Echinacea on chipboard....!

[Clicker]

  Not for everyone  this  kind of image ... Blending  textures  that you can make yourself or download from the   net   and  using  very ordinary  photos to  make  very personal  images  is  something  that satisfies  my creative compulsions ... It  isn't difficult to do   so maybe  by posting  pics like these along with Barbara  and Korky  it might make one of two others want to give it a try ..

[JHFoto]

I like this effect..............

[Clicker]

Thanks  for that ....This was the original photo  JH... .......

 

we are hoping to launch another  branch to the  forum that will be a before and after section  In it I  hope we can show how we arrived at our final  image using  some of the  software many of us have at our disposal ...   SO if anyone wants to  try it for themselves  they will be able to follow a workflow or a text tutorial  to get a similar effect .. many  of you probably know how to do this but some  may not  ...I'm trying to  see if   there is any interest   in this sort of thing.  It's not  just about textures ... it's to show  how any  image can be   changed   to look the way you want it to look ...

[Korky]

I like the finished image very much - the background works well.

If I had to nitpick, I'd say that the petals coming into the frame from bottom left are a little intrusive - worth a few dobs with the clone thingy I'd say.

Korky

[kev7d]

The start image is pretty tasty.  

[colinb]

I think you have made a good job there Polly, as you say it makes it more personal but the end subject is worth the time and effort.

[Clicker]

Aw thanks Col ...  I get so much pleasure in the actual post processing of the images ... It's probably what I enjoy the most ... The challenge for me is that the image in the camera forms the ingredients for a cake and I have the chance to put them together in various ratios to make  a Victoria sponge, a pavlova  or maybe a cheesecake .  Others can produce the image they want in the camera with more technical skill than I have to do that ...  I am  for instance in awe of your razor sharp aircraft photos ...... But evolving our own style and enjoying doing it is the most important aspect of photography for  me... I can't imagine life without a camera ..

[Brian]

 

On 9/6/2016 at 08:09, Clicker said:

Thanks  for that ....This was the original photo  JH... .......

we are hoping to launch another  branch to the  forum that will be a before and after section  In it I  hope we can show how we arrived at our final  image using  some of the  software many of us have at our disposal ...   SO if anyone wants to  try it for themselves  they will be able to follow a workflow or a text tutorial  to get a similar effect .. many  of you probably know how to do this but some  may not  ...I'm trying to  see if   there is any interest   in this sort of thing.  It's not  just about textures ... it's to show  how any  image can be   changed   to look the way you want it to look ...

I think the "Before and After" idea is a great one, Polly. I'll be in it!

I'm an avid follower of Yours and Korkys but am at a loss as to how it's done to the degree that you do it. I even bought a Wacom tablet to pursue this line, but never really got started. But I'm a monkey see monkey do, sort of bloke.

So, if you get the chance, Polly, I personally would appreciate it if you would do a blow by blow work flow of how you would go about producing this image.

[Clicker]

9 hours ago, kev7d said:

The start image is pretty tasty.  

Thanks Kev ......Now you're just confusing me ...

Thanks too Korks ... Funnily enough .. I  did clone that petal out ...then put it back  cos for some reason It felt better where it was ...  maybe I can take it down a tad as it in the original where it  doesn't look so obvious ...

 Thanks  for the feedback Brian .. I will do that  .. I  will get Phil to open up the new section this week if possible .and I will do a workflow  tutorial  on eitherthis image or  something very similar ... Good on you with the tablet  too .. ideal for this  work...

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[FUJI]

Texture filters are a bit Marmite for me.........I think they work, if you are designing table mats etc, but, for me, not to hang on a wall.....

'Once again, I really admire experimentation and creativity, so for that, full marks..?

FUJI

[Rogerw]

I like it , and as its been said ,it makes it personal , look forward to learning how you done this Polly .always like to try something new.

[Clicker]

Thank you both ... As I said Fooj ... Not everyone's cuppa ...It's all done with layers and I generally make my own textures ..anyway  .. I love marm*te   Heheh.  Thanks for the feedback ...always appreciated. 

I shall do a workflow for this pic by the end of the week and ask Phil to cut the ribbon on the new section to launch it this weekend .   Cheers peeps . 

[Kobione]

I love some of the artistic effects achieved by texture use etc, but I don't have the skills to do it. Love what you did with this Polly, and will enjoy browsing a 'before & after'

[Clicker]

I hope the workflow of how I do it is a help then Dee.  With the new thumbnails being smaller now it does mean that each screen shot will need to be clicked on to access the larger size to ensure it's  legible  but I reckon we'll get used to that ... After all it's just another click... And with a name like mine I can hardly complain can I? 

Clicker ...