Sheffield Pick of the Week

Flickr Sheffield POTW #54 - andy2boyz «

Andy2boyz has made my night by picking one of my pics for the Sheffield Flickr blog.

He has also posed questions about whether the colour is manipulated... make your own mind up!

Long Exposure Photography - ThinkCamera Features

Long Exposure Photography - ThinkCamera Features

How to: Painting with Light

Warholisation - How I Did It in Photoshop Elements

1. Open a portrait, ideally a head or head and shoulders shot.


2. Layer > Duplicate Layer


3. Filter > Stylize > Solarize


4. Filter > Adjustments > Invert


5. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness and Contrast


6. Play around with the brightness and contrast settings until you are happy.


7. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue and Saturation


8. Play around, especially with different hues, until you are pleased with the resulting colours


9. Using magnetic lasso tool, draw around the shoulders, neck, hair, head etc.


10. Right click on the image and choose 'Select Inverse'


11. Right click on image, click Feather


12. Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Colour


13. Pick your Colour. Press OK.


14. Crop the image if necessary


15. Layer > Flatten Image


16. Save your image

BBC Britain in Pictures

The following of my photos are on the BBC Britain in Pictures website. How excited am I?! (I can't view that page with firefox btw).

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Park Hill flats, Sheffield.






Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield


Claywood Flats, Sheffield - Demolition by Nibbler


Weston Park Museum, Sheffield




Firth Court, University of Sheffield


Sheffield Town Hall


Winter Gardens, Sheffield