ColorSpotted/PhotoShopped Photos

[Kari]

I have always loved looking through colorspotted and photo shopped pics. Post yours!!

[Krissy]

Here's some of mine I've played around with.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/KrissyFisher02/Our%20wedding/IMG_0415copy.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/KrissyFisher02/Our%20wedding/IMG_0230copy-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/KrissyFisher02/Our%20wedding/IMG_0134_0001copy.jpg

[Noelle]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/KrissyFisher02/Our%20wedding/IMG_0230copy-1.jpg


I REALLY like this picture! :loveshower:

[Aramelle]

I REALLY like this picture! :loveshower:

I was just about to say the same thing...that picture is amazing, Krissy!

[Kiki]

I have a few to share.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc22b3127cce9f801c00727800000015108GcNmblu2Y

And I did a couple from Scarlett_O's wedding story:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc22b3127cce9f81be9ed3cb00000015108GcNmblu2Y
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc22b3127cce9f81be9f52fa00000015108GcNmblu2Y

[oupiglet]

Here are some that I have done

This one is just kinda weird and creepy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/oupiglet/mirror.jpg

I love this one:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/oupiglet/princesswithswirlcopy.jpg

This one is a standard:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/oupiglet/Colorspottamfawnmara.jpg


I have more, just don't have them in photobucket yet. I'll post them sometime!

[Lacie]

Here's a few photos I took for a friend's wedding and altered in PS. They're all pastel-ified and the first one used to have an ugly car in the background:

http://www.driscolfamily.com/pics/pic2.jpg

http://www.driscolfamily.com/pics/pic3.jpg

http://www.driscolfamily.com/pics/pic4.jpg

[oupiglet]

I love the pastel-izing that you did! How did you do that? Beautiful work!

[Lacie]

You make a duplicate layer, turn it black and white, adjust the brightness/contrast so it's really contrasty, and lower the opacity so the color shows through. :)

[Kari]

Lacie, those are awesome!

[Krissy]

Thanks girls!

[Mrs. Pickering]

Here are a few of mine...I've done a lot more, but they're not wedding related. :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/pickle66/1010-2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/pickle66/8-3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/pickle66/carballoons2.jpg

[oupiglet]

You make a duplicate layer, turn it black and white, adjust the brightness/contrast so it's really contrasty, and lower the opacity so the color shows through. :)


Thanks! I knew it was something like that, but couldn't figure it out last night! I just did one, quickly, and it looks cool! YAY!! :jump4joy:

[Kari]

FWIW, they don't HAVE to be wedding related. That was UW's rule, not ours :)

[Winter_Bride]

Do any of you guys have tips for a diy? I have photoshop, and I have wedding pics, but the two never seem to meet :(

[*TanyaJeanne*]

I love these photos!

[Kiki]

Do any of you guys have tips for a diy? I have photoshop, and I have wedding pics, but the two never seem to meet :(
Erie, I can give you a bit of tutoring...online maybe through IM? But I'll have to think of a good time.

[Lacie]

Try this site for lots of DIY effects - http://www.escrappers.com/

[oupiglet]

I just did this one. I "pastel-ified" it then brought the full color back for Mark's flower.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/oupiglet/aDSC_9925copy.jpg

[Winter_Bride]

Awesome! Thanks for the site!!!! I'm scrapbooking our wedding, and I have all of our "negatives" on the computer - it would be nice to do some special effects before taking them to Walmart to get printed!

[*Ashley*]

Another really good site is http://touchstonesart.com/

Her tutorials are password protected, you just have to e-mail her and she'll give you the username and pass -- I know them, but it's better that you e-mail her to let her know you're using them. Hers are GREAT -- very thorough and easy to follow, but they're a bit different than just colorizing.

[KathyandJer]

All of the pictures are great - thanks for sharing pics and links!

Only thing I've done in photoshop is the title banner for our website (got the instructions/idea from someone at UW) and something similar for our STD CD slideshow :)

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/logo.gif

[StaceyG]

All of the pictures are great - thanks for sharing pics and links!

