You. RFN, 2014

Undertoad · 02-26-2014, 11:41 AM

Pics and it did happen! Nice.

chrisinhouston · 02-26-2014, 12:37 PM

I've been really having fun with some of my editing software. I mainly use Adobe Lightroom for initial non destructive editing. But I recently got some new programs. One is by OnOne Software called Perfect Effects 8 and the other is by Topaz and called Simplify.

So I took this portrait my wife took of me awhile back as we waited to board a plane. You can see we were at gate B1 in some terminal. Anyway, the metadata says it was taken at 1/15 of a second so I am surprised it had any sharpness. But my wife likes the shot and asked me to make it into a portrait for her to have. I used Lightroom to turn it to B&W and played with some masking and vignetting to get the background to go down to black and did some burning and dodging just like in the darkroom days. I saved a few versions. Then I took it into the Simplify program which has all kinds of artistic effects like watercolors, painting and pencil sketching filters. So here is that version.

I kind of think it has a Karsh like feel to it. I think I am in my Hemmingway phase of life.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-26-2014, 12:56 PM

Oh man, I can tell that canary's a goner.

Love the hat.

Gravdigr · 02-26-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh man, I can tell that canary's a goner.

I feel like I oughta get that, but, I don't.

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Nice pic, and effects, Chris, as always.

glatt · 02-26-2014, 03:06 PM

Cat that ate the canary?

chrisinhouston · 02-26-2014, 05:05 PM

I need to work on the floating head thing, I'm still experimenting with the masking tools and the vignette tool.

02-26-2014, 12:37 PM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I've been really having fun with some of my editing software. I mainly use Adobe Lightroom for initial non destructive editing. But I recently got some new programs. One is by OnOne Software called Perfect Effects 8 and the other is by Topaz and called Simplify. So I took this portrait my wife took of me awhile back as we waited to board a plane. You can see we were at gate B1 in some terminal. Anyway, the metadata says it was taken at 1/15 of a second so I am surprised it had any sharpness. But my wife likes the shot and asked me to make it into a portrait for her to have. I used Lightroom to turn it to B&W and played with some masking and vignetting to get the background to go down to black and did some burning and dodging just like in the darkroom days. I saved a few versions. Then I took it into the Simplify program which has all kinds of artistic effects like watercolors, painting and pencil sketching filters. So here is that version. I kind of think it has a Karsh like feel to it. I think I am in my Hemmingway phase of life. Attached Images

02-26-2014, 12:56 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh man, I can tell that canary's a goner. Love the hat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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02-26-2014, 11:41 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Pics and it did happen! Nice.

02-26-2014, 03:06 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Cat that ate the canary?

02-26-2014, 05:05 PM	#6
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I need to work on the floating head thing, I'm still experimenting with the masking tools and the vignette tool.

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