**ETA: Deadline for this is Jan. 24th at 10:30 pm MST**
Let's do a challenge. I LOVE love taking photos but I also really love playing with them in the post-processing step. Of course I have my overlays to use (Celebrating Light 1 & 2 and Celebrating Color) in the shoppe. These are great tools for adding some oomph to your photos. The one photo tool I DON'T design (at least right now) are actions, but I want to talk about them because they really make it easy to transform a photo. They utilize the capabilities of the photo editing tools in your Photoshop programs without you having to do much more than clicking your mouse and maybe playing with the opacity.
Some of my favorite actions come from My Four Hens Photography Actions
Here's your challenge (and yes, there's a prize involved). Take a photo that you have taken (doesn't even have to be recent) and play with it in your photo editing program...this can be as simple as desaturating and playing with the levels and filters, or it can mean using some of the tools that are available out there in digi-land. Post your photo somewhere so that you can link me to it (your blog, Flickr, Photobucket, etc.) and then post it here. The ONE rule is that you must have the before and after included. I want to see the magical transformation. :) I love that part.Here's what you can WIN: $10 to spend in my store
and here's my play. This is an old photo of a senior shoot I did 2 summers ago. I have aquired more skills and tools since I took these photos, so I decided to play tonight just for the sake of playing (and for practice). Here's what I came up with...
I used a few of Sara's Actions
I'll leave you with my photo for Day 13 from my P365. This photo had a lot of noise because of the high ISO (the lighting was very poor), so I ran some noiseware on it and then ran a combo of actions and here's what I got. It's not as in focus as much as I would have liked, but I love her look because this is so comepletly her. :) Here's Jess..this is her "I just got in trouble for skipping class, but maybe my sweetness will distract you" look. Totally not gonna fall for it, missy.
and Ashley PROMISED me that I would get to take some photos of her this weekend, so maybe you will get to see the ever elusive Ashley.
Be sure to post your PROCESSED PHOTOS and enter to win $10 my store! :)
Leora
and Ashley PROMISED me that I would get to take some photos of her this weekend, so maybe you will get to see the ever elusive Ashley.Be sure to post your PROCESSED PHOTOS and enter to win $10 my store! :)
Leora
18 comments:
Ohh, I love this challenge. This is my favorite edited photo of my son. Both the before and after is in the link
http://upload.acherryontop.com/gallery_viewer/2,18450492,cid,,15,,84996
Sus
Love the challenge, honey and I just HAD to play.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee102/previewsonly/Photos/photob4-after_blogchallLS.jpg
What a great challenge. Here is my edited photo:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/karine_16421/poto.jpg
Great to see what other people are doing to their photos.
Here is mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59771029@N00/4275652720/
THis is a fun challenge - here is mine:
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/SunshineScraps/Kristi/beforeandafter.jpg
yay! what a fun challenge! i want to have my part too...
here is my link:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/p3n1/p3n1-photography/photochall-p3n1-01.jpg
Here's one that looks very different after a few actions and overlays :)
[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d194/pSyrenSong/digi%20scrapping/beforeandafter.jpg[/IMG]
I did the whole series for this layout.
[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d194/pSyrenSong/digi%20scrapping/daysend-600.jpg[/IMG]
Wondeful challenge and love what you did girls. Here is my contribution with one of my 2009 son's pic.
http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=100115025343609813.jpg
I played! Here is my before and after.
http://wheretheteaissteeping-scrap.blogspot.com/
Great challenge plus I'm a big fan of your products! Here's my link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/malou_arevalo/sets/72157623090797673/
Here's mine again with a shorter link so it's viewable :)
http://tinyurl.com/ylmnfoc
You are busy dear daughter!! Good for you. This looks like fun stuff. You are an amazingly talented woman. Love, MOM
Here's my entry! Thanks! I love to learn about new presets!
http://createoften.blogspot.com/2010/01/evans-photography-post-processing.html
Love your designs!!! I decided to play too! Here are my photos http://che-yang.blogspot.com/2010/01/leora-sanfords-photo-challenge.html. :)
I love your new challenge. I'm really into taking pics and then using actions in photoshop... as I couldn't decide which one I should add I posted 6 of them(before and after) (if you click on pics you can see them larger) Here's my link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/inesenpolonia/ZdjeciaDo?authkey=Gv1sRgCMmVgIynuqu4dQ#
Love these kinds of challenges b/c I love to always see the transfermations. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity...
Here is my before & after
http://capturelifebylori.blogspot.com/2010/01/before-after.html
Here is my original OOC photo
and
Here is the edited one.
Both of my photos are in the picasa album. http://picasaweb.google.com/kelsey.stems/ChallengesAndContests#
This the first photo I have ever used an action on.
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