i'm too cool for my sunglasses! by summerfield

i'm too cool for my sunglasses!

another capture from the fan expo last sunday. i was going to convert this to black and white but i also wanted to show his cool sunglasses and selective colouring wasn't doing the photo justice so...

i learned something in photoshop today - that you can add depth of field to your otherwise so-so shot.
fun capture. How did you do the dof?
September 11th, 2015  
Actually quite difficult to tell if this is a guy or a gal, I think! Neat photo!
September 11th, 2015  
@bill_fe - in guided mode, you click on 'depth of field' under photo effects. you outline the subject you want in focus and then 'add blur' to blur the background. pretty cool, huh? thank you, billy.
September 11th, 2015  
@maggiemae - sometimes it's hard to tell. and even if you can, you'd be surprised. thank you, maggiemae.
September 11th, 2015  
Nice. I don't know photoshop but cool processing.
September 11th, 2015  
Cool because the sun shines on him all the time..super edit!
September 11th, 2015  
Fabulous capture! A very interesting subject and now I have to suspect DOF in a shot is fake too! Still it works well here!
September 11th, 2015  
Cool shot Vikki. I like the processing and thanks for the info. I may need to get photoshop one of these days. :)
September 11th, 2015  
Very cool effect. Are you using photoshop elements or the full photoshop?
September 11th, 2015  
@salza - photoshop elements 11 and i'm waiting for my 13 update so i can process my pics taken with my new nikon. thank you, sally.
September 11th, 2015  
@summerfield I thought it was elements that you used. With Photoshop you don't get the guided edits, you have to figure it out for yourself!
September 11th, 2015  
I really like the full color. The yellow sunglasses show off even more. Great picture.
September 11th, 2015  
I think you're right- the black and white version is better (although you probably could have faded in the color of the sunglasses as in sc.) I can't figure out what's going on with his hand around the cup. But it's a fun shot and lol I thought this guy was taking part in the fund raising! Here I read a different story. Oh well!
September 12th, 2015  
i like both shots.....they both give a different impression
September 13th, 2015  
Cool image! I like the color!
September 14th, 2015  
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