Ernesto Chavez, Photographer
Tell us about how and when you first started photographing? Like most of us, I started dabbling with the camera to take pictures of the kids. I bought an Olympus 35mm film camera in 1981. Sometimes, it would take good pictures, but most of the time the pictures were...
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How to Create a Line Drawing from a Photograph
Although I am not a painter, I work with many painters and have learned about their techniques. Many painters start by creating a line drawing of the desired image. Some do this by free-hand drawing in pencil. Others, simply paint an outline with their brush and...
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How to Create a Photo Silhouette
Silhouettes are fun to create. The foreground is represented as a black shape outlined by the lighted background, which could be natural or artificial. Personally, I favor a nice sunset or sunrise, which provides a natural beautiful background. Something of...
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Photographing the Night Sky
The night sky is infinite and inspiring. As a kid, my father, brother and I would camp out in the middle of nowhere in the Southern Arizona desert. We did not use a tent and often told jokes and gazed at the stars, planets and an occasional shooting star until sleep...
read moreHow to Start Selling Your Art and Photos
Painting or Photographs Regardless whether your art is a painting or a photograph, the process is the same. Only the output presentation will vary, depending on your needs and budget. Essentially, you will likely sell copies of your original work. If you are...
read moreSo You Created Cool Artwork – Now Are You a Professional?
Have you ever created a painting your friends and family really like? Or, how about a killer photograph of a spectacular sunrise that everyone seems to say “awesome, how did you do that?” Maybe, someone likes your painting enough to offer to buy it from you. Or...
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