Only thing I've done in photoshop is the title banner for our website (got the instructions/idea from someone at UW) and something similar for our STD CD slideshow :)

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/logo.gif


do you still have the directions for this?

[KathyandJer]

do you still have the directions for this?

I do...but unfortunately not at work! I will post them when I get online at home!

[Jaci]

Awesome! Thanks for the site!!!! I'm scrapbooking our wedding, and I have all of our "negatives" on the computer - it would be nice to do some special effects before taking them to Walmart to get printed!


ahhhhhhkkkk! she said the words that make any photographer cringe "taking them to Walmart to get printed"
:hysterics:

[Winter_Bride]

:laugh3: Sorry Jaci!!! :) We don't have a lot of good developers around here, and if I can do all the adjustments on my own (which I do), then paying $0.14/print is nice :happysigh:

Sorry!!

[Jaci]

Erie...if Gerrie is around here somewhere she's got TONS of free prints at many numerous sites online...I'll see if I can find them okay?

[MrsRea]

I really wish I could figure out how to do this. I just cant seem to though.

[Beth]

OK, I hope no one gets weirded out by this, but this was something I made for Halloween:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/webportfolio1.jpg

I've put the original next to it for comparison.

**Beth**

[Beth]

And here are a few more normal ones:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/sara1.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/eyes2.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/brenneke151ed.jpg

**Beth**

[serda23]

OK, I hope no one gets weirded out by this, but this was something I made for Halloween:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/webportfolio1.jpg

I've put the original next to it for comparison.

**Beth**


TOTALLY creepy... but you did an excellent job!

[MrsRea]

Beth, the halloween one is great!

[MsJessica07]

I just got Adobe Creative Suite Premium 2...I realized that if we ordered the digital package from the photog, I'd be making albums, and I wanted more software to do it. Granted, I've never used photoshop before, nevermind the wiz-bang stuff that comes in this version! But the best part? I got it from the school webstore for $200, cause I'm still considered a student for another few weeks!

[Kelly]

here are some of mine, I did horible on some of them, oh well here they are
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea49c98900000015109SZMmzNvg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea4848b800000015109SZMmzNvg

I had a hard time with this one-I just couldn't get the color out of my veil(where it was showing through)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea37c9f700000016109SZMmzNvg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea3448c400000016109SZMmzNvg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea3648c600000015109SZMmzNvg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce993cea35c9f500000015109SZMmzNvg

[Jaci]

Kelly, that's great practice though. Not gonna lie, these things take work!

[MrsRea]

No, I dont have photoshop. All I have is photo explosion and I have no idea how to use it!

I am asking for photoshop for christmas!

[Winter_Bride]

Do you have photoshop? Here's a quick way to do it:

~Down to the right where the LAYERS tool is, right-click on the current layer and select "duplicate layer".
~Then turn the image to B&W by whatever method you use (grayscale, channel mixer, desaturate, etc)
~Take the eraser icon, set it to 100% opacity, and erase whatever you want in COLOR.
http://www.katecrafton.com/photos/71817001-M-2.jpg

HTH! :)

It's not working!!! :hissyfit:

[fizbobunny]

OK, I hope no one gets weirded out by this, but this was something I made for Halloween:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/webportfolio1.jpg

I've put the original next to it for comparison.

**Beth**
LOVE THIS!! GREAT JOB!!

I really like the converse one too. That would be cool to do with my knockoff chucks pic from my wedding.

[Winter_Bride]

I can't get it to only put the top layer in grayscale...

[~Kate~]

I can't get it to only put the top layer in grayscale...Are your layers locked?

[Winter_Bride]

The top one isn't... where do I go to put the layer in grayscale?

(sorry for being such a pain, I'd just like to know how to do this myself!!)

[Winter_Bride]

Ok, my first ever photoshopped pic!!!!!!!!!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d611b3127cce8c36f73982bb00000016100EbuXLZs0Ysa

(please excuse the crudeness - I was a little excited and wasn't as careful as I should have been!! I'll do better next time!)

