Can we have some fun here? (Project)

GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
edited January 20, 2005 in Finishing School
Hope it's ok to post this here?
I'm offering up this "Old Shack" I got pics of yesterday for a project.
Dunno why but something about it looked photgraphically apealing!
3 diiff angles top choose from.

Crop it....lighten it....do WHATEVER YOU WANT with it in PHOTOSHOP/CS and explain how you did it.

Here is a chance to learn a few things from each other and have some fun.
JUST FOR FUN AND LEARNING....NOT A CHALLANGE!!!

3 diiff prospectives to choose from.
Go to my link click on photo you want and "Get original Uploaded Photo" and save it to your drive.
FULL 8mp JPG files about 1.92mb each.

http://public.fotki.com/Karz/digital_photography/photoshop_projects/old_shack/

1st example:

DSC00564-vi.jpg
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Comments

  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Just to kick it off...

    Image>adjustments>channel mixer... check monochrome

    Image>adjustments>levels... small darkening of midtones

    Image>adjustments>variations... more yellow twice, more red once

    Image>adjustments>selective color... select white and reduce all colors by 100 percent

    Crop
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    GREAT start Greap!!
    I like it!

    People can do as many as they want in anyway they want! thumb.gif
    Long as it's explained how it was done.

    Interesting to see peoples diff perspectives of the subject.
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  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Karz wrote:
    Hope it's ok to post this here?
    I'm offering up this "Old Shack" I got pics of yesterday for a project.
    Dunno why but something about it looked photgraphically apealing!
    3 diiff angles top choose from.

    Crop it....lighten it....do WHATEVER YOU WANT with it in PHOTOSHOP/CS and explain how you did it.

    Here is a chance to learn a few things from each other and have some fun.
    JUST FOR FUN AND LEARNING....NOT A CHALLANGE!!!

    3 diiff prospectives to choose from.
    Go to my link click on photo you want and "Get original Uploaded Photo" and save it to your drive.
    FULL 8mp JPG files about 1.92mb each.

    http://public.fotki.com/Karz/digital_photography/photoshop_projects/old_shack/
    Great post Karz!
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Thanx Eric!
    Hope many people take part in it and we can all learn something! thumb.gif
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Layer > Saturation > -100
    Layer > Brightness > 22%
    Image > Channel Mixer > Red > 100%
    Image > Channel Mixer > Green > -22%
    Image > Channel Mixer > Blue > 22%
    Filter > Texture > Grain
    DSC00564-vi.jpg
  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Moonlit
    • Background layer duplicated
    • Applied Hue/Saturation adjustment (H: 227, S: 32, L: -64, Colorize: On) to background copy
    • Applied Hue/Saturation adjustment (H: 0, S: -82, L: -75, Colorize: Off) to background layer
    • Changed the lower Blend If - Gray - Underlying Layer sliders to 6 & 30
    14311969-M.jpg
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Don't forget!
    there are 2 other shots to work with

    http://public.fotki.com/Karz/digita...ects/old_shack/

    Great stuff so far Guys! thumb.gif

    How about some things with color?
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  • gregneilgregneil Registered Users Posts: 255 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    original:
    DSC00569-vi.jpg

    my changes:
    barn.jpg

    I did 3 adjustment layers first, auto levels, hue/saturation (turned blue up and red up quite a bit), and brightness contrast (about +35 brightness, -15 contrast).

    Then I applied a mask to the door, and added a grain filter (vertical) followed by a desaturation. I created a layer that just had this desaturated, grainier door, and then blended it in with about 50% opacity.

    Then I flattened the image, and used the "variations" to make it a little "more red".

    Mostly I was just fiddling with knobs and faders until I thought it looked cool.
    There's a thin line between genius and stupid.
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Looks GREAT Greg
    Come on Guys don't be shy!

    Lets keep em coming! :D
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    I decided to mess with the Blend modes. So I made a copy, and tried 'em all, with a bit of masking. Unfortunately, I can't remember which mode I used. :D I like how it made the sky a dark blue.



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    Sid.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    What did i do ?? ne_nau.gif Ever watched a 2 year old running for the swings in a park ?


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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Ok here is mine
    I kinda liked it the way it was.
    Cropped to 8x10
    Ran slight curve to bring out more blue in the sky...color in BG trees and kill the HUE of the snow/sky.
    Layer>New Image Layer>Curves

    This probably the way I'll leave it to frame and sell.
    Dunno what it was that caught my eye other than it's rusticness. :D

    OldShackWeb-vi.jpg

    ORIGINAL to compair

    DSC00564-vi.jpg
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  • Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Cool Jim
    Here's a Hayes Island conversion of the photo with some shadow/highlight to start with. Cool thread and idea Jim thumb.gif
    38759540.jpg
    So whaddaya think :D
    *In my mind it IS real*
    Michiel de Brieder
    http://www.digital-eye.nl
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Karz wrote:
    I kinda liked it the way it was.
    Cropped to 8x10
    Ran slight curve to bring out more blue in the sky...color in BG trees and kill the HUE of the snow/sky.
    Layer>New Image Layer>Curves
    Nice job getting rid of the hue on the snow.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Ok time to get CrAzY!!
    Ok here is another I just did with selctive color! (PhotoShop CS)
    Stripped color outta whole pic. Colored in the door and all the windows.

