by Brad Puet | Mar 26, 2013 | Featured Articles, You Are Juxt
Melvin Freeman Instagram / Facebook / Email
I am a visually impaired “photogrartist” and a father of an awesome 11 year old son. I was born and raised in the Central District of Seattle, Wa. I come from a single parent household; where my hardworking mother raised my older brother (who is 9 years my senior) and myself. Growing up as a kid in the 1980’s & 90’s I was heavily influence by the hip hop culture as well as what i seen and started to emulate as a youth in my neighborhood. I developed a passion for art, creativity and self expression at an early age. So I began to express that by tagging on walls, then through fashion and now through a camera lens!
Music, culture and lifestyle is my influence. I listen to alot of music, take alot of walks and just indulge in the rawness of life and that is what fuels my creativity. In some pictures u may see bandanas and guns or they may be shot pretty dark and eerie- those were some of the elements of my environment and I use those elements in some of my photos to provide a feeling to the viewer. They are natural to me. I recognize beauty in the things that society doesn’t consider beautiful. Im fueled by rawness and imperfection.
I began making photographs in 2004 when I got a Nikon DSLR on a come up. I began to take photography seriously around 2007 and enrolled in a basic photography course. It was in that class that i noticed that I was not able to see out of my left eye anymore. Days later after seeing a specialist, I was diagnosed with optic nerve damage and later lost complete vision out of that eye. There were no answers or treatment as well. I continued to make photographs for a short period of time thereafter, but I felt so discouraged that I put my camera on the shelf to collect dust for almost 4 years. In the summer of 2011, I was diagnosed with Auto Immune Retinopathy and Optic Neuropathy Syndrome, an antibody malfunction that is so rare that the treatments are deemed experimental and may not be effective. This photo story that was shot by me, shows photo by photo detail of my most recent chemotherapy infusion through IV. I decided to shoot and share this story as a way to cope with my struggle and also uplift other individuals out there with medical ailments.
I started taking mobile photography serious around January of 2013, when I enrolled on the iphone photograph class at Seattle Central Community College. I shot with my iPhone but I wasn’t serious about making photographs with it until then! My iPhone is always with me and Dslr is always home, so I figured that I might as well make use of it!
“Out Of Fokus”
“Sharing Needles”
“The Hands That Life Dealt”
“Benadryl, The Appetizer”
“The Injection- Now Im Tipsy”
“Chemotherapy, The Entree”
“Guinea Piggin”
“Done Deal, Itz A Wrap”
“A Day In The Life. Peace, Im Outta Here”
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Melvin’s 1st mobile shot entitled, “Doin’ 90 Under The Bridge” (Shot w/ an Android)
by Bridgette | Mar 13, 2013 | You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 27 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
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This week we welcome Shannon, @sadogre, as guest editor!
About the image:
Most of my creative endeavors, at least until recently, have fallen within the realm of acting and performance. I felt like this Mexican mask, given to my wife and I as a wedding present, would bring some of the theater world into this week’s Decim8nday challenge. Personally I find it easier to use Decim8 on objects than on people, but this image I hope brings something of both a human portrait and a still life.
His top 3 Decim8-ions are:
Thank you all so much for participating in this week’s decim8nday challenge. It was an honor to see what you all did with my mask photo. There were so many great edits, with decim8 effects both familiar and unexpected, that narrowing down the top three was really hard. In the end, I decided to stay with the theatrical conceit of the original image, and chose those images that were still recognizably masks or faces but through their edits ended up changing the ‘role’ of the image, much like an actor changes personalities for a part.
1. @cekws
This piece ended up making the mask even more mask-like, changing the human face into something more ominous, like a carving of a god or a boss monster in a video game. The red tones and the shapes looking like swords and drafting compasses on the sides gave it the air of some kind of primitive ritual altar.
2. @papier_mache
This was the eeriest and most mysterious edit in the whole set of submissions. It took a rather blunt image of a mask, and turned it into a piece that looked like a gauzy still from a film, with a character, or worse, a creature, peering at you from behind a screen or veil of some kind. Haunting.
