It's easy to get carried away using filters. I find the greatest challenge, however, is finding a subtle combination of them that actually makes an OK photo even better, pushing it toward the artistic without destroying the original.
Here is a finished portrait of Presley, a Silver Laced Polish rooster, and the changes from the original so you can see the progression. Not only did I use several filters, I used them on multiple copies of the original and gave them different types and percentages of blending modes.
Click to biggify
A little added color for artistic enhancement
Enhanced eye shine through adding a luminosity layer
Here I've accented the edges giving more emphasis to the feathers
The original image--nice enough but not very exciting
For more examples of Photoshop, visit Sunday Stills.
3 comments:
You did a great job! Which version of Photoshop do you use? I have thought of investing in the professional version simply because I use it so often, but don't know if it would be worth the investment. Primarily I am archiving old family photos that are 70 or so years old and want the best possible photo I can archive.
Nice portrait of quite an impressive rooster!
Wow..I didn't see this or your blog. These are terrific..I love chickens! I also enjoyed your first post with your colorful find..What a neat trip!
That poem you commented on..funny, I realized I left the link on Sunday Stills by accident instead of the prompt? Never heard a thing? Thank you so much..I appreciate that. Have a great day-
Post a Comment