    MANY have asked how this is done!
    Layer>New Layer Adjustment>Hue Saturation
    Popup window hit OK
    Then take middle (Saturation)slidder all the way to the left.
    Thus total B&W pic
    Play with bottom slidder (Bightness) to make darker or lighter if ya want.
    Click ok

    Then go to Paintbrush in Tool Pallet...and re enter kidnergarden all over again!
    Trace an outline of the area you want then increase brush size (Circle) to cover inside of trace faster.

    When your done go to Layer>Merge Visable Layers and then save image! thumb.gif
    THANX Tim Kirkwood for teaching me this!!!


    ShackSelectiveColor-vi.jpg
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Radioactive Graffiti Shack
    Lots and lots of steps here, borrowed graffiti from web (with apologies). If you really want to know I can send the PSD file (640x480) layered with masks etc.
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    OMG Dee!!!!
    That's WICKED KEWL!!! bowdown.gif

    You out did me on that one! headscratch.gif
    I'm REALLY impressed!! thumb.gif
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  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Jim


    asked me to do something with this image...... the only thing I kept thinking was what needs to be done is it needs to be torn down.

    So since everyone has kinda done what most of us would do with this shot. Spedia, B&W, and Dees creativeness was unexpected and impressed I was.

    So I took five mins and I was the big bad wolf that blew it down...


    Here is what I came up with....not the best but something.
    www.KirkwoodPhotography.com

    Speak with sweet words, for you never know when you may have to eat them....
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Man!!!
    Went to a diff window for a few min and someone tore the shack down!!!

    Good one Tim Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    The Ghost of the forbiddin shack.......A novel by Steven King (not really :D )
    www.KirkwoodPhotography.com

    Speak with sweet words, for you never know when you may have to eat them....
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Soooooky!!!
    Another good one Tim!!! rolleyes1.gif
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2005
    I thought I'd try something more conventional
    I cropped this. Took the yellow color out of it and curved it.
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  • landrumlandrum Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2005
    Previous Tenant
    Going along with Tim's Ghost idea...


    14450665-M.jpg
    Here's what I did:

    Image>adjustments>Channel Mixer
    select monochrome
    output:-black
    red:0
    green:+160
    blue:-70

    Then I imported my ghost.

    After she was sized, positioned and blended, then I changed her opacity to 70%.

    Finally, From channels, select Green
    filter>blur>Gaussian Blur at 2 pixels

    Hope you like it... :D
    Laurie
    Laurie :smooch

    www.PhotoByLaurie.com
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 19, 2005
    Keep em coming! Do as many as ya want!
    These are all GREAT!!

    Hafta give a big thumb.gif to Dee and Tim Kirkwood!!
    Both took a great deal of thought and effort.

    Don't stop.....I'm sure you Guys/Gals and others have other idea's.
    Do as many as you want (Long as it's Photoshop) got 3 angles to play with. :D

    http://public.fotki.com/Karz/digita...ects/old_shack/


    This thread has turned out to be fun and informative!!
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 20, 2005
    Sorry to see this tread die.
    Was a lotta fun and glad you Guys/Gals had fun with it! :D

    Was hopping to see a few more ideas but the ones that were submitted are great! Plenty of educational ideas.

    Guess it was a lil hard to top Dee and Tim's! bowdown.gif

    I'll watch for some other subjects in the future and we can do this again! thumb.gif
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 20, 2005
    Thanks!
    Karz wrote:
    Was a lotta fun and glad you Guys/Gals had fun with it! :D

    Was hopping to see a few more ideas but the ones that were submitted are great! Plenty of educational ideas.

    Guess it was a lil hard to top Dee and Tim's! bowdown.gif

    I'll watch for some other subjects in the future and we can do this again! thumb.gif

    I had a lot of fun, had to think about what would be unexpected...
    I like Tim's ghostly version too, very sophisticated.
    I was so tempted to put a wreath on the door :D but I didn't have any handy.
  • landrumlandrum Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 20, 2005
    Karz wrote:
    Was a lotta fun and glad you Guys/Gals had fun with it! :D

    Was hopping to see a few more ideas but the ones that were submitted are great! Plenty of educational ideas.

    Guess it was a lil hard to top Dee and Tim's! bowdown.gif

    I'll watch for some other subjects in the future and we can do this again! thumb.gif
    This thread was a very cool idea, Karz! It was fun, but Dee and Tim did go over the top on this one! thumb.gif

    I'd love to see somthing like this on a regular/semi-regular basis. Maybe others can submit photos to play with too...?
    Laurie :smooch

    www.PhotoByLaurie.com
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