3. @lauriekeiko
A number of pieces used Vortron to great effect (and I love Vortron); this edit gets the nod because the blocks of color lined up in just such a way that the starkly masculine image was made a lot more feminine, in the lips and right eye and cheek in particular. And the polygons end up kind of taking over the mustaches so they’re just more shapes. Dude looks like a lady.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @suz4nne_ and @david_baer ] and I thank you, Shannon, for playing along this week! We hope you’ll participate again soon!
Stay tuned next week as Paula [ @paularoo ] takes the editor’s seat for week 28.
by Bridgette | Feb 13, 2013 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 23 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
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This week I, [ @bridgettesxo ], had the pleasure of being guest editor!
About this photo: The Seattle Great Wheel.
Took this pic while standing at the base of the Wheel on a gray, overcast day.
Shot with Hipstamatic combo Jane + Blanko Freedom13 and then #wicked_flip‘ed.
My top 3 Decim8-ions:
Choosing 3 top Decim8-ions to my original Seattle Great Wheel image proved to be a tough task. There were so many fantastic entries for this week’s #decim8this_bridgettesxo that narrowing it down to 3 was challenging; but alas, here are my favorites (in no particular order):
1. @doppel_ganger
These clean, straight lines are a definite eye-catcher. The way they repeat in this claw-like manner makes this Decim8-ion hard to miss. It’s trippy and neat at the same time. Uber cool and my kind of Decim8-ion!
2. @cyner_g
This image resembles some sort of American Indian artwork. And, the way the white triangles line up remind me of tee-pees. The rich, bold color and lines are what really draw me to this – fantastic!
3. @stesh22
If I were to dissect the Wheel, then this is exactly what it would look like. The way it’s divided into perfect sections as if chopping it up on a board while maintaining it’s core components is brilliant. Totally love it – simple and effective!
Thank you David and Suzanne for giving me the opportunity to be in the editor’s seat this week. After seeing (and posting) all of the excellent entries week after week here on the JUXT blog, it was nice to get more involved.
One last thing… I couldn’t just settle for 3 so will post another 4 of my faves in my personal gallery. Again, a BIG thank you to those who participated – it was great to see some new Decim8-ors join in too!
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by Anna Cox | Feb 8, 2013 | You Are Juxt
We were blown away by the beautful submissions from so many talented creatives!!!
These essays really spoke to the heart of what Juxt loves: storytelling. We had a wide array of essays from architectural essays to personal journeys. Our first Storytellers contest was made sucessful by those who have choosen to share with us. So much so, that we will be featuring each essay over the next few months. We can’t wait to share each and every one with our audience. Please stay tuned each week as we feature a new artsit. As for narrowing, it down sheesh that was hard work! Thank you to all who submitted.
Drum roll please
And the top five essayists are……..
Rose Sherwood for her intense look at the disease she and her husband are facing.
Alisa Fletcher for an essay about warmth and family
Eric Mueller for his beautiful landcapes
Dilshad Abdulla for dynamic portraits
Jessica Powell for a peek into life into India
Thank you also to our sponsors! You all made this an exciting contest!
by Bridgette | Feb 6, 2013 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 22 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
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This week we welcome Jennifer [ @jenniferherbig1 ] as guest editor!
About Jennifer: Personally, I’m 1 part Disney/Pollyanna & 1 part Dramatic-Dark/Dexter loving kinda girl. I started out my life as a dancer/choreographer, turned singer/songwriter – under the artist name – a girl named jaen (www.agirlnamedjaen.com : I just released an album last year and EP this past month – check it out by searching my sets/albums on Soundcloud, iTunes, Amazon etc.) & now photographer. Therefore, I’m passionate about all kinds of art and especially artists who push boundaries and break ‘rules!’. I feel so fortunate to have been introduced to this community and I’m looking forward to getting to know more of you.
About the image: Decim8 this classic! I had the pleasure of meeting David and so many other wonderful Igers this past week at Macworld in San Francisco; some of whose work I’ve been admiring for some time now, like at @poppybay & @punkrawkpurl – Not only was the event inspiring; but so was the city. So, I chose to shoot the iconic Transamerica Building. I thought it would be a challenge to present a really geometric but minimalistic image and see how we all use Kris’s app to completely transform it! Plus, with Decim8nday suggesting we use several Decim8 effects, the skies the limit. I also chose to shoot this classic structure with the now classic Hipstamatic combo, JohnS lens & Inas1969 Film. This lens always gives such rich color.
