Visually Striking Images Meld Photography and Digital Art
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- 18 Jul 2022
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Photographer Alex Hyner creates multi-layered photographs sourced from thousands of images he’s taken of skies from all around the world.
Hyner typically uses anything between 15 and 30 different photos in one of his artpieces, and it can include moons, suns, birds, and jet-streams.
He tells PetaPixel about the complex process he uses to build up his striking and unusual art works.
“When I start pulling in photos, I try to have some foundation to build upon. For instance with ‘Party Skies’ which was made during the height of the pandemic, I was daydreaming about tropical climates, so I knew I wanted to bridge three island photos of mine at the bottom and work my way up to the sky.”
Hyner posted his photo, Party Skies, to Reddit where it received over 40,000 upvotes.
One commenter wrote: “I love the color palette so much. The moon, lightning, and other little details in the piece really make it interesting. The composition is also very strong as the use of line with color guides the eye around the piece.”
Hyner explains that it is pieces like Party Skies that take the longest because of the tedious prep work selecting the areas between the power lines.
“New sky selection tools in Adobe Photoshop help, but they don’t get me all the way there. Once that step is completed, I comb through thousands of photos I’ve shot since 2014 (when I got my first Canon) and pull the images that might go together.
“Then it takes maybe a week or two of trial and error, testing various skies, moving shots around, deleting the whole thing, starting again, going outside for a walk, and then finally finishing. It can be a brain-scramble, but I love seeing the puzzle come together.” Read More...
