www.deletedimages.com
It's similar to this challenge, except for the whole "try to make something new out of a bad shot" part. Taken out of context, some (many) of the deleted images are wicked cool.
Thanks for the link!
This is exactly the kind of images I'd like to see as a starting point for this assignment!
Original is definitely bad enough:-)
However, the processed version is just a bit bolder. I'd say you'd have to fare a bit farther to bring it into a whole new dimension...
I like the removal of the powerboats.
However, the idea of this assignment is to create some bold statement, not just get from F to B-...
I thought I did make a bold statement. I'm not really into that completely altering an image to change it into something else. to me that's not photography.
I thought I did make a bold statement. I'm not really into that completely altering an image to change it into something else. to me that's not photography.
That's why you were supposed to start from some real trash material in the first place, so you wouldn't think of it as of a salvageable photograph anymore
That's why you were supposed to start from some real trash material in the first place, so you wouldn't think of it as of a salvageable photograph anymore
everything is salvagable if you look hard enough. I might just use a little corner of one shot and layer it as the backround for another but all this negative image crap and saturating color, doesn't work for me. It's ok, I'll move on to the next one....
I have two fairly recent ones, both shot about a month ago at a dance rehersal my daughter was in. A few of the mothers missed picture day at the studio and asked me if I could take some pictures for them at the rehersal. Very hard to get a decent picture, it was a school auditorium with very poor lighting, the dance instructors would not let us get close or use a flash. Glad I at least had a monopod with me to steady it somewhat on the long exposure. I added lighting and watercolor filters to both pictures. The Mother of the 1st girl loved it so much she ordered a 16x19 mural on canvas, came out great!
Honestly, I don't know.. The originals are not bad enough and the "after"-versions are not convincing enough. I'd rather stay with "before" ones in this case
Did I Save It?
Okay, after I cried my eyes out :cry because you didn't like my door handle shot and suggested it was in the my "worst shot" category, I gave it a try. Have I come close? :
Date Modified 2007-08-23 09:54:33
Date Taken 2007-08-19 17:10:11
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
"Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist."
Okay, after I cried my eyes out :cry because you didn't like my door handle shot and suggested it was in the my "worst shot" category, I gave it a try. Have I come close? :
Date Modified 2007-08-23 09:54:33
Date Taken 2007-08-19 17:10:11
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
It looks MUCH better here
I would add even more of the neon and titled it somehow in the 50-s pinup style..
Vintage Shop
I took this pic from the streetcar to get the cute vintage shop.
But it was all wrong - there was a car in front, it was too dark, it was too cool and it was too busy.
I cropped, cloned the car out of the bottom.
Having trouble with my computer...I'll post what I did later.
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Having trouble with my computer...I'll post what I did later.
What do you think?
Ok...
first I cropped and cloned out the car.
I made a copy of the layer and posterized, layer opacity 62%
Layer copy of original again, smart blur at 34% opacity
Then the right side of the pic was too dark so I used a gradient mask and used the levels to lighten
Then I used the channel mixer to warm it up
Then I used the levels again...
Then I toned down the colour and the brightness of the reflection in the glass....it was way too bright
then I copied the original layer again and used the dreamy setting on the Virtual Photographer plugin - this layer is at 26% opacity
Then I wanted to create a diagonal light shaft so I used the gradient mask again and used levels to darken the corners and lighten the middle
Moni,
thank you very much, great save!
Unless this person entering the shop is utterly important to you for some other reason, I would crop her out (going portrait), too. Other than that I like the treatment very much!
Now its my turn (I actually still have some real stinkers!)
and after ...
first I cropped it, then used curves on the eyes, Artistic - watercolor , then curves again.
Moni,
thank you very much, great save!
Unless this person entering the shop is utterly important to you for some other reason, I would crop her out (going portrait), too. Other than that I like the treatment very much!
I tried the crop and I'm not sure if I like it better or not. The other one has the woman where my eyes stop.
I don't know if there is anywhere for my eyes to rest in the new one.
It might be personal preference.
I tried the crop and I'm not sure if I like it better or not. The other one has the woman where my eyes stop.
I don't know if there is anywhere for my eyes to rest in the new one.
It might be personal preference.
I agree, it's the eye of the beholder... but I like the path your original snapshot made into a what could be half-page magazine add
This is a total wreck photo of our cat taken back in april, certainly not something i would brag with . it was shot in jpeg so couldnt even use my RAW software. I tried to create a looming, creepy mood. tell me what you think!
before:
after:
I used these steps in photoshop:
1) cropped
1) levels to boost the contrast
2) dark strokes filter
3) very big unsharpmask
4) lighting effect - spotlight
5) saturated the eyes
6) posted here!
This is a total wreck photo of our cat taken back in april, certainly not something i would brag with . it was shot in jpeg so couldnt even use my RAW software. I tried to create a looming, creepy mood. tell me what you think!
before:
after:
I used these steps in photoshop:
1) cropped
1) levels to boost the contrast
2) dark strokes filter
3) very big unsharpmask
4) lighting effect - spotlight
5) saturated the eyes
6) posted here!