Her top 3 Decim8-ions are:
Hi all! I have so much respect for all of you fabulous artists that participated this week! It was my pleasure and honor to be guest editor! I felt a big sense of responsibility to examine and re-examine to make sure I chose and spoke from the heart. It has been mentioned many times and I concur, that this week has had so many outstanding entries; therefore, I was granted the ability to choose a total of 6 (Top 3 & 3 honorable mentions).
Please Pardon my giving a name to each piece; but as a writer it’s my way of describing what I see and feel! Congrats all! Here we go…
1. @smmmm
“San Francisco Matrix 2080” – The darkness, depth & detail of this image is mesmerizing.
2. @cecilyc
“Carnival Boardwalk, Happy, USA” – To me this image created a whole new town. The complexity, motion & transformation is fantastic.
3. @benthicnash
“Mono-City Drive-By” – This beauty is so mono-minimal, yet graphically strong & I wanna visit! See the face on the left watching over his town”.
3 honorable mentions:
4. @theoriginalmiss
“We’re Leaving this rock behind!” – Love this crazy texture & surreal chaos.
5. @calzangre
“Goodbye San Francisco!” – Oh, the rich color, the terror.
6. @mudsock
“Never Forget” – Too deep to fully describe this simple but powerful surreal juxtaposition of happy blue sky & dark mournful memories! Crazy random Decim8.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @suz4nne_ and @david_baer ] and I thank you, Jennifer, for playing along this week! We hope you’ll participate again soon!
Stay tuned next week as I, [ @bridgettesxo ], take the editor’s seat for week 23 :]
by Bridgette | Jan 30, 2013 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 21 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
This week we welcome the LightBomber team [ @lighbomberapp ] as guest editors!
This is their original image:
And their top 3 Decim8-ions:
“Wow what a great bunch of submissions! Since LightBomber is a TEAM effort, our three choices come from 3 different team members.”
1. @jouissances chosen by Ryan (Co-Founder. Personal IG: @warnberh)
“Lately I’ve been feeling the edits that go waaaay abstract, and this one was perfect. It has the right aesthetic balance and the colors against the negative space just WORK. Like we just missed the head of a comet streaking across the sky, leaving only the trails.”
2. @bowandaarow chosen by Michelle (Co-Founder. Personal IG: @michellemcswain)
“Well, Ryan already picked my favorite, but I still love this one. I love the colors and the 8-bit look it has with the giant pixels….really breaks the photo down, yet you can still see the light streaks.”
3. @_suz4nne_ chosen by Chelsea (Community Manager. Personal IG: @cchelsbels)
“This one is amazing. I love how there is a little symmetry to it in the middle, along with that great purple shape. I also really like how you can still tell it was definitely a LightBomber shot originally.”
“Thanks for everyone who submitted and thanks to @vizualiz for the great shot. This was an insanely hard decision to make. If only you could have seen the epic discussion we had via text after seeing these! Make sure to get LightBomber in the app store via the link in our profile (shameless plug alert!) and keep #decim8 -ing your pics!”.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @suz4nne_ and @david_baer ] and I thank our friends over at LightBomber App for playing along with us. We hope to do it again in the future!
Stay tuned as we welcome Jennifer [ @JenniferHerbig1 ] to the editor’s seat for week 22.
by Anna Cox | Jan 8, 2013 | Anna Cox, You Are Juxt
Art Critique and Community by Anna Cox and Tony Marquez
Art critique and criticism is an academic practice to promote growth of an artist. As we discussed here , criticism can take many forms but the facet we are interested in is the side that pushes us positively as artists. In 2013, we want to begin to build a forum that allows artists the freedom and opportunity to have their work critiqued. We are carefully planning how we should go about this to make it a worthwhile, healthy avenue for artists to get feedback on their work. The purpose of critique is to allow the artist a “safe” place where they can receive a honest look at their work. Respect for the artist and the work is understood before the critique even begins. Respect is something that has to be maintained for this kind of feature to work for the community.
