Photoshop Fun

[MattSh]

While photography is my favorite group here on DU, I've been absent quite a bit lately. The political situation where I live has been unstable and volatile during the past 1.5 years, and I've had my head wrapped up in that instead. I realized a few months back that for my general health and well-being, I needed to step back from that and do more photography and photoshop and maybe learn a few things along the way and not let political idiocy drive me nuts. At least from a while.

Early Spring at the Botanic Gardens
Image Source: My photo
Processing: HDR, Topaz Glow



Carpathian Castle
Image Source: My photo
Processing: HDR, Sky Replacement, Topaz Glow



Ostap Veresai
Image Source: My photo, Frame Effect probably from some extras included with an online course.
Processing: HDR, a green layer to make it more summery, less autumny, Topaz Glow, Added Frame



Shining Through
Image Source: My photo, Three textures from an online course
Processing: HDR, Topaz Glow, Topaz Impression, Convert to B&W (except for the church), add three textures (not on the church)



Friendship Statue
Image Source: My photo, Creative Commons (CC) text from old cyrillic manuscript, texture
Processing: HDR, added cyrillic text and texture



Remembrances of Summers Past
Image Source: My photo, texture, frame effect
Processing: HDR, added texture and frame



Contemplation
Image Source: free photo from unsplash.com, text effect, frame effect
Processing: added texture and frame, removed text from land and water



Autumn
Image Source: free photo from unsplash.com, one texture for complete photo, a second texture on the bottom only
Processing: added Photoshop filter, added two textures



Fractalized Future
Image Source: free photo from unsplash.com, fractal pattern created using Chaotica, one texture for complete photo
Processing: added fractal background, added texture, added frame effect



Winter Time
Image Source: woman's photo from pixabay.com (I believe), clock is a CC photo from Flickr, texture from either online coursework or a free download from designcuts.com
Processing: woman's photo. Gradient fill on left side (to permit better blending later, photoshop texture added except for her face. Clock photo. Increased size of clock, rotated and positioned it, added background texture. Removed portions of the clock and texture from places where it didn't belong. Added snow with a snowflake brush. Plus a few additional steps along the way.

[ManiacJoe]

1. Cool!

That is a great reminder that photography exists on a sliding scale from "photo as documentation" to "photo as art" to "art that started off as a photo".

[MattSh]

5. I figured there's like a billion great photographers around...

(or so it seems), so maybe I'd try something different.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. These are cool.

I love the autumn one especially.

[MattSh]

4. Definitely a hit and miss learning process with this...

Sometimes you think you have a good idea and it works out.

And sometimes it doesn't..

[Solly Mack]

3. Sweet!

Very cool.

[MattSh]

6. Thanks Solly