edited (fun) photo of the day

[seobaina]

I did mine through photoshop. I basically selected everything in the photo besides the characters and then just changed it from color to black and white.

Thanks

 

[red1der1]

This is by far my favorite thread on this site. I can't wait to go next week so I can take pics and be able to alter them and add them to the thread. Keep em comin!!!!

 

[red1der1]

I did mine through photoshop. I basically selected everything in the photo besides the characters and then just changed it from color to black and white.

So since this thread has started, I decided to pull out my photoshop and try to figure out how to use it. I have been having luck with somethings but for the life of me, I can't figure out how you did this. I understand what you did and somewhat how but I can't figure out how to select sections of the photo. How do you do that????

NEVERMIND!!!!! I figured it out! Thanks anyway!!!

 

[HunnyPots]

So since this thread has started, I decided to pull out my photoshop and try to figure out how to use it. I have been having luck with somethings but for the life of me, I can't figure out how you did this. I understand what you did and somewhat how but I can't figure out how to select sections of the photo. How do you do that????

NEVERMIND!!!!! I figured it out! Thanks anyway!!!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Please share! I've been trying to figure it out for two days!

ETA: nevermind! I got it! woo hoo!

 

[TheGoofster]

Last night I was fooling around with Photo Explosion, and I came across a feature I hadn't seen before. So my picture of the day uses this new feature:

photo 1 - my daughter and Princess Aurura:

photo 2 - my daughter and her long lost twin:

 

[TheGoofster]

Here's another one, using the same feature:

Photo 1 - my kids and the incredibles:

photo 2 - my kids ARE the incredibles:

 

[HunnyPots]

Last night I was fooling around with Photo Explosion, and I came across a feature I hadn't seen before. So my picture of the day uses this new feature:

photo 1 - my daughter and Princess Aurura:

photo 2 - my daughter and her long lost twin:

Now that is seriously creepy!

 

[LuvsTinker]

I got PhotoExplosion yesterday but can't figure out how to do some of these things!

Ex. - turn only some of the photo B&W or merge two photos together

Guess I'll be doing A LOT of reading and playing tonight.

I love these photos!

 

[TheGoofster]

I got PhotoExplosion yesterday but can't figure out how to do some of these things!

Ex. - turn only some of the photo B&W or merge two photos together

Guess I'll be doing A LOT of reading and playing tonight.

I love these photos!

As far as I can tell, Photo Explosion doesn't allow you to turn some of the photo B&W, and some of it color (at least I haven't been able to find that ability), but if you want to merge two photo's (like I did with my daughter and Aurura), click one "edit", then "selection", then "trace". After clicking "trace", put the pointer where you want to start tracing, and hold down the mouse button. That will allow you to start tracing the outline of what you want to copy (again, it takes some practice to get the hang of it). Make a full circle (or whatever design you've traced, but try to get back to your starting point), then double click. The area you traced will now be highlighted by dotted lines. Inside that area, right click, and you'll get some new options. Click on the option "convert to object". Now you have the object you outlined, in your control. You can put it wherever you want. After deciding where you want to put it, right click on it, and you will get some more options. This time click on "merge", and the object will be merged to where it is.
Try experimenting with this, and you'll find that pretty quickly you'll be doing some really neat things. I figured out how to do this last night, and within a half hour, I was replacing faces of people, and other neat things.
The other features of Photo Explosion are a whole lot easier to use, just simply click on the pull down menu, and you should be good to go.

BTW, there are a few other advanced features under selection that also allow you to copy, trace and other things. The only one that I really can't figure out, is "by color". I know how to copy things with it, but I just can't figure out what to do with the ghost images that you get. If you figure it out, I would love to learn what you know.

 

[°O°Joe]

Another example of high dynamic range - this time cropped a little and used the high contrast mode to make the photo a little more interesting...

