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04/04/2006 10:36:45 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by jemison:
As I said in my submission comments, I had to do a lot of "resurrecting" on the original version of my Best of 2005 image in order for it to fulfill my original vision for it.
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Did you contact World Picture News per the comment on your photo?
~Mark
Curious in Colorado
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04/04/2006 10:44:14 PM · #27 |
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cheers,
bazz.
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04/05/2006 11:26:31 AM · #28 |
After gaining some inspiration from some of these phenomenal transformations I figured I would give some of these techniques a go. I am stillpretty new to using my Photoshop Elements program, but these threads are great learning tools. I would welcome any comments or tips.
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And the before and after balloon pic just doesnt even seem possible. Are you sure you aren't using magic?[
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04/05/2006 11:54:04 AM · #29 |
This was a great idea; I've really learned a lot from the comparisons! Hopefully, will raise my future scores up a notch.
Thanks everyone who contributed to this forum. |
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04/05/2006 11:58:49 AM · #30 |
Not a ribboner, but my highest...
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04/05/2006 12:36:26 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by pekesty:
Originally posted by jemison:
As I said in my submission comments, I had to do a lot of "resurrecting" on the original version of my Best of 2005 image in order for it to fulfill my original vision for it.
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Did you contact World Picture News per the comment on your photo?
~Mark
Curious in Colorado |
Yes, I contacted them. Nothing concrete has been accomplished yet. If anything comes of it, I'm sure I'll be gloating around these parts. 8} |
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04/05/2006 12:41:36 PM · #32 |
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04/05/2006 12:46:54 PM · #33 |
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04/05/2006 12:47:25 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by jemison:
Originally posted by pekesty:
Originally posted by jemison:
As I said in my submission comments, I had to do a lot of "resurrecting" on the original version of my Best of 2005 image in order for it to fulfill my original vision for it.
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Did you contact World Picture News per the comment on your photo?
~Mark
Curious in Colorado |
Yes, I contacted them. Nothing concrete has been accomplished yet. If anything comes of it, I'm sure I'll be gloating around these parts. 8} |
They looked pretty legit, so I was curious. Good luck!!!
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04/05/2006 05:36:48 PM · #35 |
No arguements about the power of a Canon 5D and Adobe Photoshop CS2 RAW! ;-)
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11th place in Abstract Macro....! :-)
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04/05/2006 05:53:36 PM · #36 |
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04/05/2006 06:30:38 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by timfythetoo:
And the before and after balloon pic just doesnt even seem possible. Are you sure you aren't using magic?[ |
It's not that magical, though; simple autolevels and saturation increase on the small original he posted gives the following starting point:
It's amazing what you can do with a "flat" image as long as nothing is completely blown out.
R.
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04/05/2006 06:53:45 PM · #38 |
I love this thread! Thanks to everyone that has contributed. Keep it coming!
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04/05/2006 06:56:17 PM · #39 |
| Yeah, it's really interesting to see the drastic improvements after a run through photoshop. |
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04/05/2006 07:11:01 PM · #40 |
| Im so impressed here. I want to see more before and after shots. I see now my problem is not in the images but having the creative part of my post work that needs work. Some of these images are very plain and they do not jump out at me, but after the photographer does there PS magic, everythings comes out and a excellent photo appears. |
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04/05/2006 07:20:14 PM · #41 |
Agreed. I think I'm going to have to break down and spend a trillion dollars to get Photoshop and take a course at the local community college since I can honestly say I have no clue what I'm doing for the most part with my post-processing.
Guessing isn't cutting it at this point and I just can't follow tutorials without having a more one on one guidance. I'm mental that way. :D
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04/06/2006 02:06:34 AM · #42 |
To LucidLotus.... Photoshop Elements is more than capable of giving your photos an amazing lift... it has only a slightly more basic RAW converter than CS2 and the whole package is £69 which is a pretty good deal IMO.
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04/06/2006 02:18:59 AM · #43 |
Originally posted by LucidLotus:
Agreed. I think I'm going to have to break down and spend a trillion dollars to get Photoshop and take a course at the local community college ... |
No no no ... you have it backwards. Sign up for the class at the community college, then buy the Educational version of Photoshop for less than half of retail. |
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04/06/2006 02:46:04 AM · #44 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by LucidLotus:
Agreed. I think I'm going to have to break down and spend a trillion dollars to get Photoshop and take a course at the local community college ... |
No no no ... you have it backwards. Sign up for the class at the community college, then buy the Educational version of Photoshop for less than half of retail. |
My wife goes to college and can get 'Adobe Design Bundle Win' for $549.98 when the commercial price is $1599.
It includes Includes:
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium combines:
Adobe Photoshop® CS2
Adobe Illustrator® CS2
Adobe InDesign® CS2
Adobe GoLive® CS2
Adobe Acrobat® 7.0 Professional
Version Cue® CS2,
PLUS Macromedia Flash Professional 8
Thinking about purchasing it but even $550 is hard to scrounge up at this time.
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04/06/2006 03:07:30 AM · #45 |
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All I did in RAW was desaturate the photo.
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04/06/2006 03:54:53 AM · #46 |
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LMAO I wonder how many people thought that was done under standard (advanced) editing rules
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04/06/2006 03:58:36 AM · #47 |
Originally posted by kirsty_mcn:
Originally posted by Seanachai:
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LMAO I wonder how many people thought that was done under standard (advanced) editing rules |
You see this isn't photography! The model should have had those holes already in him. That's what guns are for. :P
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04/06/2006 10:43:04 AM · #48 |
well here's the before for my playtime challenge
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I basically adjusted the hue and saturation, then softened a tad.
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04/06/2006 02:14:16 PM · #49 |
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3th place in Before and After
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2nd place in Timecapsule
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17th in 2s Exposure
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9th in Billboard
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8th in B&W II
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8th in Dreams
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172nd in Best of 2004
The reason why it is in b&w is because a color version was already in my portfolio: 
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184th in Best of 2005
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113th in Shallow DOF II
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57th in In the Beginning
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32nd in Cemetery
Just a few. All the originals are resized straight from the camera jpegs. Surely I didn't make the right decisions, while shooting and while processing. Just having fun (sometimes it isn't fun at all when your photo drops and drops and drops).
Also note that all I care about while shooting with the D70 is saving the highlights. I do not bother with any other setting except exposure settings because I set all the stuff in the Nikon Capture raw converter afterwards. That's why many photos are so dark.
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04/06/2006 08:07:08 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by LucidLotus:
Agreed. I think I'm going to have to break down and spend a trillion dollars to get Photoshop and take a course at the local community college ... |
No no no ... you have it backwards. Sign up for the class at the community college, then buy the Educational version of Photoshop for less than half of retail. |
That is a good idea. My mom is a teacher so if I can scrape up the money (I want the full package!) I might be able to con her into ordering it for me. I'd better hurry before she retires though..
I'm hoping that if I take a PS class I'll learn enough to be able to translate it easily into GIMP usage.. at least until I can afford Photoshop CS2 or whatever they are up to now.
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