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Post by Teri Berry on Oct 3, 2015 13:55:38 GMT
Thank you for posting this challenge Zed, it has already got me playing in GIMP (a free version of photoshop), something I never do because it is so complicated it terrifies me! I am totally entranced with watching all the trees turning gold and crimson at the moment so have been playing with some photos I took at an arboretum last week (there are more photos on my blog - link below - if anyone is interested), these are my favourite manipulations. I think the last one is my favourite, it is essentially a grey-scale image with the greens added back in but the first one is interesting too.... I'm still undecided, I might even go back and find another image.... How are you approaching this challenge?
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 3, 2015 15:07:07 GMT
Using a program is a great idea. I dabble in Photoshop, but if its more than cropping a pic I'm like you. Do you work on pc or Mac? I may try that. Thanks for the tip.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 3, 2015 18:58:55 GMT
Great pictures, Teri. I am still considering the challenge. Not sure what I will do.
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Post by Teri Berry on Oct 4, 2015 8:46:27 GMT
I am using a pc Marilyn, I was really quite anxious that I would only generate a big mess or worse loose my original photos but it was surprisingly easy. I opened a photo and just randomly pushed buttons under the colour tab, exporting a copy whenever I thought I had something worth keeping. That said I don't think I will be able to deliberately recreate any of the manipulated photos, I really am nothing more than a toddler mindlessly playing in GIMP. If I can do it anyone can!
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Post by zed on Oct 4, 2015 10:05:02 GMT
If you're worried about editing photos, copy all the ones you want to play with into a folder, and then copy that whole folder. Then you'll always have at the very least your originals and hopefully a spare set too Then you can just delete the copies. And 'save as' every time you make a change that you like. Does gimp have a 'history window' which shows all the previous steps? I think most editing programs do now, so if you do 'mess up' you can just go back a step until you're back to where you were happy. Even now though, I write down what I do when I use filters, so that I can recreate effects. One good thing about Photoshop (other programs might do it) is you can 'record' your actions and save it to use on another photo, whether it's one step like shrinking or a few like changing to grayscale then colorising and inverting. My first thought for this was to get out all my natural grey, black and white wools. I know it's kind of cheating, but I can always work on something less easy too
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 4, 2015 15:36:56 GMT
I am using a pc Marilyn, I was really quite anxious that I would only generate a big mess or worse loose my original photos but it was surprisingly easy. I opened a photo and just randomly pushed buttons under the colour tab, exporting a copy whenever I thought I had something worth keeping. That said I don't think I will be able to deliberately recreate any of the manipulated photos, I really am nothing more than a toddler mindlessly playing in GIMP. If I can do it anyone can! Well, you're not alone Teri! That's how I feel doodling in Photoshop. Hopefully, you'll find the right pic for the challenge!
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 4, 2015 20:17:26 GMT
Teri, you are brave to go ahead with all of that! I took a Photoshop tutorial at the local library last year and my head was spinning the entire time! The manipulations of photos with just a touch of a button is somewhat scary to me…I mean the effect on spatial awareness.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 4, 2015 22:37:35 GMT
I like the first picture best. I haven't explored my photo program at all. it is not as good as gimp or photoshop.
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Post by Teri Berry on Oct 6, 2015 21:31:55 GMT
If you're worried about editing photos, copy all the ones you want to play with into a folder, and then copy that whole folder. Then you'll always have at the very least your originals and hopefully a spare set too Then you can just delete the copies. And 'save as' every time you make a change that you like. Does gimp have a 'history window' which shows all the previous steps? I think most editing programs do now, so if you do 'mess up' you can just go back a step until you're back to where you were happy. Even now though, I write down what I do when I use filters, so that I can recreate effects. One good thing about Photoshop (other programs might do it) is you can 'record' your actions and save it to use on another photo, whether it's one step like shrinking or a few like changing to grayscale then colorising and inverting. My first thought for this was to get out all my natural grey, black and white wools. I know it's kind of cheating, but I can always work on something less easy too Thanks Zed, I did save copies, and this completely irrational but I'm completely paranoid that I will accidentally overwrite them all. not sure if gimp has a history, but it has an undo button though, I make liberal use of that good idea to use the greys, I was having a similar thought and then adding a single colour over the top, the different shades of grey will migrate through and create tonal variation in the coloured areas but I've already wandered off in a third direction, a cartoon-like image of some cone flowers. More on that later.
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Post by Teri Berry on Oct 6, 2015 21:34:04 GMT
I like the first picture best. I haven't explored my photo program at all. it is not as good as gimp or photoshop. Which program do you use Ann?
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 7, 2015 0:31:56 GMT
I used one called PhotoPad profecional by NCH
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Post by zed on Oct 7, 2015 9:08:36 GMT
It isn't irrational at all, Teri. It makes perfect sense. It's far easier to get rid of excess copies than to get someone in to unerase pics from your hard drive. I often 'save as' after each step when I'm playing about. It doesn't take long to click 'next' and 'delete' on the picture viewer if they're rubbish Have a look if your program has a 'colorise' option, it gives a better, more acurate monochrome palette than adding a coloured layer over a grayscale image.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Oct 8, 2015 6:52:22 GMT
Teri the pics are great, I'm a saver too - it's the only way, I use photoshop, but it's a bit complicated for my wee brain but I am getting more familiar with bits of it. Are you planning to use one of your pictures as inspiration, each one has a different quality - I wouldn't know which one to choose. I think I have missed a skip here what's the challenge?
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Oct 8, 2015 6:58:22 GMT
Sorry I have found it on the blog, monochrome - this is a challenge - I like it :-)
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Post by Teri Berry on Oct 8, 2015 18:25:10 GMT
Hi Carole. I'm really just playing with ideas at the moment and using gimp to explore what they might look like. This could all too easily turn into a mountain of manipulated photos and no felt... I hope that doesn't happen! I have just realised I have Monday off, I still want to have a go at the hooded jacket we discussed in the tutorial thread a couple of months back....perhaps I can combine the two.... Need to have a rummage and see what is in my stash
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