Before:

After:

 

[Sorsha]

Just a quick question, Joe..
When I try to go view your photos at Fotki, it says I need a password. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[LuvsTinker]

As far as I can tell, Photo Explosion doesn't allow you to turn some of the photo B&W, and some of it color (at least I haven't been able to find that ability), but if you want to merge two photo's (like I did with my daughter and Aurura), click one "edit", then "selection", then "trace". After clicking "trace", put the pointer where you want to start tracing, and hold down the mouse button. That will allow you to start tracing the outline of what you want to copy (again, it takes some practice to get the hang of it). Make a full circle (or whatever design you've traced, but try to get back to your starting point), then double click. The area you traced will now be highlighted by dotted lines. Inside that area, right click, and you'll get some new options. Click on the option "convert to object". Now you have the object you outlined, in your control. You can put it wherever you want. After deciding where you want to put it, right click on it, and you will get some more options. This time click on "merge", and the object will be merged to where it is.
Try experimenting with this, and you'll find that pretty quickly you'll be doing some really neat things. I figured out how to do this last night, and within a half hour, I was replacing faces of people, and other neat things.
The other features of Photo Explosion are a whole lot easier to use, just simply click on the pull down menu, and you should be good to go.

BTW, there are a few other advanced features under selection that also allow you to copy, trace and other things. The only one that I really can't figure out, is "by color". I know how to copy things with it, but I just can't figure out what to do with the ghost images that you get. If you figure it out, I would love to learn what you know.

Thanks for the tips. I will try it. The Photoexplosion box shows a photo in B&W and with just some coloring on it, so I'll have to play more. Box claims how easy it is to do this stuff - dunno know about that.

Joe - it's amazes me how much more images in a photo stand out with the editing - the muppet fountain is a good example; the after photo looks great.

 

[TheGoofster]

OK, I figured out how to do part color, part B&W (or any other effect you might want to add).

first of all here's my photo:

Basically what you do, to get part color on Photo Explosion (I imagine it's probably similar to other programs), is first of all select your photo. Then click on "edit", then click on the "selection" tab. At this point there are 4 different options (I've only got the hang of one so far). I chose the "trace" option. Carefully trace the item that you want to keep in color (it might help to zoom in on the object). Once you've completely traced it, double click on it, and it'll become surrounded by an outline of dotted lines. Now, on the left side, click on the box to invert the selected area. After you do that, click on the "effect" menu near the top. This will give you a bunch of options of changing your picture. Click on the "artist" choice, and the "tint". Pick the color you want to change the picture to (for example, B&W), and click on that. If you do all that, then your picture should do what you want, and give you a combined color \ B&W image. Try it out, and see if it works.

Also, don't forget, when you've got the picture you want, to right click inside the colored area, and then click on "Merge", to make sure that it makes the change.

 

[TheGoofster]

Here's a some more effects (just to name a few), using the same technique:

I've a feeling that I'm going to have some fun with this.

 

[°O°Joe]

Just a quick question, Joe..
When I try to go view your photos at Fotki, it says I need a password. Am I doing something wrong?

Ahh, sorry I just fixed it. I had the wrong link on there.

 

[red1der1]

Here's a some more effects (just to name a few), using the same technique:

I've a feeling that I'm going to have some fun with this.

Is this done with layering?? I can't seem to figure that out at all.

 

[TheGoofster]

Actually, all I'm doing in these photos is tracing the object I want to keep the same, and then basically "freezing" it in place, thus ignoring any other changes made to the surrounding picture.
So no matter what changes I make to the original photo (B&W, warp, puzzle box... {these are some of the changes that the software offers}), my traced image is not going to change. This gives it the look of being superimposed or even layered, but it's really a whole lot simpler than that.
I've also been experimenting with cutting that traced object out, and pasting it in other pictures. For exmample:

photo 1 - my daughter and woody again.

photo 2 - I've added my son to the picture:

I got my son's picture from another shot. I traced his outline, cut it out of that picture, and pasted it into this one. I had to resize it a bit, but besides that it came out pretty good to go.
Again, once you trace and "freeze your picture (by double clicking on it, so that it's surrounded by dotted lines, you can do almost anything you want around it, and it won't change.

 

[korzmom]

these wer done with photo explosion, right? can you do that with photoshop elements 6...i cant see that feature anywhere.and by the way joe- you are the man, those photos are all great!

 

[°O°Joe]

This one is awesome!

 

[red1der1]

these wer done with photo explosion, right? can you do that with photoshop elements 6...i cant see that feature anywhere.and by the way joe- you are the man, those photos are all great!

I was wondering the same thing. I would think it could be done using layers but since I have no clue how to do layers, I am not sure. Any experienced Photoshop users know???