Nov23

Artistic Paris Photos

I had been meaning to post some pictures of our Paris trip that, with a little help from Photoshop and Picasa, we’ve given a more artistic flare.

Some pictures we converted to black and white, while others, we’ve applied brush strokes. It’s interesting to see how changing the color or adding brush strokes can change the tone of the picture.

Adding brushstrokes seem to add a nostolgic feel to the scene and it’s one of my favorites. Rather than a harsh picture showing every detail, it is soft and acts more like a memory, not recording every detail, but capturing the feeling of the moment.

Changing the picture color to black and white adds a professional touch to the picture since there were so many excellent pictures taken back in the day with just black and white film.

The sepia tone adds an almost reverence to the picture especially the picture at the tomb of the unkown soldier.

Some of the effects were just for fun and brought out a unique element in the photo making it distinct and more interesting.

Pictured below are: The Louvre, a street in Montmatre, Notre Dame, The Sacre Couer, walking towards the Arc, the home of Victor Hugo, the Eiffel Tower, a few views from the Eiffel Tower, and a number of views of Montmartre at night.

To see the detail and brush strokes, click on any of the pictures to see a larger version. You can from there click the Slide Show button in the photo album to view full screen.