Tony and I are planning a monthly multi genre critique forum but we cannot do this without community involvement. We are not only looking for photos for the critique but also for people who would like to be a part of a panel that discusses the submitted photos.
What we want to convey to the mobile community most is that critique and criticism isn’t a negative practice. It is simply an open and honest conversation about a work of art.
A critique of the work will touch on many different aspects. Critique is an objective practice. Meaning it is based on fact, not the viewer’s opinion. For these critiques we will be using a classic step by step breakdown: Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgment
A Description could contain to the answers to the following questions:
What do you see when you look at the photograph?
What is the context?
Are there situational elements that provide clues?
What is the title? Does that provide a deeper meaning?
An analysis could address:
Use of value
Lines
Negative space
Subject matter
Framing
Lighting
Editing techniques
The interpretation will use the information gathered from the first two steps to asses the message and emotion the photograph gives us as the viewer.
The judgement sounds scary but it isn’t. It is simply looking back at all the questions answered about a work to determine whether what the photographer was saying came through clearly. Was the work successful? Did the photographer utilize every thing they possibly could to make their work have more of an impact? If not, what could they have done differently?
We would like to have critiques in the following genres: minimalism, portraits, street, landscape, mobile artistry, architecture, and still life. We are also looking for people who shoot within these genres to be part of the panels that critique submitted photographs.
If you would like to be a part of this project send us an email to juxtcritique@gmail.com
Do you have some ideas in how we can make this successful? Send us your ideas also! We want this to be a community project.
First genre will be architecture and will be posted next month. If you have photos you would like critiqued send them to the email address above.
See you there!
by Bridgette | Nov 29, 2012 | You Are Juxt
Barbro Rakos @barbro
If there were a dress code for Seattle, it would go something like this: “wear something that will go from a hike on Mt. Rainier in the morning, to a drizzly walk through Pike Place Market in the afternoon, then perhaps to dinner at a celebrity chef restaurant that evening.” Essentially, Seattleites like to look like we’ve just come from one adventure, and are ready for the next one. That means looking outdoorsy during all the moments in-between.
Casual is expected. Glitter is somewhat frowned-upon, even at the symphony.
So… for those of us with an unruly party muse…
Thank goodness for Bellevue, Seattle’s fancy suburb to the east.
When I received an invitation to the private BAMignite event at Bellevue Arts Museum, I had no idea what to expect. What I did notice was that I got very excited at the words “Dress to impress. Put a bird on it.”
Really?
Really.
(muse: “ohboyohboyohboyohboy.”)
Because of my mobile photography habit, I’ve grown accustomed to the spontaneous voice of the muse grabbing me by the nose with the order of “follow that awesome car!” or “sneak up behind those cool people and lie on your stomach to get a good angle,” etc.
So, it was no surprise to find my muse dictating what we would be wearing that night. We got out a favorite sequined sweater and a demure feather headdress. Both items I had assumed would never see the light of day in overcast Seattle. Before I knew it, I was all decked out like a non-Seattlite, and driving across the toll bridge into the fabled Eastside.
As always, when I find myself in these situations, and having fun, I think: “Wow.” And, “huh!”
I walked through the doors of BAM into a chic, open gallery, with the KEXP DJ’s pumping out techno. I was immediately back in a European disco on a cold winter’s night, feeling very inspired.
Bonus: I wasn’t the only one in sequins and feathers.
BAM’s legacy draws from a history of street craft vendors. The museum celebrates an everyday connection to creativity and craft, and elevates that connection to an art form.
I am so cool and down with that concept, because it is exactly like the kind of thing you find within the mobile photog community. And, when I thought about it, I realized how often we refer to our muse in terms of light: the creative “spark.” The “flash” of inspiration. The “sparkle” in our eye. No wonder my muse was so excited for the chance to dress up. For once.
