Ok, I cheated, this HDR was done with Topaz, but it came out good, me thinks. Click to enlarge..
Monday, June 7, 2010
Woburn Abbey Gardens
The wife and i took a local trip to Woburn Abbey Gardens for something to do this Saturday, was good to chill out in the peace and quiet.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Retirement BBQ
I was asked to do this Cube effect again using the pics taken at my Dad's retirement BBQ. I added the green grass and sky background, and a lense flare in the top left corner. Finished off with the thin cloudy text.
Click the link for a tutorial on this effect.
Click the link for a tutorial on this effect.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
SK8
I made this 1377x768 wallpaper after seeing some pictures of my son skateboarding. I used the pics of him and turned them into a silhouette in the late evening sun. Feel free to save a copy for your wallpaper, all i ask is you leave a comment if you like.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Forth Rail & Road Bridge
I took these pictures on the way back from a recent business trip to Edinburgh. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 9 miles west of central Edinburgh. It is often called the Forth Rail Bridge or Forth Railway Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge you can see on the left in the second picture.
The pictures lacked a bit of colour as the weather was grim that day, so i have treated them to a bit of post production in Topaz.
The pictures lacked a bit of colour as the weather was grim that day, so i have treated them to a bit of post production in Topaz.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Nan & Vera
I was given this scanned small image (74kb) with the comment "See what you can do with that" so i tried.
The original image was small and grainy with some very obvious damage, and although the restored image is a lot better, it still looks a little grainy, but then again i did'nt want to make this photo look too polished as it is 40 years old.
If i had a larger scan of this image, i think more could be done with it, but i think its come out reasonably well.
The original image was small and grainy with some very obvious damage, and although the restored image is a lot better, it still looks a little grainy, but then again i did'nt want to make this photo look too polished as it is 40 years old.
If i had a larger scan of this image, i think more could be done with it, but i think its come out reasonably well.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Telford - HDR
I took these pictures of the Iron Bridge and a Statue in Telford and and used a HDR plugin within Photoshop.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Twins
This picture is of me and my brother Jason, it was taken a few years ago and has suffered a little over time.
I started by adjusting the colours using a levels adjustment layer to remove the red colour cast. I then removed the damage done by the tape using the clone and healing brush which took a bit of time especially on the shirts.
I replaced the background with a new layer, and reduced the opacity so the original background could show through slightly to allow for the photographers shadows and a bit of detail to come through.
I also adjusted the tone & colours of the eyes, lips, teeth aswell as healing varous other imperfections.
I started by adjusting the colours using a levels adjustment layer to remove the red colour cast. I then removed the damage done by the tape using the clone and healing brush which took a bit of time especially on the shirts.
I replaced the background with a new layer, and reduced the opacity so the original background could show through slightly to allow for the photographers shadows and a bit of detail to come through.
I also adjusted the tone & colours of the eyes, lips, teeth aswell as healing varous other imperfections.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Mustang Sally
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
I firstly converted the image to black and white, and used a layer mask to allow the colour of the car to show through.
I then applied a glowing edge filter, before applying a black layer, masking out the car again to get the black border.
I firstly converted the image to black and white, and used a layer mask to allow the colour of the car to show through.
I then applied a glowing edge filter, before applying a black layer, masking out the car again to get the black border.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Snow Signature
I took this on my iPhone earlier in the year.
From left to right, Jordan, Callum, Me & Buddy the Labrador.
From left to right, Jordan, Callum, Me & Buddy the Labrador.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
3 Generations
Just messing about with this one. I added a black & white adjustment layer with a hint of sepia, followed by a gaussian blur and a glowing edge filter.
I then masked out the image of my son to bring him forward.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
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