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03/09/2025 10:24:06 AM · #1 |
| I have not seen a discussion on creating Text in submitted entries. Are there any specific guidelines considering the advances in photoshop? For instance to make one's text textured does it have to be from a texture that you have taken a picture of or can you use a publicly non copyrighted texture or purchased texture from the internet? For instance. Let's say you want your text have a texture that looks like a road, do you have to take a picture of a road or can you use a picture on the internet as the texture? Or Trees etc. If you want to duplicate the Title font of a movie or book etc can you copy and paste the text directly from the poster or book etc. or do you have to try to duplicate it in photoshop? Adobe has new ways of being able to produce textured fonts, are they valid to use in Extended edited entries? Can we discuss in more detail what is allowed and not in adding text? |
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03/09/2025 10:51:06 AM · #2 |
Taken directly from the Extended Editing Rules page (found by following Help/Site Rules/Challenge Rules).
You must...
create your entry from images captured by you during the challenge dates.
You may...
combine multiple photographs to produce your entry. All additional photographs must be taken by you after the challenge is announced with a digital camera that records EXIF data.
use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry.
use images that do not meet the source or date requirements as textures in your entry if they function specifically as textures and not to circumvent other rules.
use any feature of image processing software to manipulate/enhance the images in your submission.
use text in your submission, with the exception of copyright notices or ANY text that would identify you as the photographer.
IMO, Text used for a challenge entry can be created two ways:
1) Text that is typed in Photoshop. The text can be embelleshed with various fonts, or tools in photoshop to alter the text (i.e. the textured fonts Larry mentioned).
2) Using an image and cutting the text out of that image using software editing tools (i.e. Photoshop / Paintshop Pro).
However, if an image is used for the text background, then it must be an image you've taken and meets the challenge rules for timelines, exif, etc.
Using an image directly from the internet would not be allowed as valid material to create the text from. |
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03/09/2025 04:47:14 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Taken directly from the Extended Editing Rules page (found by following Help/Site Rules/Challenge Rules).
You must...
create your entry from images captured by you during the challenge dates.
You may...
combine multiple photographs to produce your entry. All additional photographs must be taken by you after the challenge is announced with a digital camera that records EXIF data.
use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry.
use images that do not meet the source or date requirements as textures in your entry if they function specifically as textures and not to circumvent other rules.
use any feature of image processing software to manipulate/enhance the images in your submission.
use text in your submission, with the exception of copyright notices or ANY text that would identify you as the photographer.
IMO, Text used for a challenge entry can be created two ways:
1) Text that is typed in Photoshop. The text can be embelleshed with various fonts, or tools in photoshop to alter the text (i.e. the textured fonts Larry mentioned).
2) Using an image and cutting the text out of that image using software editing tools (i.e. Photoshop / Paintshop Pro).
However, if an image is used for the text background, then it must be an image you've taken and meets the challenge rules for timelines, exif, etc.
Using an image directly from the internet would not be allowed as valid material to create the text from. |
I won't be needing it but just to clarify for the future, it would be OK to take a picture of the title of a fairy tale from a book, cut it out and edit it in Photoshop and use it as the text in the picture submitted in the challenge? |
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03/09/2025 08:09:45 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by GolferDDS:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Taken directly from the Extended Editing Rules page (found by following Help/Site Rules/Challenge Rules).
You must...
create your entry from images captured by you during the challenge dates.
You may...
combine multiple photographs to produce your entry. All additional photographs must be taken by you after the challenge is announced with a digital camera that records EXIF data.
use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry.
use images that do not meet the source or date requirements as textures in your entry if they function specifically as textures and not to circumvent other rules.
use any feature of image processing software to manipulate/enhance the images in your submission.
use text in your submission, with the exception of copyright notices or ANY text that would identify you as the photographer.
IMO, Text used for a challenge entry can be created two ways:
1) Text that is typed in Photoshop. The text can be embelleshed with various fonts, or tools in photoshop to alter the text (i.e. the textured fonts Larry mentioned).
2) Using an image and cutting the text out of that image using software editing tools (i.e. Photoshop / Paintshop Pro).
However, if an image is used for the text background, then it must be an image you've taken and meets the challenge rules for timelines, exif, etc.
Using an image directly from the internet would not be allowed as valid material to create the text from. |
I won't be needing it but just to clarify for the future, it would be OK to take a picture of the title of a fairy tale from a book, cut it out and edit it in Photoshop and use it as the text in the picture submitted in the challenge? |
I think so, yes. Would be good to have more than just my opinion though. :-)
Message edited by author 2025-03-09 20:10:29. |
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03/09/2025 08:55:51 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
I think so, yes. Would be good to have more than just my opinion though. :-) |
We've actually validated that approach at least once in the past, so yes. |
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03/10/2025 05:50:38 AM · #6 |
| Thanks. Just as an added note, Adobe now has a method to mimic any font you input with a screenshot. You can take a picture of any writing, a sign on the street, poster, book, etc. it recognizes it and duplicates all letters and numerals. Haven’t tried it yet. |
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