“Derelict Barn” (Paintography)

"Derelict Barn" (Paintography) - Copyright Anne M. Freeman

On a recent wandering around the area, I came across this derelict barn. It was a moody, overcast winter day. The lines and colors of the barn were appealing, especially the browns of the wood, the red rust of the tin roof, and the almost garish oranges, yellows, tans and browns of the tiled silo. That type of silo is not found frequently in Western New Jersey, and I definitely wanted a shot. I also like the spiky trees behind the barn, and how the vines climbing up the center of the building echoed the trees. Then there was the soft green foundation of dying grass. In sort, there was a lot going on in the composition that I liked. Alas, the photo itself didn’t look like what I saw in my mind’s eye. Of course, it looked like the building, but I saw something else there. I decided that what I saw was a stylized version of the composition, so I began experimenting with some photo shop effects. The accented line effect helped me to create what I saw, and even added a few extras that I hadn’t – like the black dots of the birds in the trees. They really didn’t show much in the straight photo. I realize that some photographers don’t like using photo shop effects, but I’m not one of them! I actually use paintography techniques fairly frequently.

Happy trails …

~Anne

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9 thoughts on ““Derelict Barn” (Paintography)”

jakesprinter on 01/21/2012 at 5:51 AM said:

you always have a great photograph 🙂

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- annefreemanimages on 01/21/2012 at 5:04 PM said:
  
  Thanks,Jake. That is so sweet of you!
  ~Anne
  
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yi-ching lin on 01/24/2012 at 7:30 AM said:

very beautiful paintography at work! excellent idea.

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- annefreemanimages on 02/10/2012 at 10:10 PM said:
  
  yi-ching: thanks for the comment about my photo, “Derelict Barn.” I appreciate you taking the time from your terrific photography work to drop by here.
  ~Anne
  
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f-Stops.net on 02/01/2012 at 9:24 PM said:

Nice work.

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- annefreemanimages on 02/01/2012 at 9:30 PM said:
  
  Thank you for dropping by my blog. You have some terrific city shots on your blog. Love the colors.
  
  ~Anne
  
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  - f-Stops.net on 02/01/2012 at 11:08 PM said:
    
    Thank you. Your Photoshop experiments are very interesting. Your “woodpecker” is great too.
    
    M.B.
rommel on 02/10/2012 at 4:50 PM said:

I love this one. It’s almost unbelievable. As if they organized the bricks and wood to make it artful.

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- annefreemanimages on 02/10/2012 at 9:51 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Rommel! So glad that you saw the beauty in it that I did. When you sit and look at the barn for a while, the textures, lines and forms begin to take shape. Glad you liked it, and thanks for taking the time to comment.
  ~Anne
  
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