[~Kate~]

yay! :cheer:

[Winter_Bride]

Thank you SO MUCH Kate!!!

[christinas2006]

I have to do this tonight when I get home!

[Mandy]

Kate---you're awesome!! Thank you! :jump4joy:

Here's my first one...it isn't that good, but here it is!

The original:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/MandyMaloo/Picture095.jpg

Photoshopped
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/MandyMaloo/photoshopflower.jpg

[Beth]

Just a little hint (for those of you using Photoshop and not Elements) about doing the spotted color:

-DON'T use the eraser! Add a layer mask to the grayscale layer. When you want to bring back the color, paint black. If you make a mistake, simply paint white over it to bring back the grayscale. No more undos...ever! Also, you can use a brush with no hardness to create a more natural look.

**Beth**

[~Kate~]

There's lots of ways to do it.....the description I gave wasn't necessarily the "best"....just a quick way. ;)

[Beth]

There's lots of ways to do it.....the description I gave wasn't necessarily the "best"....just a quick way. ;)

Oh, I agree with you totally! The eraser method, IMO, is the best way for a beginner. I just think that the mask way is a lot less frustrating. I could never stay in the lines when I was coloring! :D

**Beth**

[Mandy]

I'm confused...is there a shorter way in Photoshop? The eraser is pretty time consuming (unless I'm doing it wrong!). Here's another I just did of the stained glass window at our church where we'll be getting hitched!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/MandyMaloo/stainedglass2.jpg

[Beth]

I agree with Kate....setting up an action will make it go a lot faster. When you create an action, you can set it up so that pushing one button (like F7) will automatically start the action for you.

**Beth**

[*Tanya*]

You make a duplicate layer, turn it black and white, adjust the brightness/contrast so it's really contrasty, and lower the opacity so the color shows through. :)Whoa, that is so cool!!! Thanks, Lacie!!! :D

[KathyandJer]

do you still have the directions for this?

Stacey - I apologize for taking so long to post these instructions, but here they are!

Okay, you start out with a new file. I made the canvas about 11 inches wide by 2 inches high (for the skinny ones - for the one I did for Jenn, I made it more square). When you use the Text tool, it automatically makes another layer (by the way, make sure you have your Layers window open) and names it whatever you type. I did each letter individually (went back to the Backround layer after typing each letter and then made another layer with the next letter). Once you've made all your layers with one letter in each, you pick out your pictures. Oh, by the way, the font I used is Goudy Stout. It has the thickest letters and is the easiest to fit letters into. I resized the pictures and just eyeballed how the would fit into the particular letter. You select the whole picture and copy it.

Then you go back to the file with all the letters in it, go over to your Layers window and hold down Ctrl (or the equivilant for a Mac) and click on the layer with the letter you want. That should outline the letter like a selection. Then you can either go to Edit > Paste Into or hold down Ctrl/Shift/V. That should paste the picture into the letter. You can move the picture around until you get it like you want it. If it's too big/small, use your History window to go back before Load Selection and then go back to your picture file and resize it.

My Photoshop automatically makes all the new files in Grayscale so the pictures all turn to black and white. I kind of like that look, especially if you have a colored backround, but you can switch it to Color before you make all the letters if you want to have color pictures.

Anyway, now use the Paintbucket to fill in the backround with grey. Make sure you fill in any holes in letters like B or R, etc. Now go up and change it to RGB color, chose a backround color and fill in the backround again, this time with a color. I think the color backround with b&w photos helps the letters stand out. If you switch it to color before you fill the backround in with grey, you lose the defined edges of the letters.

Once you do it a couple of times, it's really easy. The trickiest part was resizing the photos and taking them out/putting them in a bunch of times.

I must admit that I agree that the trickiest part was getting photos to fit properly - takes a little bit of practice :)

[wendy9879]

OK, I hope no one gets weirded out by this, but this was something I made for Halloween:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/webportfolio1.jpg

I've put the original next to it for comparison.

