for endometriosis research, I host events and sell products on Redbubble. Recently I gave $3,000 to Canberra Endometriosis Centre!
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