Photo Sharing: Photoshop Wonders

[DisneyFreak06]

Bumping this thread up again... I'll try another one. (Just posted about this in another thread, so I figured I'd put it here, too.)


I wished there was a little more separation between the subject and the background in this picture, so I attempted to alter the depth of field. There are actually three separate layers applying different levels of gaussian blur. The first is a gradiant going diagionally up and to the right to give a small amount of blur to the bushes. The second is up the tree trunk on the left, giving it a very slight blur. And the third, the strongest, is applied to the torii gate itself. The bonsai tree also has layers to separate it from the various blurs and to apply curves to brighten it a bit.

Here are the before and after:


Bonsai Trees at the Japan Pavilion by BirdsOfPreyDave, on Flickr


Bonsai Trees at the Japan Pavilion by BirdsOfPreyDave, on Flickr

Wow! Good job on that! That looks great!

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Thanks!

 

[Hockeyman]

Original unedited photo

DSC04490 by MIke Sperduto (Sperduto Photos), on Flickr


Photo processed in Nik Color Efex to bring out some detail

DSC04490-Edit by MIke Sperduto (Sperduto Photos), on Flickr

Finished picture processed thru Photoshop. I have very little experience using photoshop but with trial and error sometime ill surprise myself lol

Japan Bonsai by MIke Sperduto (Sperduto Photos), on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[pyrxtc]

I'll add some Disney one's I've done.

color manipulation, sharpen and contrast

same on this plus curves adjustment

In this one I did the above and removed a couple of people and stroller from the image.

i can't find a pic of my final image but it has Cinderella and Prince charming dancing in front of the castle with a shadow to match the light,. nevermind... found it

 

[Renysmom]

From our recent visit to Castaway Cay. This is a 3-exposure handheld HDR. Tonemapped in Photomatix, then further processed by blending layers in Photoshop. Finished in Nik Color Efex Pro 4 to bring out the detail in the cabana. A little cheesy perhaps, but it makes a very nice print, and I find the family likes this type of processing:

Really well done. I would hang that in my office

 

[p17blo]

Ok, I'll go first. But I'm really just learning the software.

Edited in Photoshop CS5.1. Content aware fill to remove lamp post and chain from castle photo. Content aware fill and clone stamp to remove lanyard, camera strap, name tag, and some sweat from the picture of me. Smart edge selection and edge refine to cut myself out of the Epcot photo.

You have got to me kidding me!? I've been using Photoshop for a while now, thought I had the grasp of it, but I always shy away from big clone job as I can never make them look right - Your first demo is amazing! I mean seriously. Are you sure you haven't switched pictures? The bit I am most impressed with is the removal of the photo strap. Was that really just clone?? Surely not? I am currently trying to get to grips with Topaz remask. This does a slightly better job than I can alone but I still wouldn't even attempt the level you have shown here. I now feel I have got so much more to learn now

 

[Renysmom]

Before:

After:

What I did:

Starting in Lightroom 4 I adjusted the exposure and highlights oh so slightly. Then I exported the file to PSP X4 where I removed the ugly concrete dock on the left and applied a light tone map adjustment. Opening in in Topaz Labs deNoise next I applied the preset for .jpg, and then moved to Topaz Detail and used the Micro Contrast Enhancement preset adjusting to my liking. The next step was in Topaz Adjust where I played with sliders to bring out the texture on the dock. Then it was back to LR4 where I cropped slightly and then using the gradient brush adjusted the clouds to make them a bit lighter. That’s it

I am not overly thrilled with the trees, they are so hazy and I just couldn’t find a way to bring out the detail any better (granted this was taken on a hazy, cloudy dull day). Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Shazzasmd]

Really well done. I would hang that in my office

Thanks, Kelly. We have a print hanging in the guest bedroom - its a fun reminder.

I like the photo of the dock. The only thing I can suggest about the trees is to bring the original and edited versions into Photo Shop as layers, then experiment with masking the edited layer to bring back some of the natural look into the trees.

 

[de8212]

Those who foresake Photoshop are missing out on opportunities to turn something bland into something useful. It doesn't have to mean manipulation, but that's handy when you need it.

I took this shot of the Beanstalk on a bland, overcast day.

snip...

I need to do this with a picture of mine. care to share your technique? I will google but if you already follow a guide i would love to read it.

And since it's nice and I don't have any blue sky pics, is there a good site to get some nice blue skies with white clouds? I guess I can google that as well. I already have a blue sky in the pic. I just want it to "pop".

 

[choco_latae]

This one I did just before a cruise in 2009.

 

[choco_latae]

A couple more that I did for a cruise.

 

[pkondz]

Don't know if anyone here has read any of Nebo's TRs but... since I still haven't dug my photos out of the almost dead computer, figured I'd throw this one into the mix. I don't remember exactly why I did it. Something to do with Nebo parting the 7 Seas Lagoon or something. Whatever. Here ya go. If memory serves... and it seldom does... this is a collage of four separate pics.

 

[DisneyFreak06]

I didn't like the sky in this one.


Beach A 1 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr

So I found another sky I liked, photoshopped it into the picture and adjusted the 'opacity' of it. (I think that's the word?) until I liked how dark it was compared to the water.


Beach A 2 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr

Then I ran it through topaz to brighten it up some more. So this is what I ended with:


Beach A 3 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr

 

[de8212]

Here's my contribution. I asked earlier about replacing the sky in a pic that I took but didn't get a response. So, after a bit of googling I cam e up with something.

Before:

After:

What do you think? Too much???

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Here's my contribution. I asked earlier about replacing the sky in a pic that I took but didn't get a response. So, after a bit of googling I cam e up with something.

Before:

After:

What do you think? Too much???

Looks good. You might want to add the same clouds into the reflection in the water.

 

[Experiment_626]

Looks good. You might want to add the same clouds into the reflection in the water.

In this case, I wouldn't bother. The majority of the clouds are above the level of the castle that is visible in the water, and those that would be visible are so wispy they wouldn't make much of an impression even if they were there. And adding them to that water would be a real bear, if you ask me. Building a mask around those castle spires is difficult enough as it is, what with all the fancy filigree and the blue turrets that are difficult to separate from the color of the sky.

SSB

 

[Hockeyman]

Heres a few I messed around with on photoshop. Blurred out the background layer to give it a little bit of a 3D effect.


Hollywood Studios Parade by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Alice In Wonderland by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Sorcerer Mickey by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Splash Mountain This way by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr

 

[boBQuincy]

Pretty easy, just add some new pixels to the Test Track sign.

More difficult, desaturate the background to look old timey and change the train to brass to emulate the brass models.

This took some work, getting the perspective and scaling close enough to work.

 

[Hockeyman]

Bob that monorail pic going thru the Swan is awesome and made me lol

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Same here Bob! Cracks me up every time I see it