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BIO:
Anthony
Palmieri
founded Palmieri Concepts after
20 years of creating custom art work for his own pleasure and
enjoyment. This business grew out of a love for motor vehicles
and was started to share with others what started out as a hobby.
After taking how his own pride and joys (yes this really started
with family pictures and not cars) and combining them with creativity,
it became obvious that many others would like to showcase their
trophies as he has done. He has also written numerous articles
on automotive art and collector car photography.
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product (pictures, or source files) are photographic quality.
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Classic Car Pictures and Art by Palmieri Concepts -
By: Anthony
Palmieri
November 17, 2005
Abstract:
Imagine that
pictures of your Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terrier, Pekingese or
other beloved pet are transformed into a masterpiece..The
digital evolution in the graphics art industry continues to expand
the capabilities for even the home user making this a possibility.
By spending a little bit of money on graphics programs, and a computer,
coupled with a bit of creativity, you can turn your digital pictures
into much more than just photographs. This evolution has enabled
people to express their personality into family pictures as well
as other loves such as cars, and pets.
Express your Pets Personality Through
Creative Art
People find
many ways to express their personality, whether it is through sports,
music, art, or another outlet. In any case the creative nature that
we have comes to the surface once we have the tools and have developed
ability to accomplish this. One area that has continued to grow
as a result of technological advancement is with computer enhanced
graphics. Faster home computers coupled with programs such as Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator have taken the high end graphics work
once limited to corporations to smaller businesses. The most basic
photo manipulation is to correct flaws in the picture, which can
be expanded to the more advanced creation of fantasy scenes, such
as overlaying multiple images and the addition of special effects.
These changes
have enabled businesses to start in the areas of custom portrait
and pet photography, to wildlife and even automotive areas. Turn
on your television and I am sure that you will find numerous dog
shows. The market has continued to grow as a result of the many
pet owners. These pet owners often treat their pets better than
some do their own children. Being a pet owner for many years, and
having a wife who has helped me to enjoy this even more has resulted
in a better understanding of what pet owners strive for. For those
of you who are per owners can recognize that your pets coupled with
this level of creative photography and graphic arts is a natural
fit. In my travels and research over the past 20 years, I have learned
quite a bit about pet owners and how their pet is often an extension
of themselves. There is that adage that there a pet and its owner
do resemble one another! As with an artist holding a paint brush,
these owners look at their pets as the canvas, and leaving nothing
overlooked. If you go to a dog show, attention is taken by these
owners to ensure that the dog is groomed perfectly, any bows are
straight, and even to the point where the dogs happy personality
is obvious. Now as you walk into the home of these individuals,
I am sure there is a wall of photographs that show little Sophia
as a puppy, all the way to the present, and even beyond. Christmas
cards, notepaper and anything else that you can think of will have
images of these beloved pets.
This desire for creativity by these pet owners has spurred an industry
that caters directly to them. The pet lover is a proud group that
loves to express their love for their pets. These owners take their
pets to the experts for advice on how to train them, expert groomers
for that perfect coat and the list goes on. Now another option that
expends beyond standard photography provides a second level of creativity.
One company that understands this area extremely well is www.PalmieriConcepts.com.
Besides the founders being a pet owners for many years, and having
a house full of pets, this company has spent years talking with
owners and listening to them to understand their needs and wants
before it even became a company. Often the owners knew they wanted
something different, but was not sure exactly what or how to accomplish
it. By listening to them, and understanding what could be done,
their needs were met. Some of the nontraditional examples included
the idea of having fantasy backgrounds such as a dog floating on
a rain bow, to taking a color photograph and making it look like
an old black and white.
For the serious
owner, most have a special wall in their house or office with pictures
and posters of their pets and even similar ones. Often these pictures
were done in the traditional style of "point-shoot-develop-print-frame".
The custom graphics companies that specialize in the photography
industry have now taken the "develop" stage to the next
level with custom image enhancements. These enhancements could be
as simple as a picture of your pet overlaid on a family photograph,
or even a key element such as the dog tag with their name on it.
By combining this level of graphics, a plain photograph is transformed
from just a photograph to an expression of personality.
There are many
examples of what I have described on line and www.PalmieriConcepts.com
in the Pets section has a selection of examples that will give you
many ideas that you can incorporate into your own works. The pictures
there of the Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terrier, Pekingese are my
inspiration to do this