Fractal Domains for MAC

After checking into their Zazzle store and viewing the image gallery on their website, I think I may try this shareware for Mac called Fractal Domains.

See link below for products from Zazzle:

http://www.zazzle.com/fractaldomains?rf=238985897643373565

See link below for the image gallery:

http://www.fractaldomains.com/gallery/?rf=238985897643373565

This fractal is a Julia set generated by the formula 1/(z^4 + 1) + c, c = 0.8082904 – 0.8891194 i . The “stalks” orbit trap was used with a split by orbit.

Fractals in Nature Part II

A good friend read my previous post about Fractals in Nature and sent my this slideshow from National Geographic.  

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518336238342813624/

Fractals in Nature

While surfing the internet today I found this 2010 article from Wired about Fractals in Nature.  The pictures are quite stunning and inspirational.

http://www.wired.com/2010/09/fractal-patterns-in-nature/

Not quite a Fractal but Pretty Cool

I came across this post today on Facebook and thought I'd share.


http://www.macworld.com/article/2986233/software-photography/how-to-create-a-twirl-effect-from-a-photo-in-photoshop-and-photoshop-elements.html

Thanks for sharing Lesa Snider!

Seashells

Fractals in nature are some of the most awe-inspiring objects to behold. I came across this beauty on Pinterest:

Photo credit:http://www.thephotoargus.com/shells-are-swell-beautiful-examples-of-seashell-photography/


Thank you to all the fractal fans who support my blog as sporadic as my posts may be :)

Donna Hackett

I have recently noticed a fellow artist from Fine Art America named Donna Hackett. Donna is a creative photographer who resides in Summerfield, Florida. She has some fabulous fractalized photography which I find to be amazing. I'd like to share a few links here on this blog.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sweet-dreams-baby-girl-d-hackett.html

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/yuma-in-fractal-d-hackett.html

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/pansy-fractal-d-hackett.html

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/yellow-rose-fractal-d-hackett.html


"As a photographer and artist, my desire is to share the beauty and wonder of the real Florida and God’s creations. I hope you enjoy my work.” Donna Hackett

Adobe Stock?

I'm not sure how I feel about this.
I am a part-time stock photographer, along with being a part-time fine art photog, part-time portrait photog, part-time graphic designer and part-time accounting professional. I don't like to see the "big guys" swallowing up the little guys (think WalMart). 

Do I submit my portfolio and hop on the bandwagon? Shutterstock has been good to me all these years. Dreamstime and Getty have been so-so. I am already a contributor to Fotolia, which Adobe purchased earlier this year.

Here are a few links for your consideration:

https://stock.adobe.com

http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/16/8785627/adobe-stock-creative-cloud-2015-launch

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/16/adobe-creative-cloud-update-2015-stock-photos/



In all likelihood I will probably sit back and wait to see if there is a noticeable increase in downloads from my Fotolia library. That will be the determining factor.