Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by mefnj:

Originally posted by gyaban: My favorite of the challenge. Great shapes, great colors, great expression. I wouldn't mind a tutorial, very curious about your technique!

wow, that comment coming from you is quite an honor, as well as humbling.

the starter image was my face behind a block of glass, using an outtake from this entry a few years ago



i then just used Deep Dream Generator, an online photo editor that grew out of the artificial/computer vision field,

Deep Dream Generator

and using on of their "seed" textures until i got the result i wanted.

then i blended back the original image to get my eye back, and did a few other adjustments to strcuture, contrast, etc.

its a really fun process, and you can waste hours just experimenting

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by gyaban:
My favorite of the challenge. Great shapes, great colors, great expression. I wouldn't mind a tutorial, very curious about your technique!

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by mefnj:

Originally posted by tanguera: This has the markings of mefnj. If it is, you have really mastered these really interesting techniques.

uh oh... i guess a "mefnj style" is taking shape after almost 10 years ;-)

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by GolferDDS:
Very imaginative. It̢۪s obvious you are quite talented.

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by streetpigeon:
Imaginative image. The emerging face is convincingly engulfed in this stuff. A subjective quibble is that the squarish inner frame seems limiting. What I like is that the viewer is required to make an effort to discover what's going on.

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by MaryO:
I wouldn't care to see this in my house!

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by posthumous:
Very convincing teen sci-fi look.

Seductive Succulents
by mefnj

Comment by streetpigeon:
Though I don't really appreciate the swirly effect, the plants move well together and create an interesting pattern.

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment by tanguera:
This has the markings of mefnj. If it is, you have really mastered these really interesting techniques.

Seductive Succulents
by mefnj

Comment by Melethia:
I like the stylization! She loved to experiment with her processing. I think her challenges with her eyesight let her try things more "conventional" photogs might have not been brave enough to take on. Well done.