**Beth**
Okay, I'm weird but I absolutely LOVE it! :D

[Poloke]

OK, I hope no one gets weirded out by this, but this was something I made for Halloween:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m20/bridestream/webportfolio1.jpg

I've put the original next to it for comparison.

**Beth**


This is awesome!!! I love it!

[christinas2006]

I did another one:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d722b3127cce8cde389dff6900000016108EbtG7lq2cc

[Coze]

Hi hi-

Am I doing something wrong? How do you get it so fine and crsip around the edges?? I end up taking off part of the colored picture more often than not.

TTFN...
D.J.

[Coze]

Hi hi-

Here is the first one I did... It's really crude, but it's my first one...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/coze381/MichellePhotoshop.jpg

This is a pic of my friends at their wedding, but I did this for them since they didn't get a honeymoon...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/coze381/JohnLeah.jpg

Then this is something I was playing with for the header for the website...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/coze381/MLWHalloween.jpg

They're all really crude, but hey... I'm just starting out...

TTFN...
D.J.

[christinas2006]

Another one:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d725b3127cce8cc7ac6215aa00000016108EbtG7lq2cc

[MrsRea]

christina your pictures are good! I cant wait until I get photoshop so I can start doing these.

[jillian]

I don't know if this is the place to ask but I'm asking anyway. Can you photoshop so you can get rid of everything except one person. Meaning not only background but other people in the picture as well?

[christinas2006]

I did some more! I had a few extra minutes tonight!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d730b3127cce8c9b7b45271e00000016108EbtG7lq2cc

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d730b3127cce8c9b7bd2a6b900000016108EbtG7lq2cc

I love this one:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d730b3127cce8c9b7b80a6eb00000016108EbtG7lq2cc

[Lacie]

I don't know if this is the place to ask but I'm asking anyway. Can you photoshop so you can get rid of everything except one person. Meaning not only background but other people in the picture as well?

Yes. Depending on the placement of the other people, it can be a little tricky, but it can be done. :)

[Kirsten]

Tried my hand at it. That's DH (Zack) on the left and the BM (Dick) on the right.

http://www.geocities.com/kirsten319/wedding/_saturday/cs_dick_zack.jpg

[*Tanya*]

This is a pic of my friends at their wedding, but I did this for them since they didn't get a honeymoon...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/coze381/JohnLeah.jpg

I love this one, DJ. Very pretty. :)

[Jaci]

Just a quick tip, don't change the image to greyscale, doing so will change both layers to greyscale and you can't add color back into the image with it in greyscale. So if you are doing the two seperate layers and just erasing the grey layer, you'll see a grey layer underneath. Always just desaturate it!

[jillian]

Yes. Depending on the placement of the other people, it can be a little tricky, but it can be done. :)Thanks now that I know it can be done I will have to scan some pictures and start practicing.

[Coze]

Hi hi-

How do you get it so it's crisper around the edges? If you look at the picture I did of my friends, there are some areas that are really muddled. I have basically learned to do this program by playing with it, and found the little wizard wand and the eraser button very useful when used together in order to get some areas. In other pictures I have worked with, however, it's a bit more difficult. Is there any other tricks of the trade for pictures to play with?

TTFN...
D.J.

[Jaci]

DJ, what program are you using? If you are using photoshop (any version) try using a quick mask (though I can't give a tutorial, I'm horrible at explaining things and it's not easy to figure out). You can find tutorials online, it will give you a lot more control over what you are selecting.

[Coze]

Hi hi-

I will have to look up the quick mask feature when I get home... thanks for the tip... anyone else?

TTFN...
D.J.

[Kirsten]

Tried my hand at it. That's DH (Zack) on the left and the BM (Dick) on the right.

http://www.geocities.com/kirsten319/wedding/_saturday/cs_dick_zack.jpg


I posted a different photo in another forum earlier today, but it comes up as a red X. Anyone seeing the photo I posted above or do you see a red X??