The performance artists celebrated exactly the things we were always told no one could make a living with: spoken word, circus arts, and, with a nod to Seattle, an alt rock band. It was super thrilling to shoot the private event, so of course my muse had us up on stage with the band, lying on the floor to get #lowdownground shots of spoken word, and creeping around to get shots of people in their fancy outfits.
When I returned to Seattle, my feathers were bit askew. But I was tanked up on fun, inspired to connect more often with my sparkly muse.
More to come.
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Michaela @shescrafty
This was my first time visiting BAM. I was very impressed with the layout and architecture of the building. So many great angles and different view points. There were many places to see from and be seen, it made for wonderful photographs and people spotting.
One of my favorite parts of the show (besides the amazing trapeze display, the live music sets and wonderful art exhibits) was the spoken word performances by Daemond Arrindell, Imani Sims and okanomodé. These artists were beyond inspiring, bearing their lives and souls in such a beautiful way through words. I couldn’t help but want to start writing my own poetry as soon as I got home. It also made me look at the art differently, really exploring how some of the pieces made me feel.
I can’t wait to go back and further explore BAM and also see what exhibits they bring in next, not to mention I’ve already marked my calendar for the next BAMignite event. They really do know how to throw a good party!
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Photos below by Jennifer @whateverislovely
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Photos below by Audra @poodleheart
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Photos below by Bridgette S.
Madame Rex Entertainment
Spoken word performers Daemond Arrindell,
Imani Sims and okanomodé
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Photos below are from BP
Ravenna Woods rocked a GREAT set!
Happy Grillmore finished the night
by Rebecca Cornwell | Nov 11, 2012 | Showcases, Sunday Blues Edit, You Are Juxt
Rebecca: As I have grown my Sunday tag, I’ve see artists grow and change. One I watch every week is @Cheatlecat. Cat is young compared to most of my sunday artists but her self awareness and expression speaks volumes about her. I love waiting to see what she will come up with next. Watch her evolve. Its going to be good!
Happy Sunday
Cat: I found Instagram just by looking through the photography section in the app store. I have always been interested in mobile photography, and was constantly looking for new things to try, and experiment with. Since discovering it, I’ve always loved being on Instagram. I would find people many different ways, and then end up seeing them already connected, already talking, already Instagram buddies. I saw how much of a loving community Instagram had, and have always wanted to be a part of such a community. I am Cat, Catherine or cheatlecat. I’ve been on Instagram since the start of my highschool life. I now, three years later seem to be thinking in Instagram, thinking in the square, thinking of new things I want to do, or try. I like looking back, down my Instagram feed, and seeing how much I have progressed, matured, and grown as an artist and person. My photos used to consist of still life, with high contrast. Where as today I would like to think of them as dreamy, moody, and mysterious. I’ve always seemed to get a large amount of my inspiration and thoughts from a variety of song lyrics, and the weather.
Self portraits have always seem to have pleased me the most. I love seeing how people think of themselves, or choose to represent and portray themselves strikes a chord with me. I seem to enjoy my own self portraits as much as I enjoy others. I enjoy the more natureiness pictures, too. But, I seemed to grow tired of those on their own, which led me to morphing and blending self portraits with nature shots. That’s mainly what I do these days, blending multiple pictures together, hoping they line up in a pleasing manner.
I often don’t enjoy having my picture taken by somebody who isn’t myself, or the occasional close friend or family member. I have refused to get my school picture taken for years. The idea, and situation of sitting still and putting on a smile is too insincere for me to want to take part in it. Knowing that that is what I don’t like, while photographing myself, or other people, I try and do the opposite. It’s a very awkward thing, to have your picture taken.
Please view Cat’s full gallery on Instagram @cheatlecat
by Bridgette | Nov 7, 2012 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 12 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
On Wednesday we’ll announce the guest editor’s top 3 images!
This week we welcome Leslie, @lesslee63, as guest editor!
This is her original photo…
and here are her selections…
1. @blortblort
2. @dragana_s
3. jancaru2
Here’s what Lesslee had to say about this week’s decim8ions:
1. @blortblort
This image by @blortblort uses the Decim8 effects 01Rectine and Veth. I chose it most of all because of the gorgeous, psychodelic color (thanks to 01Rectine) and also becqause of the way the Veth effect gave it a figural quality (it seems to have two eyes and two paws). Decimate frequently liberates figures and faces that we didn’t know were hiding in our images! Thank you @blortblort for sharing this fun image with us.