Nice work! WTG!
I'd even crop it more, concentrating on the eyes only, maybe used some "barby" technique to make them bigger/greener!
Ok this sounds kind of fun. Here is some of my recycled garbage. I wanted to give it sort of an oversaturated oil painting type look.
Before:
After:
Ryan
Thank you for the entry, I like the effect!
My only complaint is that original is not bad enough :-)
Thank you for the entry, I like the effect!
My only complaint is that original is not bad enough :-)
Well thanks. you know I used to be one of those "save everything" kind of people but once I got to the point where I was shooting 2-4 GB on an outing it just got ot be too much. Now days I run them through Lightroom, x out the ones that look like total horse pucky and just delete the rejects. Now that I am painstakingly cataloging my last 4 years of pictures as I catalog each set I do the same and just get rid of junk(which there is a lot of). I am erroring on the side of saving though still and keeping anything that I think could ever be salvaged. Maybe in my cataloging I will come up with some real first class crapola that you will be prood of and I can try this again .
Comments
Thanks for the link!
This is exactly the kind of images I'd like to see as a starting point for this assignment!
Original:
And Psychedelic.
Original is definitely bad enough:-)
However, the processed version is just a bit bolder. I'd say you'd have to fare a bit farther to bring it into a whole new dimension...
boat.jpg
I am Mine!
boats.jpg
I am Mine!
However, the idea of this assignment is to create some bold statement, not just get from F to B-...
I am Mine!
I am Mine!
Before:
After:
MILOStudios
www.milophotostudios.com
Before:
After:
MILOStudios
www.milophotostudios.com
Honestly, I don't know.. The originals are not bad enough and the "after"-versions are not convincing enough. I'd rather stay with "before" ones in this case
Okay, after I cried my eyes out :cry because you didn't like my door handle shot and suggested it was in the my "worst shot" category, I gave it a try. Have I come close?
Date Modified 2007-08-23 09:54:33
Date Taken 2007-08-19 17:10:11
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
www.feliciabphotography.com
I would add even more of the neon and titled it somehow in the 50-s pinup style..
I took this pic from the streetcar to get the cute vintage shop.
But it was all wrong - there was a car in front, it was too dark, it was too cool and it was too busy.
I cropped, cloned the car out of the bottom.
Having trouble with my computer...I'll post what I did later.
What do you think?
http://monicarooney.smugmug.com/
...
Ok...
first I cropped and cloned out the car.
I made a copy of the layer and posterized, layer opacity 62%
Layer copy of original again, smart blur at 34% opacity
Then the right side of the pic was too dark so I used a gradient mask and used the levels to lighten
Then I used the channel mixer to warm it up
Then I used the levels again...
Then I toned down the colour and the brightness of the reflection in the glass....it was way too bright
then I copied the original layer again and used the dreamy setting on the Virtual Photographer plugin - this layer is at 26% opacity
Then I wanted to create a diagonal light shaft so I used the gradient mask again and used levels to darken the corners and lighten the middle
http://monicarooney.smugmug.com/
...
thank you very much, great save!
Unless this person entering the shop is utterly important to you for some other reason, I would crop her out (going portrait), too. Other than that I like the treatment very much!
and after ...
first I cropped it, then used curves on the eyes, Artistic - watercolor , then curves again.
www.fastcatstudio.com
www.fastcatstudio.net - blog
I tried the crop and I'm not sure if I like it better or not. The other one has the woman where my eyes stop.
I don't know if there is anywhere for my eyes to rest in the new one.
It might be personal preference.
http://monicarooney.smugmug.com/
...
I agree, it's the eye of the beholder... but I like the path your original snapshot made into a what could be half-page magazine add
before:
after:
I used these steps in photoshop:
1) cropped
1) levels to boost the contrast
2) dark strokes filter
3) very big unsharpmask
4) lighting effect - spotlight
5) saturated the eyes
6) posted here!
Nice work! WTG!
I'd even crop it more, concentrating on the eyes only, maybe used some "barby" technique to make them bigger/greener!
here's my second attempt
hope it creeps you out! :yikes
thanks, i feel the same way about it!
what simple fun to try to find your worst image and fixing it.
Before:
After:
Ryan
my flickr
My only complaint is that original is not bad enough :-)
Well thanks. you know I used to be one of those "save everything" kind of people but once I got to the point where I was shooting 2-4 GB on an outing it just got ot be too much. Now days I run them through Lightroom, x out the ones that look like total horse pucky and just delete the rejects. Now that I am painstakingly cataloging my last 4 years of pictures as I catalog each set I do the same and just get rid of junk(which there is a lot of). I am erroring on the side of saving though still and keeping anything that I think could ever be salvaged. Maybe in my cataloging I will come up with some real first class crapola that you will be prood of and I can try this again
Ryan
my flickr