[Coze]

Hi hi-

I see the photo just fine honey...

TTFN...
D.J.

[Kirsten]

Hi hi-

I see the photo just fine honey...

TTFN...
D.J.
Thanks, DJ. Other ladies are having problems viewing photos so I wanted to check.

[christinas2006]

That picture looks really good!

[Kirsten]

That picture looks really good!
Thank you! It helped that I had a high-quality digital image to work with in the first place.

[Mandy]

I love this thread!! Photoshop can be super duper tricky, so thank you to all the ladies who have helped us figure these out!! :hug:

[KathyandJer]

Kirsten - I see it, and it's great :D

Jaci - incredible stuff!! The blue eyes on the husky are amazing, especially in the last pic!

[Kirsten]

Here's another one. The pro photographer took this one and I color spotted it:

Original:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k78/Kirsten319/Wedding/pro-photos/smCBP_7076.jpg

Altered:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k78/Kirsten319/Wedding/pro-photos/smCBP_7076-colorsp.jpg

[Winter_Bride]

That looks really cool!

[Poloke]

that is neat w/ the mirror B& W shot!

[Kirsten]

Thanks! I gotta admit. . . I'm really having fun with Photoshop.

[MsJessica07]

I just started playing with photoshop today to make our StDs....I have no idea what I'm doing, but it seems to be going okay :)

[MsJessica07]

Umm....I'm trying to use another picture as part of my StD, but when I move it onto my template for the magnet, it's not the size that I want it (it's too small). Anyone have any idea how to fix that?

I'd really appreciate any help! I'm a beginner too!

[Kristie]

Ooo I really like the mirror shot you photoshopped better than the original!
Great job!

[Beth]

Umm....I'm trying to use another picture as part of my StD, but when I move it onto my template for the magnet, it's not the size that I want it (it's too small). Anyone have any idea how to fix that?

I'd really appreciate any help! I'm a beginner too!

How small is the picture compared to the overall image? If it's just a bit smaller, you can use the Transform tool to make it bigger. Just hit Control-T to bring up your transform tool. While holding the shift button down (so the image keeps the correct proportions), drag the corners to the edges (or wherever you may place it).

If it is WAY smaller, then you are going to have to do some work to it first. I cannot guarantee this will work, but it is worth a shot.

-Take the picture and go to Image->Image Size
-You are going to increase the image by 110%. You can find the percentage under "Document Size"
-If you are using Photoshop CS or CS2, then make sure you resample the image using Bicubic Smoother
-Repeat until the picture is large enough
-You may want to do some sharpening at this point

Like I said, the second method may not work, but it is always worth a try. I've made the resizing into an action, which really speeds up the process.

Good luck!

[MsJessica07]

Thanks for the help...I figured it out okay on my own, and it looks okay...the result is posted in my journal as the current idea for our StD magnets :)

[Kirsten]

Ooo I really like the mirror shot you photoshopped better than the original!
Great job!
Thanks Kristie! :kimgrill:

[rowanmayfairs]

Here are some that our photographer color spotted for us. I have other pictures I would like to color spot later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/rmendaann/Wedding%20Pictures/ProPic78.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/rmendaann/Wedding%20Pictures/ProPic51.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/rmendaann/Wedding%20Pictures/ProPic90.jpg

[Winter_Bride]

Those look AWESOME!!!

[JennAnn]

I love that picture of the dip...

[belle67]

I have a request. :)
I don't have photoshop but I have seen that I can download a trial of Adobe Photoshop CS2. Would this work? If anyone could walk me through on how to do some simple ones (ie black and white with colour flowers) I could it myself.
Or if anyone wants to volunteer to do a couple for me I would appreciate it!

[Kya]

I have a request. :)
I don't have photoshop but I have seen that I can download a trial of Adobe Photoshop CS2. Would this work? If anyone could walk me through on how to do some simple ones (ie black and white with colour flowers) I could it myself.
Or if anyone wants to volunteer to do a couple for me I would appreciate it!
I too need help, I want to edit some of our pictures also.

