PHOTOSHOP COMPETITION - And the winner is..........

[HuskyMason1]

<center><img src=http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/5458420-lg.jpg></center>

 

cropped/straightened,platinum toned, sharpened, some burning of highlights, cloning and color

[jmichaelc]

Wouldn't really do anything to this paticular photo Mary - it's great as is. However...if i did anything at all, i would give detail to the white dress and black suit and convert it to a true b/w. I would also lift the skin tones a bit - as is looks a little flat. The origional capture in your post looks somewhat underexposed to my eye.

 

For me however, doing much of anything to this photo would be devauling it. Great feeling to it.

[jmichaelc]

Oops forgot to post the image.

[jmichaelc]

One of those days...<div></div>

[zofia]

Adjust Levels, Shadow Hightlight. Kubota Actions (cross-process 1, 81k warming at 8%), burn

the background, burn back dress and flowers.<div></div>

[manolis1]

Layer -> duplicate layer. Image -> adjustments -> selective color. color white: black arrow=+100% , color Neutrals: black arrow= +... % , yellow arrow= +16% , color black: black arrow= +...% click OK.

 

After that I went to selective color -> color white:black arrow= +% until I started seeing the details of the dress. I added a layer mask and I decreased the opacity of the brush to 16%. I went around the faces with the brush and some spots on the dress that were overdone by the process. At the end I sharpened it.<div></div>

[michelle_gunton]

sepia tent, +13contrast,small crop<div></div>

[manolis1]

I'm sorry, I forgot to increase the contrast using Curves.<div></div>

[kari douma]

I ran a gradient black and white action that I have saved via Marc's gradient black and white technique. (Since it is an action, I can't remember what it is!). Then I did a levels adjustment to give it more contrast. I cloned out the sun spot on the bottom left corner of the grass. Then I added it to a black canvas with two different color grey strokes, the colors selected out of the image.

 

I really wouldn't do a whole lot to this image, it is a great image. I do think a color image would have given people a lot more artistic freedom to create some great variations. There is a lot more you can do with a color image than a black and white image.... now someone will prove me wrong... someone who is more creative than me!<div></div>

[KenPapai]

What did I do:

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1. Levels (slid in from the "left" and then moved gamma to 0.98 from 1.0)<br>

2. Channel Mixer for a true B&W image - RED channel gad the worst info so my RGB mix was 30-35-35.<br>

3. Shadow/Highlight tool to bring out some dress detail and to lessen the bright white lights here and there on the entire image<br>

4. USM (Unsharp Mask) of 70%, 0,8, 0 on a selection just arund the couple.<br>

5. Added black border of 3 pixels.<br><div></div>

[KenPapai]

My 4th step should read, "Did a USM on a selection around the couple of 70%, 0.8 radius, and threshold = 0"

[kari douma]

Very nice Ken, great detail in the dress!

[bwcombs]

1. Converted to TriX (SilverOxide)

 

2. Duplicated layer + Glaussian Blur

 

3. Lassoed couple and removed from duplicate layer

 

4. Reduced duplicate layer to <50%

 

5. Combined layers

 

6. Adjusted levels

 

7. Vignette added with inverse outline

 

8. Removed sunny patch of grass at lower left<div></div>

[jayme wier]

burn dress highlights, up contrast, burn flowers, crop, frame. :)<div></div>

[cariad]

1) Absolutely give the steps ........

So sorry Mary, I do things almost blindfolded and feeling, don't even pay attention to the steps. Besides it would be to many steps to list :)<div></div>

[catherine_oostdyk]

Not sure the order it right on this but.... Levels, dodge faces and suit, burn dress and trees, lengthen train, enlarge bouquet, patch brides neck, brighten grooms smile, desaturated and added a hint of violet filter, unsharp mask, crop.<div></div>

[justin_thornton1]

1 Lens Correction filter: Remove distortion: + 0.55, Straitened

 

2 Blank edges made flues using secretion tool and delete

 

3 Trimmed: Transparent pixies

 

4 Heal tool: Removed sun spot in lower right hand corner

 

5 Dodge tool: Removed glare on grooms head Brush 3px, range highlights, exposure 12%

 

6 Burn tool: softened shadows on faces chests and eyes. Various settings

 

7 Burn/Doge tool: made background less distracting. Various settings

 

8 Desaturate

 

9 Cropped (my action): select tool (select area), Cut, delete all, past, trim transparent pixels.

 

10 Enterned quick mask mode: selected background left bride groom and chair unselected

 

11 Exited quick mask mode

 

12 Lens blur filter: Depth map none Iris octagon, radius 6

 

13 Selective sharpen (my action) Duplicate current layer, duplicate selected channel, find edges, invert, maximum, medium, Gaussian blur, levels, set selection, Select RGB channel, Smart sharpen, set selection.

 

14 Shadow highlight.

 

15 Save for web

 

All actions completed in ~4.5 min<div></div>

[amy cupp]

I softened the edges to draw the focus to the bride and groom. I also sharpened and used a violet/purple filter and darkened the shadows. I do not know if mine will count or not. I did not use Photoshop. I used Picasa, which is free.<div></div>

[amy cupp]

Oh yeah, I also straightened it a bit.

[paul_sokal___dallas__tx]

What I did: Converted to grayscale to dump the tone. Duplicated the background and added a little gausian blur. Masked the dupe layer to reveal the couple. Adjusted levels to bring back the blacks. Added a dodge and burn layer to further darken the background and lighten the couple. Added a gentle contrast curve layer for some added pop and cropped out the bright sky at the top.

 

Paul<div></div>

[think27]

First..

 

This is one of 70+ images taken during the couples session and is one I chose that I felt needed some work as well as an image that could possibly be played with...

 

If any of you have ever seen the "photoshop challenge" in the DWF forum....... Take advantage of the opportunity to really go crazy with this shot! Don't have to be conservative here...We're also looking for really out there work.

 

This is a learning thread. Lets play.

[gina_marie1]

Honestly Mary, I think the original looks great as is, but perhaps this would be a nice adjustment for an album.

<IMG SRC="http://www.pixoflife.com/img-downloads/Ggoldman_entry.jpg"><br>Layer rich</IMG><p>

 

layer 1- increase contrast with 's' curve<br>

layer 2- original image, adjust for several stops darker to bring in dress detail, erase all but dress and merge to layer 1

layer 3- copy layer 1, 'color' blending mode<br>

layer 4- original image, apply radial blur to background, erase couple, reduce layer opacity<br>

layer 5- copy layer 1, 'darken' blending mode<br>

expand canvas .15inch<br>

layer 6,7- frame with dark border, apply drop shadow to all sides. In layers style palette set drop shadow to 'difference' mode<br>

layer 8- original image, set to 'hard light' blending mode<br>

layer 9- original image, erase all but grooms suit, set layer opacity to 51% to bring back detail in grooms suit.<p>

 

Honestly it took longer remembering & typing the steps I used to get this than working on the image, but I had a lot of fun! Thanks for the assignment Mary!

[gina_marie1]

BTW...I'm sorry, I looked at the FAQs section but I'm still not sure how to add a caption? My caption looks different than the rest. Do I need to repost this a special way?

[rob_s___san_francisco_bay_]

* Borrowed a photo with a sloppy border off the web somewhere.

* Enlarge border to fit the image dimensions

* Layer Mary's photo on top of the border layer

* Rotate/Crop

* Little dodging/burning

* Curve adjustments

* Very slight sharpening<div></div>

[think27]

Gina- your photo upload is fine.