Picture Project: Lightning FX

Within the last couple of weeks I started to tinker with a picture that appears to have been taken back in 2012. This all started when I decided to update the MidNYteStorm profile picture I had been using on 800notes. I stepped away from the site after deciding to create my Telemaggoter Post blog. But recently I have started to use the site again to report some of the number that call here and assist others. I wanted a picture that better represented my username. The picture I had was taken during the day and I wanted it look like it had been taken at night. I don’t have Photoshop so I was at at at loss on how to make the change. My friend/brother Bobby is a bit of photo buff so I asked if he could anything. When that didn’t work I tried this PicsArt app I recently download. While playing with the picture below I stumbled upon the option of adding lightning. While testing this out I discovered I could darken the picture. So I gave it a shot and liked what I saw. After making the changes I asked Bobby for his opinion on two or three versions of the picture and he seemed to the same one I was partial. So signed into 800notes and made the change. In between all of this I decided to go in the backyard to take pictures of the sky since it was raining thanks to the remnants of Nestor. I modified one them with the same lightning & other effects. I tinkered with a couple of other pictures and decided create my next picture project. First you will see the original followed by the modified pictures. I hope you enjoy them. As always I think you for visiting and hope you will come back soon.

This is the 2012 picture that inspired this blog post. It is a building in the neighborhood I grew up in. It was renovated and is now a medical office.

This is a picture I took from my backyard while dealing with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nester.

This is a picture I took of the former Payless ShoeSource in my hometown

This is a picture of somebody who can be bothered to find a parking spot.

Responses

  1. Hi Ryan, wow weird light effects. Amd wonderful. Adam

    1. I will be the first to admit it’s an extremely exaggerated look. But I liked it enough to use it on other pictures which inspired this post.

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Sophia Bennett is an art historian and freelance writer with a passion for exploring the intersections between nature, symbolism, and artistic expression. With a background in Renaissance and modern art, Sophia enjoys uncovering the hidden meanings behind iconic works and sharing her insights with art lovers of all levels. When she’s not visiting museums or researching the latest trends in contemporary art, you can find her hiking in the countryside, always chasing the next rainbow.

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