Feeling Creative

I'm a lover of photography and a lover of words.  Occasionally I like to combine the two when I feel a photo calls for it such as the one above.  When I saw those sweet, tiny, beautiful, little violet flowers, I knew immediately what words to use. 

How about you? Do you ever feel moved to do more with a photo? Do you alter them? Add words? Textures? Share with us your creations.  We'd love to see them.

Comments

[Marcie]

A very soft...subtle textured overlay:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/2/22/three-plus-three.html

And - I love those bokeh hearts!

[Sue]

Ooo...Like you, I love adding textured overlays and creatively optimizing my images.

http://suehenryphotography.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/tree-triptych/

http://suehenryphotography.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/the-calla-lily/

[Jennifée]

I enjoy adding words and/or textures as the mood strikes. Sometimes a subtle touch is all that's needed; sometimes I go all out and experiment, like here :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85057042@N00/4473071634/

[Kat]

I love the quote you chose for this photo. I feel the same - I think photos and words go perfectly together. I just don't usually put the words on the picture itself, they are part of blog post. I have this one to share, which I created for my computer background some time ago::
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kateyeview/5470269283/

[Katrina Kennedy]

In almost every photo I take, I see words. Words of my life. Words of my emotions. Words of stories I cannot bear to forget. It is in those words that I find myself creating pages, journals, memories, records, scrapbooks...whatever you want to call them.

http://ianck.blogspot.com/2011/02/picture-is-worth-more-than-1000-words.html

[Racgel]

Lovely!!! I LOVE the bokeh hearts! I must try this...googling a tutorial now....

[Doris]

Great topic! I look forward to looking through all these creative links. As a Graphic Designer by trade, I love getting creative with shots. Here are some favorites:

My take on "Blood Oranges:
http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/38-365/

Words and Photo from Valentine's last year:
http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/45-365/

Photo with applied "Orton Effect" to give it a dreamy quality:
http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/48-365/

One of my favorite creative shots using texture - abandoned play area set the tone:
http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/60-365/

[Kiersten]

I like to play with textures and words when the photo just doesn't feel complete without it...it's like adding a touch of magic to the ordinary...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/5414256157/in/set-72157625042018751/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/5308518026/in/set-72157625042018751/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkangel71/5202837314/in/set-72157625042018751/

[Roxanne]

Like Kat above, I too like to couple images with words, but the words are usually in the form of a story or a blogpost, as opposed to superimposed on the image itself. The particular Emerson quote you picked is beautiful, as are the flowers. My own take on flowers and words this week centered on blooming anemones:

http://www.storiesofconflictandlove.com/2011/02/oranges-anemones-and-penmanship.html

[Becky Sue]

Oh, I love those beautiful little violets! So beautiful. There are no greens here as of yet so we have to make the best of brown and white. Here's one of only a few remaining hydrangea flowers still attached to the branch. I added a little texture to make it shine bright.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/5468294018/

[Susan]

Beautiful image!

http://windrockstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/thought.html#comments

[Kristy]

What a beautiful quote, and even more beautiful image! I love he dof, and the little heart dewy highlights!

I love adding to my images too.- color, texture, words, collaged images, etc. Here's an example page:
http://kristyhom.com/analog_digital_combos.html

[Wayfaring Wanderer]

I used to add quotes to my images all the time, however, I haven't done it a whole lot lately. Although I did combine a quote with an image for Valentine's Day that turned out really well.

http://www.wayfaringwanderer.com/2011/02/love-quote-for-valentines-day.html

WW

[Deanna]

I love adding texture to photos sometimes it just seems to make an ordinary photo pop.


http://anewdayadifferentway.blogspot.com/2011/02/alcatraz-island.html

[Joyelle @ An Artful Endeavor]

I love adding text to photos. Look closely at the background of this orchid:
http://joyellebrandt.blogspot.com/2011/02/photo-friday-be-here-now.html

[Jess]

My children come home with MANY awesome projects and it's hard to keep every-single-thing. I came up with a plan a while back and I try to photograph some of their projects creatively. I add text to the image to note which child made the project and when. This is an example and the text is in the bottom right. It's so hard to keep it all, but the kids like this method quite a bit.

http://jessicavescera.blogspot.com/2011/02/documenting-childrens-artwork.html

[Diane]

a perfect choice of words to photograph

[hillary]

i absolutely LOVE photos paired with words ... especially a lovely, profound quote. then there's font, size and placement. so much fun! this one, chris, is beautiful.

i love this so much, i do a weekly WISDOM WORDS post on wednesdays with words and photos:

http://www.eyechai.com/blog/category/wisdom-words

[Kathleen O.]

