jonbidwell

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The goal of jonbidwell.com is to deliver the highest quality digital fine art and photography available today. I am a self-taught artist who began producing digital artwork for mostly commercial applications in 1996 using Macromedia Freehand. Today, all of my work is produced exclusively in Adobe Photoshop. Photography Images in the photography galleries were shot using Olympus 2020, Olympus E-10, Nikon Coolpix 995, Nikon D100, Kodak DCS Pro SLR/N and the Canon 5D Mark II digital camears. No film photography appears anywhere on this site. I shoot, manipulate and print my images in a 100% digital workflow. As a digital purist. I see Photoshop as a natural evolution in the process of contemporary image production. Every photograph is meticulously edited before being approved for publication on the website. Traditionalists beware! Some of my photographs are edited using paint filters, noise reduction algorithms and layering techniques which give them a surreal, organic appearance. Mostly you will find this effect utilized on landscape shots. For example, in this Pathway to the Clouds image, the effect is more pronounced. In this photograph called Moab 22 , the effect is far less dramatic. Certain photographs have had noise added to more closely simulate the appearance of traditional film. To the right of every image on the site you will see a magnifying glass icon next to the words "view detail." You can always use this feature to get a close up look at a section of any image to get a true idea of texture and appearance. Digital Abstractions How do you do that? This is the most common question I am asked. My digital abstracts are created by combining layers of digital photography with layers of digital illustration*. I use a Wacom Tablet to create the lines, forms and shapes which produce the abstract dimension on one layer by utilizing the digital brushes and pens in Photoshop. This layer of illustration is then composited with one or more layers of edited digital photography to create the final image. I use the distortion and paint filters in Photoshop along with the liquify tool to manipulate the photographs of stones, water, soil, and grass which I use for the organic bases. My goal is to produce digital abstract art which looks as though it was created using natural media tools, paints and brushstrokes. With traditional paintings in mind, I offer my digital abstracts at all sizes which come ready to be wrapped on stretcher bars with a 3" white border and/or framed with an exposed canvas face. For more information please visit the CANVAS PRINTS link. Photographs at all sizes offered are also available on canvas. *I quit producing digital abstractions in 2006 and am focusing soley on photography at this time. Prints These are giclée prints produced with an Epson 9600 using 100% pigment based Ultrachrome

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