strewelpeter by northy

strewelpeter

this was meant to be another one for my push challenge set by Anita (@neatz)... Anita suggested i take a silhouette of one of my boys and set it against a psychedelic colour background taken from a kaleidoscope of one of my photos or a piece of fabric or a painted backdrop - whatever comes to mind... and this could be done in post processing...

anyway, after playing around for a bit in photoshop, i hated all the colour mixes i came up with, but ended up kind of liking this... not really psychedelic, but kinda trippy, no?

the silhouette shot was taken yesterday - it was a bit trickier to get the post processing right on this one's hair ;p

the backdrop was created in PS using the halftone filter...

in case anyone is curious - i posted some instructions on how i got the silhouette and backdrop in yesterday's shot...


I like this. Very interesting shot.
March 19th, 2015  
another awesome silhouette
March 19th, 2015  
@neatz - not quite so psychedelic, but another silhouette shot, and while not hugely colourful, there is some colour and it is a tad trippy

tx lots for this push - i've been having lots of fun with it... may try to get my oldest to pose for me tomorrow :)
March 19th, 2015  
Interesting art form
March 19th, 2015  
This turned out really neat!
March 19th, 2015  
Fabulous!
March 19th, 2015  
FAV. I like this one even more! Super cool!
March 19th, 2015  
Awesome Shot
March 19th, 2015  
Cracking shot, excellent imagination:)
March 19th, 2015  
Love the series. I wouldn't know where to start making a silhouette! Other than consulting Google
March 19th, 2015  
This technique is really impressive.
March 19th, 2015  
Ha, just read Youve made a link with bossy instructions! Excellent !
March 19th, 2015  
very cool idea.
March 19th, 2015  
This is brilliant!
March 19th, 2015  
Wonderful, hair must have been a nightmare. Well done. Glad this got you thinking. You have achieved so much. Been doing my rainbows but nit in this league. Will post later.
March 19th, 2015  
Still struggling with layers in ps, any tips
March 19th, 2015  
@neatz layers in PS is a big topic - what are you trying to do?
March 19th, 2015  
You are having a good time with this.
March 19th, 2015  
This one is cool too. I like the background in yesterday's shot better, because the rays seem to radiate from your son's head, whichis right in the centre and because the strong colors contrast nicely with the dark silhouette. Pff, this is the longest comment I've written in a long time :-)
March 19th, 2015  
Love the fedora, super silhouette
March 19th, 2015  
Love! Especially because it has so much movement for a silouhette
March 19th, 2015  
@northy at work I have ps and at home I have ps elements . I tried doing stop motion revealing each image and each time I would get two images then could not reveal next one. Also just adding an image on top of another like yours. I can edit and do effects fine but find adding layers complicated
March 19th, 2015  
Beautifully designed! Could be a Michael Jackson poster!
March 19th, 2015  
best of the day! love it!
March 19th, 2015  
Brilliant - that's all I have to say.
March 19th, 2015  
Fabulous shot
March 19th, 2015  
Love these!! Great editing....you should put them up on your wall...bet the boys would love these pics of 'themselves' as opposed to the normal school portrait. fav
March 19th, 2015  
Another fab shot... thanks for the instructions on yesterday's shot. Both have a very cool effect and give me some ideas for the future. :)
March 19th, 2015  
simply great ... perfectly fit for a cd cover
March 19th, 2015  
This is fab. His hair really makes the shot
March 19th, 2015  
awesome and psychedelic
March 20th, 2015  
Love the hair!!
March 20th, 2015  
Awesome!
March 20th, 2015  
Love & fav -- feel like adding a 'smiley face ' drawing on it :)
March 20th, 2015  
This series is awesome! I think you have found the right kind of color shot for you!
March 21st, 2015  
Extremely cool shot with amazing processing and editing. Fav
March 21st, 2015  
Love the silhouette and processing!
March 21st, 2015  
Very cool silhouette!
March 26th, 2015  
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