Art Is Everywhere

Tim Maudlin

Did you realize that you are surrounded by art? Really! And some of it is in the most unlikely places and on the most unlikely things.

Skeptical? I get it. My wife was too. As I was preparing the art for this story, she gave me one of those, what are you doing now looks. Stay with me because, in this story, I will show how you can turn anything into a piece of art. Even something like this burn barrel.

I wanted to photograph three of my gnomes for a future story. I also wanted to do it outside because of how nice daylight makes the photo look.

The image for the story below was photographed in daylight.

The challenge was to find a background that would be interesting and complement the gnomes. Below is one of my other gnomes. The background for the graphic in this story was an old t-shirt. I didn’t want to do this again.

As I looked around outside, I saw the burn barrel pictured in the main graphic for this story. It was the same color scheme as the gnomes. Perfect! With a little staging, it would work nicely for the backdrop.

Notice there is nothing fancy in the propping for this shot. An old cooler, a few bricks, and a cardboard box, that had seen better days.

Below is the photo shot with my iPhone. I used the Portrait mode because it allows for the bokeh effect you see in the background.

Here’s the final image. I brought the photo into RelayThat for branding and the border. You WILL see this image in another story.

Daily Doable: Art is everywhere, if you just know where to look. Begin by looking at the things around you. It just takes a little creativity.
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