Crappy photo to bearable art

Please hit magnify to see a big difference!

I must say some of you inspired me to use Photoshop filters in ways I've never used before. I took a really crappy photo (cause you sort of hate to mess with halfway decent ones) and just experimented with the filters gallery. Finally decided on "sponge" and made some adjustments. Ran it through "sponge" twice, adjusted levels and just increased the saturation a bit... Got something that ain't too bad to look at - considering what I started with. Thanks for the inspiration 365! Now instead of deleting all the cruddy pictures, I'll just dump them a folder for possible painting later on to see what I can do with them. =)

[karenann]

Looks like someone is now having "fun" with the processing!! :) Sometimes I just don't have the time. Love the images of your before/after. Don't be so hard on yourself . . I really like the before one too!!

[Mags]

@karenann Hit magnify on it. You can see how fuzzy the focus is on the before. It's pretty bad! LOL! I do so much appreciate your comments though! You are so kind to my poor battered confidence. =)

[Steve Hollingsworth]

That's the way to do it, you never know when you need a good filler photo .. Well done (;

[Mags]

@steveh LOL! Thank you so much! And you're right - might need some filler later!

[Phil Howcroft]

i like the final result marlboro :) nice one

[Kd Wallis]

Nice job! Turned out really nice!!!

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft Thanks, Phil! Appreciate your comments!

[Mags]

@kdimagery Thank you! Not half bad!

[Rachel Michelle]

Turned out great!!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Nice job :))

[Sharon]

I am new to using photoshop and I LOVE to see before and after shots with editing!! Nice job!

[Carol Olejnik]

Lovely photo and nice processing

[Mags]

@beamqueen Thank you, Rachel!

[Mags]

@cheyrebecca Thanks for your comment! =)

[Mags]

@twinsplusone Thank you, Sharon! It's a horrible before shot and I was pleased with the after making it look like a painting instead of a photo. =)

[Mags]

@luvshorses Carol, you country gal - thank you! =)

[Princess Fairlane]

Great job with the processing Maggie! It turned out great :D

[Mags]

@princesicita Thank you, Princess! Ain't what I'd say is bad. =)

[Cheryl]

like your warmification here-

[Mags]

@hillcrest Thank you, Cheryl!

[Tasha Chawner]

Like the 'sponge' filter. Brilliant idea on the dump folder to play with later too Marlboro. Think I might have to start one of those!

[Mags]

@tashachawner Something to do with all those "other" pics, Tasha! Thank you for your comments!