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Turning Macro Photographs Into Intricate Patterns
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Turning Macro Photographs Into Intricate Patterns

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(Update since article was first published: Shortly these patterns will also be available as fabric to purchase by the yard, wallpaper and wrapping paper. To find out when this rolls out, please join my Facebook page listed below – thank you!)

Hi, I’m Jane, a Mum and photographer from Melbourne, Australia. I’ve been having fun lately, turning some of my photographs into interesting and intricate patterns. I find particularly with my macro and coloursplash photos, when I tile my photographs in a certain way, incredible patterns are created. When there’s depth of field, bokeh and other interesting backgrounds, they create a 3D effect to the pattern.

Nearly all of the original photos were straight off the camera (or iPhone with Ollo-clip lens) with no post-editing. The only editing has been the tiling effects.

I think they look amazing for fabric designs and have added them to my Redbubble site where they can be found on dresses, t-shirts, hoodies, scarves, leggings, contrast tanks, chiffon tops, kids clothes as well as homewares such as throw pillows, duvet covers, mugs, stationery, wall-art and more.

They are unique and beautiful.

Please also join up at my Facebook page to see the latest updates, products and specials. https://www.facebook.com/janeizzydesigns/

If you’d like to see my general photographs as well as my Redbubble work, please visit my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeizzyphoto/

More info: redbubble.com

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    Grass Droplets Macro – Pattern

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    This was taken on a freezing cold Winter Melbourne morning when the fields near my daughter’s school were covered in frost and the sun was just coming out. I took this with my iPhone and Olloclip lens and there is no editing. It’s one of my favourites.

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    Some of the patterns become quite abstract – this doesn’t but I just love the background patterns that are formed with the tiling.

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    Peacock – tiling

    With all the other photographs here, I’ve used the whole photograph to tile. With this one, however, I decided to crop a section of the bird to tile.

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    Purple Stamen Macro – Pattern

    I think this is one of the most abstract of the patterns. It really looks more like a digital design that my daughter Izzy does on our site.

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    Tulip Stamen Macro – Pattern

    This is the stamen of one of my favourite types of Tulips. I should know the name but I don’t!! We have a tradition each Spring of going to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival and my daughter and I both enjoy it so much. It’s always the insides of the Tulips that interest me the most, especially this one as it really seems as if gold fairy dust has been sprinkled inside.

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    Tulip Stamen Macro – Original

    This is the stamen of one of my favourite types of Tulips. I should know the name but I don’t!! We have a tradition each Spring of going to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival and my daughter and I both enjoy it so much. It’s always the insides of the Tulips that interest me the most, especially this one as it really seems as if gold fairy dust has been sprinkled inside.

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    Most of the photos I’m using for this Collection are macros and nature but I had to throw this one in as I think it looks cool.

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    Most of the photos I’m using for this Collection are macros and nature but I had to throw this one in as I think it looks cool.

    Some examples from my site turning the above patterns into products

    http://www.redbubble.com/people/janeizzyphoto/collections/559158-photographic-patterns

    Some more examples from my site turning the above patterns into products

    http://www.redbubble.com/people/janeizzyphoto/collections/559158-photographic-patterns

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