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08/13/2004 11:27:09 PM · #1 |
Took this photo down in Manitou Springs last weekend and didn't get around to doing anything with it until this afternoon. I didn't really care for the original because it had members of the audience right behind the dancer. Took a little bit of lasso'ing, but I think I like the results.
Pasted into white background. Selected background, then used Gaussian blur to get the surrounding shadowy effect. Then blur'd the very edges of the dancer just a bit to get a smooth transition into the background.
See photog comments on photo for history of Dancers.
Thoughts, comments, critiques welcome!! Otherwise, thanks for looking.
Cheers....Martin |
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08/13/2004 11:31:46 PM · #2 |
Love it!
I often look for ways to salvage a photo that just isn't right (busy background, etc). You did a GREAT job of it!
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08/14/2004 09:17:51 AM · #3 |
Very Cool! You may want to start using the pen tool to create paths. Works awesome!! And very adjustable to any lines.
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08/14/2004 12:19:30 PM · #4 |
Thanks for the comments, guys!
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Very Cool! You may want to start using the pen tool to create paths. Works awesome!! And very adjustable to any lines. |
I'll give this a try. I'm working on my transition from PSP to PS and am not used to the tools yet. Thanks for the tip. (:
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08/14/2004 01:54:50 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Very Cool! You may want to start using the pen tool to create paths. Works awesome!! And very adjustable to any lines. |
Wow, what a great tool!!!
This took a lot less effort, and maybe a little more time. But the results are much better! Thanks again.
Eagle Dance I |
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08/15/2004 09:07:14 AM · #6 |
Might I also add...BUY THE Kevin Ames book on PS CS-The Art of Photographing Women! Freakin awesome. He will show you how to use G-Blur with the paths to keep sharp areas and smooth the rest, etc. It is a great book on workflow for PS. I sound like I wrote it...plugging it so much! But, it has great techniques to definitely improve ALL you photos
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08/15/2004 11:47:18 AM · #7 |
Fun stuff, Tracy,
You suppose that the tools have changed much from PS 6.0 to CS? I am using an old copy that I bought back in college and it is a little out of date.
I guess I should at least find something, there are probably a lot of PS tools that I'm not aware of.
I just can't afford to get the new version yet.
Maybe if I sell some prints soon, I hope , I hope, I hope!!!
Did you and your girls ever make it to RMNP? Any photos from that day? |
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08/15/2004 06:24:28 PM · #8 |
Not sure on the versions. If 6.0 has the Pen tool, Paths, Layers..that is alot of what is used. He teaches how to do "nondestructive PS." Where you can go back in the steps no matter what (they are still layers) at any time to fix/correct something.
Not sure which girls ya mean...my friends? (C: I was going to take my 2 yr old boy up with me a month ago to the St Vrain Glaciers. Glad I didn't. Almost rolled my truck on a 4x4 trail, didn't go to the glaciers, but then went hiked up to Chasm Lake on the Longs Peak Trail. Wouldn't have made it carrying him at that time. Not to mention that I slipped crossing a waterfall, dropped my tripod that went down the waterfall and broke its little feet off, camera stayed in the air-high and dry, but landed on my left forearm and thought I broke it. Fished out the tripod-took some pics, almost turned back (was less than a mile in), but finished the 7.4 mile round trip in soggy socks and boots. FUN. FUN!!
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