by Steve Patchin | Feb 13, 2020 | Digital Composites, Landscapes and nature., Photography, Uncategorized
Does it matter if I paint with a physical paintbrush and real paint, or a digital paintbrush and a computer? Digital Painting Versus “Real” Painting Author Malcom Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. At 20...
by Steve Patchin | Aug 23, 2016 | Digital Composites, Landscapes and nature., Photography, Uncategorized
Photo Painting This expressionistic image started with a very plain and realistic high desert photo I shot in Montana. The composition was good, but it needed something more. So as I worked on it, the picture evolved into a wild waterfall behind some crazy trees. From...
by Steve Patchin | Mar 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
With the knowledge that the auction record for a photograph is $4.3 million (see my blog $4.3 Million for a Photograph?) a discussion about art and photography is appropriate, but more generally, a discussion about what art is. I’ve called myself a photographer since...
by Steve Patchin | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Are we losing our ability to discern good from bad? What’s the difference between junk snapshots and artistic photography? As we browse through social media sites, endless photo sharing sites, and other online newsfeeds, we see hundreds, maybe thousands of pictures...
by Steve Patchin | Feb 2, 2015 | All Work, Cycling, Photography, Uncategorized
I had a lot of fun making this complicated composite, working with four of my favorite things: cycling, Red Rock, photography and photo editing. Thank you to my friend Eric Sande for being the cycling cowboy and providing some of the bikes. Without his classic bikes,...
by Steve Patchin | Jan 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
The record auction selling price for a photograph is $4.3 million for Rhein II by Andreas Gursky. Could this photograph really be worth the price? Here’s the simple answer: It’s worth the price if someone pays it. Beyond that, what does a huge purchase price for a...
