Creative Portraits, originally uploaded by Eric Takes Pictures.

I spent years sketching and painting, this is where I learned the craft of creating images.  I have processed many of my photographs in a manner that mimics traditional wet medium techniques.  Most of the time when I create a portrait, I have a clear vision of what the final product will be.  In this portrait, I just started playing with the image and this came out.  Now I offer this technique as a portrait option.