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Wrapping up Get Pushed, Round 25, we highlight three inspiring photos from the group. Read on to be inspired by these great works.

Performance Art is a medium that serves well to compliment the works of portrait photographers. We happened upon a Flickr Group contributor, Kevin Corrado, who excels at blending performance art with his photography. His portraits will intrigue, inspire and motivate you and your works. Read on to learn about this photograph and to learn why Kevin’s formula is so thought provoking.

Abstract photography is an art unto itself. But the genre has been mastered by Czar Kristoff, who’s photo, “Silver Hysteria #1 – 2″ is featured here this week. The subject is a bunch of forks, common household items, that Czar has morphed into a beautiful abstract photograph. There’s a lot to be learned from the photo, and there’s a lot to be inspired by. So read on to hear our thoughts, and be inspired.

We love simplicity here at Shutter Photo. Simplicity is one thing that we all, as photographers, strive to accomplish in our own works. The simpler a photograph, the stronger it will be. And it will get noticed. Of course, this is why we love the work of Jos. He’s introduced us to so much simplicity in his own abstract works. This weeks photo, Cloudy Shapes, is just one of Jos’s fantastic abstract photos. Jos appears to be drawn naturally to architecture, but not in the manner that one might expect.  He focuses on the detail, the elements that really help to subtly define the feature.  He frames tight, which naturally results in abstract style photos.  But I don’t believe his intent is really to feature the architecture.  I believe his subject is the textures, the lines and the colors that he comes across.  The structure featured in Cloudy Shapes is beyond identification, at least to this reviewer, yet I don’t think that matters.  As is indicated from the title, the photo is really a comparison of shapes – the naturally formed shapes of the clouds, and the human created shapes of the structure.  And while I find that absolutely fantastic, the whole thing …

This week, we explore the calming photography of Shobha Srinivasan with her photo: “If I had One Wish…”. Shobha’s work teaches us that you don’t need a whole lot to stoke an emotion. We’ll discuss the photo and how it affects moods. We’ll also discuss how you can use these tools in your own photographs to influence a viewer’s mood.

Having just gotten past a pretty important holiday in the United States, Independence Day, we are reminded of the importance of taking up a camera on such important cultural holidays – regardless of where you call home. As photographer Caleb Long demonstrates with his photo, “Star Spangled Banner”, cultural holidays can be inspiration in-and-of themselves and we shouldn’t be afraid of cliche in such cases. Read on to learn how to shoot what matters and be inspired.

Photography can be molded, manipulated and tweaked in much the same way as clay or oil paints. This week, we feature Bob Hallam’s photo, “Keen Observation”, which shows us how thin and how fuzzy the line between reality and fantasy just might be.

Travel with us as we wander through the lens of Fernando Gros. Like much of his work, “HK-Everyday179″ is a fine example of blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Read on to learn why this photo is both inspiring and motivating.

Texture as a primary (or single) subject poses a few compositional challenges. Colin Bugella, who’s work is featured here, teaches us a few things as he explores textures in his own photography.

Perhaps inspired by the impressionist painters of the 1800′s, Olga NZ’s photo, “A Boatman”, is the subject of this week’s inspirational photograph. The photograph celebrates the bending of rules and the twisting of the laws of physics. Moreso, it inspires us to introduce chaos into our own photography. Read on to be inspired.