Have tried adding one simple word to images that beg for it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4633464887/in/set-72157623998347773/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4633463761/in/set-72157623998347773/

[bella]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cirovic/4851188628/in/set-72157625602845981/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cirovic/5254638378/in/set-72157625602845981/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cirovic/5457251522/

[georgia]

gorgeous shot and perfect quote to boot!

i LOVE doing this... thus the reason i created a gallery {"something to say"} on my blog of all my photos where i add words:
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/search/label/something%20to%20say

i've been doing this since i got into photography... i guess it's the graphic designer in me, wanting to play with two of my favorite art forms... typography and photography. as a graphic designer, i have always had the software to do this, so i just sort of started doing it early on. i didn't really see much of it elsewhere too much. but now this photo enhancement/technique has exploded in popularity along with texture use... or so it seems latey. i LOVE it! it's fun to see what others do with words, too... and how they incorporate them into their photos.

[Anne Thompson]

Have just found your blog and have fallen in love. I've made a little post on my Danish blog about you - and hope more people will enjoy your poetic work!

[Jolynn]

I've taken 100's of flower photos of all kinds, most from my own yard. I haven't yet taken the time to put them to words or alter them, but want to. I've only managed to print my favorites and add to a three ring notebook. Looking for the right words for each.

[Melanie]

Only once. It seemed apt.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/apartmentlife/2552276005/

I collect word/photo art on Pinterest though, I love it.

[Puna]

Beautiful shot. I love mosaics, sometimes they say more than a single photo.

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/11/dinner-party/

[C Blore]

One of things that I love about photographing animals is that there are times you can swear you know what they're thinking just by that look in their eyes. Othertimes it's just fun to make it up.

While I didn't add the words to this actual photo, never before has the title of the post seemed to fit the picture so well.

http://365-aphotographicjourney.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-50.html

[kathryn]

oh yeah...love to combine words with my photography..did a small series~ here's a few

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ekkfOb0z4NM/TRpkA8QlztI/AAAAAAAACB0/OW6sdsgPjN4/s1600/grace.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ekkfOb0z4NM/TRpj65R9SWI/AAAAAAAACBw/ZTNoQqtVbag/s1600/embrace+in+red.jpg

[natalie]

i LOVE your picture…& the quote is perfect!
i just started doing this for fun…adding scriptures to some of my photography. you can check out some here..

http://natalie-teacupsandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/02/siesta-scripture-memory-team-verse-4.html

http://natalie-teacupsandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/02/siesta-scripture-memory-team-verse-4.html

http://natalie-teacupsandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/thirsty.html

[laura]

i am so glad I found this site wow so much interesting stuff and hope to learn a bit more. I am just starting to venture into textures and words and overlays here are a few of my first trys

very first try at overlays a bit over done but i was going for a collage look
http://stampmousephoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/desert-rose.html

my valentines try with some bokeh overlay
http://stampmousephoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html

some vinette (sp??) and over saturation work
http://stampmousephoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/cute-as-bug.html

snow flower
http://stampmousephoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/snowflower.html\

i like the idea of adding words and saying to pictures I think it helps creates the feeling . I do sometimes struggle with addding text to pictures in pse9 still in learning mode with it.

[Bari]

While I didn't put words on this actual photo, it was inspired by the quote I shared below it. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." http://www.flickr.com/photos/barilynn/5209847483/in/set-72157622993260913/

I love using textures when it feels right and I'm just getting into Actions.

This photo was processed using the Dreamy BW Action by Paint the Moon Photography. So much fun!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barilynn/5473089434/

[Miss Giny / Au Pays des Merveilles]

I love textures !
Here is mine : http://www.flickr.com/photos/missginy/5471340302/

[Kelly]

I almost always add textures, and occasionally words. Here is a photo that I recently posted at Inspiration Studio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48861415@N03/5474489232/

[Sherralee]

I'm in love with quotes and it thrills me to find exactly the right one to complement a photo.
http://flic.kr/p/8ta1Mt

[laura]

just stopping back in to say that becaue of this site I have decided to jump into words and quotes and dedicating march as my quote month for all my posts. thanks for the inspiration.

[Christy Woolum]

I really love learning more and more about photography from all of you. This is a wonderful post.