About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"Got A Spigot?..."

"Got A Spigot?" (c) 2012

Normally, my favorite things to shoot are subject matter relating to nature or architecture.  But I have been slowly but surely shooting outside my favorite two genres.  The above shot is one such example.  I happen to come across this lovely stone bowl filled with water spigot handles during an excursion to an antiques sale.  What struck me most was the richness of the stone and the different pops of color with the knobs, some were bright and others were rusty.  I further enhanced the image by saturating the color and a couple of other tricks that I have.  The original is below so that you can see the differences between my final piece up above and what I initially started with.
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