I decided to give the recent twirling digital art tutorial at Digital Darkroom Techniques a whirl.
Contributing photographer Adrian Harvey explained how to create a twirling digital art effect in Photoshop Elements in eight easy steps. I had no problem following along and I had a lot of fun digitally manipulating eight of my photos.
We must have had similar subjects because my photo bares a slight resemblance to the example in Harvey’s tutorial.
Just to change things up a bit, I chose darken instead of lighten in Step 7 to produce a more dramatic twirl. I also decided to leave the photo in its original vertical position. The first thought that came to mind was Mardi Gras mask. Let me know your preference, light or dark?
Thanks, Adrian for sharing this technique. I have several other subjects I want to try and then I plan to move on to the next tutorial.
Sheila T Illustrated© 
You must have been influenced by the title of your previous post when you wrote that your photo “bares a slight resemblance” to the one in the tutorial. But we can bear it.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
LOL! LOL! LOL! at myself! Big Oops, and I am a copy editor! I know I should not rely solely on spell check! Think I will let it stand though, because you may be right! And your comment is too funny! to go back and edit it now! Hope you visit often because I need a good dose of these types of comments, critiques on my work. Thanks, Steve.
Not wanting to offend or annoy people, I rarely correct the mistakes that I see on blogs. I’m pleased that you can see the humor here.
Still LOL, Steve.
That looks like loads of fun! And the final abstract is beautiful. I’ll check out the tutorial and maybe play around with it. Thanks!
I think so. And thanks, Dezra. The tutorial suggests not throwing out bad photos right away. Instead take a not-so great, or blurry photo, and turn it into something unique. And you are welcome!
Wow! Very pretty!!
Lisa
Thanks, Lisa. I just posted on your About. Thanks for following and the compliment.
…and a big WOW it is! Very nicely done!
Again, Fergiemoto, thanks for the compliment and all the “likes” on my posts. I have to give some of the credit to the tutorial and to Photoshop.
That is really stunning. Wow.
Thanks so much, Mike. I have to credit the tutorial for half the “Wow” factor.