ETSOOI #151 Has Begun!

April 28th, 2023
Many thanks to all my peers who voted for my picture in ETSOOI #150. I'm honored to be hosting the latest round. And thanks to @pompadoorphotography for hosting ETSOOI #150.

Here's how this challenge began:

The ETSOOI phrase was coined by Mary Beth Dailey. When a photo she took didn’t turn out as Mary Beth expected she "Edited the Shenanigans Out Of It" (or as others have translated it as "Editing the 'Sorryness' Out Of It"). Repairing what she thought of as a failure with a huge amount of post-processing Mary Beth was able to come up with a satisfactory outcome. She then turned this experience into a challenge for the 365 community and now many challenges later, you are invited to participate in ETSOOI #151.

There are only two rules for this challenge:

1) Your starting image MUST be taken within the designated time frame and

2) You MUST have taken the picture yourself.

There are no boundaries on the way you edit your picture. So, be creative! And the more creative, the better!

If you're new to this challenge and need some help there are plenty of programs available to upload to your computer: Affinity, Photoshop, Lightroom, Topaz and more. There are free on-line programs at websites such as ribbet.com, fotor.com, befunky.com . For the phone and tablet there are many apps: Snapseed, PicsArt, Pencil Sketch, Free Camera360, Deep Art Effects, Distressed FX+, Hyperspektiv, and ToonCamera.

If you wish to do so, feel free to divulge your step by step process and the program(s) you used in your narrative; it may assist others new to this challenge.

You may enter as many images as you like, but only one entry will be chosen if you are selected as a finalist. The winner receives the honor of hosting the next ETSOOI challenge.

The starting date for ETSOOI #151 is April 28, 2023
The end date is May 28, 2023
Tag entries: etsooi-151 (note the hyphen between letters and number)
Entries can be seen here: https://365project.org/tags/etsooi-151

As a little extra inspiration, I thought you'd enjoy seeing the starting and ending point of my winning entry. As you can see there's no limit to how much you can alter a picture in post-processing! I used several programs to turn that basket into stripes with some silhouettes on them. So be as creative as you like.



I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures!

As always feel free to link your entries here in the comment section below as it keeps the post visible and easy for all to find. It also helps more people find your project.

Ann LeFevre
@Olivetreeann
April 29th, 2023
Gosh, Ann! That’s truly an amazing transformation. Awesome job!
April 29th, 2023
@cocokinetic Thank you Karen! It just goes to show how far you can edit the shenanigans out of a shot!
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