This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers
How’s that for a tongue-twisting title? We have all seen plenty of so-called iPhone shooters, some more impressive than others, come and go over the last couple of years. But Brett Amory has taken it a step further, and creates tangible pieces of fine art from his iPhone images, and that extra attention and care transforms his iPhone snaps into fully-fledged artworks with mood, rhythm, and style.
How long do you spend on your images? You may snap, upload, and add some contrast and saturation. You might take the image into photoshop and spend a few hours subtly adjusting tones and curves, dodging and burning, removing and adding elements, and retouching. You may even be one of the dying breed who uses film and processes on your own. But Brett Amory has a rare approach in the world of art and photography, as he painstakingly recreates his photos on canvas in oil, a process that can take weeks for each image.
There are many photographers who take pictures and then recreate them with paint, don’t get me wrong. In many cases it is an art student trying to learn techniques for creating photorealistic art, or someone who makes …
By: Mike Kelley
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