Taking a step back... by Norman Repacholi

Oddly enough, not long after declaring my theme for 2012 would be to have fun making images, I just started to play in photoshop, experimenting, developing post processing techniques and feeling my way though what looks good…in fact I’m pretty happy with what I’ve come up with, to the point where I’ve been out with the camera specifically to create images that work well with this technique.

The inspiration behind the post processing is to come up with an impressionist feel for some images. Simplify colours and elements to produce a crisper image that suggests its real appearance and gives you a little freedom when looking at it.

Not unlike black and white, this process helps me take a step back from reality and achieve something less literal – to free up my imagination to reinterpret the picture each time I look at it. I think that’s why they’re nice to look at over and over again, because each time you’re subconsciously thinking about it whenever you walk by.

Perhaps another benefit is that it’s an excuse to get out there and visit nearby locations. Places you walk past or through regularly, but with some fresh ideas can go back to them to enjoy creating something all over again.

Here’s a couple of examples – keep an eye out on my feed for more.

Thanks for reading,

Norman