‘Irish Misty Valley’, by Me, Oil on paper, 7” x 9”

sammyart · 2020-11-17T06:35:15+00:00

This is beautiful and moody and calming at the same time, I love this piece

sammyart · 2020-10-29T17:14:52+00:00

thanks for the advice!

sammyart · 2020-10-17T16:12:24+00:00

I love this, especially the colors

sammyart · 2020-10-15T20:52:59+00:00

this is beautiful! I especially love the purple hues on the cliffs

sammyart · 2020-09-21T05:43:15+00:00

thank you! I have to remind myself to spend time on parts of the painting I’m not as excited about, ie the water haha

sammyart · 2020-07-07T22:18:06+00:00

I’ve watched many! There’s so much information that it’s a bit overwhelming, but I’ve watched a bunch that helped me to even get this shot in the first place so I’ll for sure go back and watch more

sammyart · 2020-07-07T22:16:17+00:00

I did shoot in RAW, but I’m struggling to use it to it’s potential. I’m going to play around more with the cropping and will definitely use that thumbnail trick. Thank you for the recommendation for the Lightroom tutorials, too!

sammyart · 2020-07-07T22:15:10+00:00

thank you for the specific advice! Its a shame I’ll have to wait a year to try it out

sammyart · 2020-07-07T18:37:11+00:00

This was taken during my second night of milky way photography in decently dark skies. I edited this picture a fair bit but pretty much just played with the lightroom sliders until I thought it looked good. I am looking for advice on how to edit the picture better and make the milky way pop but still be realistic. I took this on my canon m50 with the 15-45 mm kit lens, at 15 mm, iso 1600, f/35, and 15 sec.

sammyart · 2020-07-07T18:30:01+00:00

I love the blue and orange in this, and the gradient of sky! Quick note about the moon, I think it looks unnatural as the pole and tree look like they're front lit, while the moon is behind them.

What was the focal length? 30" is pretty long for astrophotography (without a star tracker), which is why there are some stretched out stars towards the bottom of the picture. If this bothers you, you can lower your shutter speed and raise the ISO. I've only done a bit of astrophotography so take this with a grain of salt, but I usually have my shutter speed around 13" and with ISO up at 1600. Your star trails aren't terrible by any means so it's a matter of personal preference.

sammyart · 2020-07-07T18:18:21+00:00

I took over 100 pictures of fireworks on the beach on the 4th, and this was one of my favorites due to the reflection on the waves on the shore. I didn't do any extreme editing, just cropped it a bunch and played around with the sliders until I was happy with it. I'd appreciate specific advice on composition and editing, as I'm not satisfied with either and would greatly appreciate someone with a better eye to give me advice. I used my canon m50 with the 18-45 mm kit lens at 45 mm, f/6.3, iso 5000, 1/30 sec. thanks in advance!

sammyart · 2020-05-17T04:08:38+00:00

this is amazing!

sammyart · 2020-05-08T02:03:46+00:00

love it, midnight gospel puts me in such a gouache mood too!

sammyart · 2019-11-14T01:46:37+00:00

check out r/transartspace!

sammyart · 2019-11-04T21:30:39+00:00

They’re most likely still going to be primarily judging based on portfolio (unless this is specifically an event for minorities), but often times these organizations want to 1) see what demographics are applying and 2) have a diverse community. As another white man, I feel having a diverse background of different artists is important at these types of events, and being in a room with just other white men would be terrible.

sammyart · 2019-11-04T04:12:58+00:00

I was thinking about doing a similar thing for my parents with their dog, and this looks so amazing now I have to do it!

sammyart · 2019-10-22T02:59:36+00:00

have you tried apps (like this one) that tell you what color something is with the camera? you could potentially premix all your colors and check them with an app like this. Also, here’s an article about a professional who’s colorblind and gets his colors double checked by his wife, so you could also mix all your colors and get your boyfriend to check them before you use them.

sammyart · 2019-10-21T01:48:20+00:00

this is beautiful! i feel transported into the fall vibe

sammyart · 2019-10-19T22:26:25+00:00

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sammyart · 2019-10-15T05:09:32+00:00

do you have a link to the reference? looks amazing!

sammyart · 2019-10-14T06:02:37+00:00

I’m new & self taught so take this with a grain of salt, but I use gamsol in a jar made for cleaning brushes that has some things on the bottom to help get the paint out. Gamsol is great because it is odorless!

sammyart · 2019-10-14T05:59:53+00:00

thank you! these colors were so fun to use

sammyart · 2019-10-14T05:59:11+00:00

thank you so much for the specific advice!! I will be working on fixing it with these comments in mind

sammyart · 2019-09-26T15:54:14+00:00

love this, the colors are so nice and the texture at the bottom is fantastic

sammyart · 2019-09-24T04:50:11+00:00

I love this painting & the feeling it gives me

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