2. @dragana_s
used the Decim8 effects Pregog1, Veth, and L225 to produce a nine image grid of edtits. The colors stay true to my original image but the resulting tribal masks are just fantastic. I especially like the buck-toothed twins at the top right and the mask with the protruding “tongue” on the bottom left.
3. @jancaru2
Janell Carlson chose to let the Decim8 app choose the effects (Bunker and Brainfeed3r) and this is the beautiful, and minimal, result. I love the pink and white and the way the image seems to spread across the canvas. I think its a good idea to try a roll of the Decim8 dice when starting to edit an image.You might be pleasantly surprised by what appears on the screen.
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The Cr8ors of Decim8nday [ @_suzanne_ and @david_baer ] and I thank you, Matt, for participating this week – we hope to do it again in the future!
Stay tuned as we welcome Tammy, @punkrawkpurl, as guest editor for week 13.
by Anna Cox | Nov 4, 2012 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
In this week’s still life lounge we focused on pumpkins with all their color, texture, and shape. Pumpkins represent a coming fall season and harvest. Jen and I so enjoyed the variety of pumpkins from orange to white and green and back again. To see all of the different photos go to #stilllifelounge_pumpkin
This week our photo is from Ling @libellule
I was in the supermarket shopping for groceries, when I discovered a display of pumpkins (this is one of those "stop, mummy has to take a pic" moment). So I took a few shots of the display with the iPhone native camera, saved them for later and continued with my shopping :) The image was cropped in Squaready and edited in Snapseed with the Drama and Grunge filters, to create the tone and mood that I wanted. Then it was sent to Fotor for some final adjustments with the Light & Color function... to bring out the details of the pumpkins. That's it. Many thanks to Jen and Anna, and We Are JUXT for the feature.
@libellule
As always, many thanks to our artists! Jen and I can't wait to see what you come up with
next!
by Bridgette | Oct 31, 2012 | Showcases, You Are Juxt
Welcome to Week 11 of #Decim8nday’s Decim8 This.
Every Sunday @Decim8nday will post an original / unedited image submitted by our guest editor of the week.
Decim8ors are to:
- Screenshot the image and save to their camera roll
- Decim8 the image using any singular or combination of effects
- We ask that no other apps are used and that images are processed only with the Decim8 app
- List each effect used and hashtag it with #Decim8nday and #Decim8this_( guest editor’s username)
- Post by Tuesday, 9:00 AM PST for a chance to get featured here and on @Decim8nday Wednesday!
On Wednesday we’ll announce the guest editor’s top 3 images!
This week we welcome Decim8nday’s co-cr8or Suzanne, @_suzanne_ , as guest editor!
This is her original photo…
and here are her selections:
1. @sadogre
2. @nattysxm
3. @bowandaarow
You guys who have come out to critique each week aren’t kidding— it’s incredibly difficult to choose three favorites of the Decim8This edits. I know it supposed to be fun, but the pressure caused me a bit of stress; so many wonderful renditions of our happy skeleton at which to marvel in the gallery. Here are a few that struck me:
1. @sadogre
has this wicked juxtaposition going on with space age GLASSDAGGER, like laser beams, on the organic nature of the skeleton. I like that a lot!
2. @nattysxm
Decim8 throws us a curve ball here (again) by inserting all that black background. The BITBOY effect chews everything up and makes the two-faced skull look super gritty. Nice effect too with the blue colored accents.
3. @bowandaarow
I think if The Clash had not chosen the photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass for the cover shot of London Calling, they may have entertained the idea of using this one. It has that same acidic pink that came to be popular in the early 80’s, but it also oozes eery in what “isn’t shown” to us. I like the tongue in cheek marriage of bubblegum pink and morbidity here.
Thanks to the artists of the 80 images who came out to play with us this week.
Stay tuned as we welcome Leslie, @l_abstracts, as guest editor for week 12.
