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How To Create Minimalistic Landscapes Using Blur Filters in Photoshop

 For at least 10 - 15 years I love creating abstract minimalistic landscapes such as beach and forest scenes in my post processing of photos using a range of Photoshop's blur filters.  Here's one of my latest images that features this (and other) techniques: The original photo was taken almost 15 years ago with a 7 megapixel Canon Camera, but I wanted to challenge myself and try to make more interesting image out of it.  Start I came across this image while browsing through my photo archive and kind of liked the scene with the woman enjoying standing in or close to the surf. Editing Steps 1. I expanded the image from its 4:3 ratio to a square format making the added part transparent. Then I selected the blue sky and erased it. As I knew I wanted to create an abstract image I searched for a cloudy sky and found a suitable photo in my library, that would make a more interesting sky than a bland blue one.   I positioned this sky a layer under the beach photo and go...
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Some Of My Images Used As Book Covers - before and after Part 2

 Book Covers - Before and After Part 2

Some time ago I created a post showing some of my images used as covers for books. 

I am always curious how my wok is used, sometimes I am disappointed, but most of the time it is a pleasure to see the designs and the usage.

So here we go:











In these cases my original image hasn't been changed that much, most of the time only a crop and of course title and author. 

Sometimes it is hard to make out my own design as you can see in this image: 




My images are available for licensing through my agencies Trevillionimages  and  Arcangel Images

or find something on my home page.


Thanks very much.

Dirk

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  1. Zenith Clipping11:51

    Absolutely stunning work! Your images have such a powerful, cinematic quality—it's no surprise they've been chosen for book covers. Each one tells its own story. Truly inspiring creativity! For those who want to complement their designs with top-notch photo editing, check out Zenith Clipping. Their professional editing services can help bring your creative vision to life. Keep creating and inspiring! 🎨

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