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.

Friday, April 27, 2012

The Mosaic Effect....

There is a pretty cool effect and treatment that you can apply to your photographs that is available in Photoshop and I have used it on a few of my pieces.  It is the mosaic filter.  Now, it is not for every print or piece that you produce but depending on the end result that you are aiming for, it is a filter to consider.  On the example below, I used the filter on a photograph of a glass bottle (hence glass being a phenomenal way to use the layer, especially if you are new to using it).  Initially, I saturated the colors and used some other techniques that you see in the final product below, but I also have the original image as well so you can see the differences between the two and what a great final product you can end up with using some of the more interesting filters that are offered in Photoshop.


"Crackled Glass" (c) 2011 
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