Technique

[Garooch]

This section is a place for members to display a photo they would like to discuss. Members should post the photo, followed by a brief discription of what they tried to do and how they tried to do it. Other members are invited to supply encouragement and constructive criticsm.

[Dasiavue]

I found an unremarkable (mediocre) photo of my yard from last summer. There were a couple of lilies blooming in the foreground so I cropped one of them and then used Picasa to soft focus the leaves. I had never played with that feature before (I didn't even know I had it), so it was interesting for me to see the resulting image. Garooch is allowing me to join the group now that I did that myself (he didn't think I was good enough before). LOL

[Dasiavue]

I just discovered it today! It's on Picasa and probably most software for editing.

[sjasis]

I have to check out Picasa too - do you mean the Google program, or is it something else?

[Garooch]

It's the Google program. Really does a lot, and easy to use

[sjasis]

I was playing around on my Adobe Photoshop software, and funny thing, Dasia - I also took a photo I had of a LILY and ... I was just amazed at how many different things I could do with it! Here are just a few:

The original photo:


Embossed:


Stained Glass:


Pen & Ink:


Stylized in Blue:

[Dasiavue]

I tried some more lilies and went for a more arty effect using Picasa.

[Dasiavue]

I experimented some more with Picasa.

[Dasiavue]

I like what you did with your images. Adobe has some cool effects.

[sjasis]

No, I didn't draw around the image - the program did everything. I like the way you did your branch images too, I would not have known you rotated the photo!

[sjasis]

great photo - amazing that you changed the entire background - and it looks so natural, I'd never guess! I didn't know that paintshop had all those features either, have to check it out! ....ohoh, I think I'm going to become addicted! LOL

[Garooch]

We'll work these things out as we go.

[Dasiavue]

At the suggestion of Kunzang, I changed this into a black and white image (it was originally color and is on my page). I think she was right and it looks better in black and white. What do you think? I also sharpened the focus around the dancer.