Krista was curious as to what this shot would look like with a vignette. I also felt that in her original shot, the teapots and hedgehogs were battling to be the subject of the picture, so I added an effect to bring out one over the other. Effects are a fun way to make a subject stand out but other edits can do the same- blurring the background, selective coloring and altering the color of the background to subdue it and make the foreground pop. So, in the long run, this edit is merely one approach of many that you might have taken to add the vignette and balance your photo. I used Befunky for the bulk of this processing and the frame came from Smart Photo Editor- although I've seen a similar frame used in Photo Shop.
@peekysweets I don't know if you saw this Krista Mae. I had a little play with your picture- because sometimes it's just easier for me to do it rather than try to explain it! I was by no means trying to override your vision on this shot, but as you can see in the description, there were some spots I thought could use a little help. I did put a vignette around it and I think in the simplest form of processing (without the other things I did) that would look very nice. I hope you like the additional touches I put on your picture, and I made it clear that it was not mine- but as you can see- 365 folks just have to say something!
@olivetreeann Hi Ann! I had not seen it, so I'm thrilled you tagged me so I could see it. In my original post As you know, I had invited anyone to edit it if they wanted to. Then I wanted to take it back because I thought, That is too much to ask of people, when they have their photos of their own to deal with. I hope more people take your lead and add their take to it. @weezilou ... See Louise, someone took me up on my request! I'm thrilled ANN! Fun fun fun!
I just came across this, and Ann, I complete agree that you put the focus on the hedgehogs and let the teapots move to the back! The monotone is a delight as well, and less busy! And Krista, you know I'm less involved than usual, but there's often a "contest" (a challenge, really!) where "a previous winner" posts a photo, and for a week, anyone can add or change it as they please. Those are great fun and a good test for adding our concepts to the community forum!
@peekysweets@Weezilou Thanks Krista Mae and Louise! I'm so glad you liked my take on what to do- in fact Krista, that is what (I think) Louise is referring to- the What Would You Do? challenge. A picture is posted and you can down-load it to your computer and then edit it. It is a lot of fun and one of my favorite challenges here.
@olivetreeann Ditto, Ann...that is always a fun challenge! I've taken part in several and hosted once...a nice community project, and no one knows where it might take us! @peekysweets
@peekysweets There are many basic free programs on line and plenty of tutorials on Youtube- plus you can always ask folks here about how they did their processing on any given photo. It's fun!
