Jamesfoto - new website

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Slave Cadaver Work in Progress

Palette Simplification

I've now been using Photoshop for 13 years and have pretty much learned all the in's and out's of what truly is a groundbreaking killer app. Being a creative I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ways of creating and manipulating imagery. Back at Art School, one of the most influential teachers Ive had in my life, the lovely Donna Willard-Moore, told us of a method painters use when in the creative doldrums, and that is to reduce their palette to just a few colours or hues. So I've taken this back to basics approach to photoshop and having another look at the built in filters that have been there since the early days.
When a creative first gets their hands on photoshop you tend to go on a bit of a filter frenzy embossing, rippling, warping and generally causing mayhem to your images. Most of it comes off a bit short in the awesome dept, but its loads of fun and many a genesis of an idea comes from this kind of random play.
Now I'm looking back at these filters with a few years under my belt as an artist and seeing If I can create some hot stuff.
A friends Death Metal band is my muse, and my old favourite, the 'glowing edges' filter and a yellow - red gamut is my limited palette.
check back here for the work in progress.

New DBH Submission

This is actually a re-working of an old design. I'd love to see it printed, I think it will make a standout shirt. I'll post when it is approved so you can go vote for it if you like it.

My Jaynie

Random Band 3

Just had to do one more for the day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moosewood

To be a saint is the exception; to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.
- Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Les Miserables'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16913744@N05/3310717305/

Random Band 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops_ammodytoides

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pop38/3317798444/

Random Bands

Via Jotham

Was put onto this idea by Jotham. Have always been amused by the creation of band names, album titles etc derived from random means. This seems to be a good contemporary way of doing it.
Here is what i came up with. Leave a link in the comments and show me yours.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/manbokey/3313621734/

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoobooks

Mo'vember Effort

Here's my Movember effort. Its a bit wonky and needs a tidy up

idiotbox #1

54 Mind-blowing Digital Paintings

Stunning stuff

via psdtuts

Candy Apple Pie

Yum!

via the kitchn

7th wave doing well, still need more votes!

My design "7th wave" is doing pretty well over at DBH. I'd really like a win at DBH as they are an excellent apparel site doing good work to promote up and coming artists and sell great shirts. Please go here and vote. If it goes to print I'm going to run a competition here to win one for those that voted, so leave a comment here and on the voting page so I can add you to the comp.♥

Carrot clarinet - funny and amazing

via boingboing

Lost : Season 5 preview

via IGN

Best Wild Animal Photos of 2008 Announced

via national geographic

Oxford University Top Ten irritating phrases

"The top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science "

via telegraph.co.uk

7th wave - New T-shirt Design

Latest T-shirt Design. Submitted to DBH, awaiting your votes



Larger View Here.

Vote here

"We are all spiraling toward the center of a galaxy of our own creation" - Craig Aeon Macdonald. 2008.

About me

It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity;
therefore, I shall be short.
-David Hume (1777)