This is my first artist challenge and I quite enjoyed it. My compliments to Kali @kali66 who organized it so well with the links that made research so enjoyable and easy.
I had so much fun that I think I will do it again! :)
as usual, i enjoyed catching up on your pics, although i didn't comment on all of them. sore hands these days. i admire you for taking the camera off auto. great imagination, great eye, interesting subjects. love having a sort of 'neighbour' on my friend list. thanks for your continued support. and yes, i'm glad deer don't have fingers.
really neat! Six months ago, I thought everyone just took pictures - I didn't even know you could straighten them up or crop them - and now I see people doing things like this! Well done!
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Thank you all for your comments and favs - I get such a thrill when a photo of mine makes PP. I know it's really childish but it does make my day! LOL!
There were enough queries about how I did this to warrant an explanation of sorts.
In camera I set my camera on a low ISO setting to make a low noise shot, then set my 'Optimize image' to ‘soft’ to try to mimic an oil painting. Aperture was also very small for clarity since I was also using a tripod and knew that long shutter settings would not be affected with jostling.
Then, I used Photoshop 14 for post processing. I first cropped to a square, then adjusted for exposure (very minimal) and used my spot healing brush on one annoyingly bright reflection. The majority of my processing used the filter menu – both brush strokes and textures. Ta-da! It took less than 5 minutes of post processing – which was super simple to do. I confess I really do not know much about editing – have not even figured out how to use layers yet. That is next on my agenda.
@farmreporter thanks for the explanation..wow...I have never even heard of "optimize image" on a camera, I'll have to explore more. And I've heard of Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CC but not Photoshop 14. I'll have to look that up too. Thanks for keeping me moving too....
@granagringa Oops - my processing is PS Elements 14 - my mistake. Also, check out your camera menu and the optimize image may be there. It might be called something different with Canon or newer cameras - I have a old Nikon. Optimize image just allows you to shoot in different colour schemes - B&W, vivid, soft, portrait and such.
@farmreporter Thanks again...I can find those different color schemes, but don't have "soft" as an option. Lots in the menu I still don't know.! Time to explore!!!! Thank you. Looking forward to seeing your next shot!
This looks great Wendy! I love the warmth and the texture. Very nice editing, fav. Have you downloaded the free Nik collection? I love that editing program and tend to use it more than PSE these days.
very nice treatment of your bottles :)
Thank you all for your comments and favs - I get such a thrill when a photo of mine makes PP. I know it's really childish but it does make my day! LOL!
There were enough queries about how I did this to warrant an explanation of sorts.
In camera I set my camera on a low ISO setting to make a low noise shot, then set my 'Optimize image' to ‘soft’ to try to mimic an oil painting. Aperture was also very small for clarity since I was also using a tripod and knew that long shutter settings would not be affected with jostling.
Then, I used Photoshop 14 for post processing. I first cropped to a square, then adjusted for exposure (very minimal) and used my spot healing brush on one annoyingly bright reflection. The majority of my processing used the filter menu – both brush strokes and textures. Ta-da! It took less than 5 minutes of post processing – which was super simple to do. I confess I really do not know much about editing – have not even figured out how to use layers yet. That is next on my agenda.