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In This Issue: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
- Featured Photo: Escape
- Featured Article: Tell twice the story with a reflection...
- Digital Before and After
- New Photo Discussion 1: Flaming Petals
- New Photo Discussion 2: Glider
- New Photo Discussion 3: abandoned
- New Photo Discussion 4: Smile
- New Photo Discussion 5: S N O W
- The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
 Escape This is a composite of two images. I shot the background at the Verde River in Scottsdale, AZ and the horse and rider is Stefanie Maas of Cave Creek, AZ on her gorgeous new mount, Rohan. He is a Friesian gelding and so beautiful and gentle. I added a couple of texture layers and lots of hours extracting and editing :) © Jean E. Hildebrant Canon EOS Digital ... |
Featured Article: Tell twice the story with a reflection...
Read how BetterPhoto instructor Deborah Sandidge converted a bird and shore to silhouettes, and then had additional fun with the image in Photoshop. The result is an awesome photo, and Deb shares her thoughts and technique in her article on Photoshop...
 Luminous Landscape # 2 Olive Oil on Water image - this is a "after and before" example - see the original below. I took the green sphere and added a gradient to it, and then took another oil image and pasted it into a separate layer. I moved the image in the 2nd layer until the "sun" was in the lower right corner, and then erased the rest of that layer. |  Original |
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Read about how this was done...
| Each month, the best Before and After will be featured in the Digital Darkroom. To participate, upload a Before (original) picture then start a discussion on it (using the Discuss This Photo link under the picture). After telling us how you did created the effect, select "1" or "2" from the Upload Image pull-down menu, and submit an optional intermediate image and a final (After) photo. Aim to educate and inspire by sharing a concise, detailed explanation of your technique. Enjoy! |
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New Photo Discussions
New Photo Discussion 1: Flaming Petals
- Susan Weisensel See Susan's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Great job with the editing for a beautiful result. Gorgeous color! - Dianna Murphy See Dianna's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit diannamurphyphotography.com - Dianna's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:Thanks for the nice comments, Ladies. Susan, nothing I did here is difficult. Combining the 5 exposures is automatically handled in Photomatix (or Nik HDR, (I tried both) but for this image, I preferred the way Photomatix dealt with the highlights on the petals) and then you can play with various sliders to tweak the result. I did some selecting/layers/masking in CS3 to separate the flowers from the background and used the clone tool to build back the torn part of two petals with bits of other undamaged petal edges that matched the missing curvature. I probably could have come close to this result with just one exposure, but I was curious to see what the HDR software would do. I enjoy playing with my photos in the computer, but it certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea. - Judith MacArthu r See Judith's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 2: Glider
- Deborah Sandidge See Deborah Sandidge's Basic BetterPholio™ Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Deborah Sandidge: 4-Week Short Course: Digital Infrared Photography 4-Week Short Course: Photoshop: Enhancing Images and Creating Works of Art Response 1:This is really gorgeous Wayne! Congratulations on your finalist!!! - Donna Pagakis See Donna's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 3: abandoned
- Tiia Vissak See Tiia's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Congratulations Sherran, great finalist! - Rolando Rosito See Rolando's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 4: Smile
- Alexandra Hankova See Alexandra's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:You got to smile at this. Spectacular work, Mark. Your next winner. - Tammy M. Anderson See Tammy's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit countryimpressions.net - Tammy's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:Love the beard, Mark :-) The FX and your masterful technique is the best yet! Like Tammy said a real winner! Happy Valentines Day :-D - Julianne Bradford See Julianne's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 3:Thank you everyone. I really appreciate your comments and encouragement. This was a fun project for me :o) - Mark Dodge See Mark's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 5: S N O W
- Patricia A. Coblentz See Patricia's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit patricia-coblentz-photography.com - Patricia's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Love it - makes me happy! - Katarina Mansson See Katarina's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 2:Colors are terrific, Datha, and so is your work. I love this! - Nikki McDonald See Nikki's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
- Browse more photo discussions at BetterPhoto.com
- Start your own discussion on any photo in the Galleries
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Jim Miotke
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