[belle67]

Well I reread the instructions and downloaded a free trial of photoshop and I figured out how to do the colour replacement. It was really quite easy!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/182a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/184a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

And my favourite:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/212a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

[Jaci]

Those look great! You did an excellent job!

[Winter_Bride]

I LOVE the last one, Jen!!

[Mandy]

Beautiful job!!!

Our photographer did a few for us:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/MandyMaloo/Our%20Wedding/296966490_da8f1f6670.jpg
I love how this turned out! The rocking chair she took this on was a nasty brownish-orange color and I was soooo worried at how it was going to turn out, but it came out perfectly!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e273/MandyMaloo/Our%20Wedding/296915938_5afad1d79e.jpg
Here you can't tell as easily, but the table was a light blue :)

[Coze]

Hi hi-

WOW!! Those are really good Jennifer... I hope to be able to find a copy of photoshop soon and work on some more pictures. I was never that good though...

TTFN...
D.J.

[belle67]

Thanks guys. :)
Awesome job Mandy! They both look great!

Once I figure out this program I am sure I will be able to do more with it but in the meantime I will continue to do these. :heee:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/159a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/196a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/188a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/194a061014_Elson-Holtz.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/201a061014_Elson-Holtz1.jpg

I thought I should try it out on some of our HM pics:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/belle67/honeymoon048a.jpg

[Coze]

Hi hi-

Wow... can you send me instructions through PM? I have never been able to make mine look like yours...

TTFN...
D.J.

[belle67]

Hi hi-

Wow... can you send me instructions through PM? I have never been able to make mine look like yours...

TTFN...
D.J.
D.J.,

I found easy instructions on page 2 from Kate and it works perfectly for me. I also zoom in very close and that way I can get it down to the pixel. ;)
Do you have photoshop? Here's a quick way to do it:

~Down to the right where the LAYERS tool is, right-click on the current layer and select "duplicate layer".
~Then turn the image to B&W by whatever method you use (grayscale, channel mixer, desaturate, etc)
~Take the eraser icon, set it to 100% opacity, and erase whatever you want in COLOR.

If you need further help just le me know. :)

[Jade]

Oooh, these are all great!

I just tried these two, using the instructions from this thread!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/jadechristy/Wedding%20Pics/JD086Small.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/jadechristy/Wedding%20Pics/JD164Small.jpg

Could someone please post instructions on how to do the circular blurring, like the pics on the first page?

[Jenn]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/jenncheung/September9200620630colorflowers100.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/jenncheung/September9200620130colorflowers100.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/jenncheung/September92006062.jpg

[Jade]

Those are lovely Jenn! I love the butterfly in your bouquet.

[belle67]

I see that we have a knack for removing colour. :)
How about posting ways to do other tricks?
I ask as I really don't know how to do anything else yet. ;)
This is a neat idea:

Here's some of mine I've played around with.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/KrissyFisher02/Our%20wedding/IMG_0415copy.jpg

[~Crystal~]

I don't have photoshop (yet) BUT I'm curious as to which version you all have? Please help!!

[Mandy]

I've got Photoshop 7.0 :) I'm still learning a lot...

[~Crystal~]

I've got Photoshop 7.0 :) I'm still learning a lot...

Hi Mandy :wave: Where did you buy it? Or was it installed already?

[belle67]

I have CS2. :)

[Mandy]

Hiya Crystal! I installed a copy that my mom had gotten. I know she paid an arm and a leg for it!! Her best friend is a photogrpaher, and they put it on my computer for me.

I've been playing around with it tonight...and here are a few I've done!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7df06b3127cce817166d2587200000015100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7df06b3127cce8171675f995700000016100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7df06b3127cce8171674c187400000016100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

[~Crystal~]

Jennifer - Lucky! That is expensice software but it looks awesome!

Mandy - those pics are so GORGEOUS!! DH went out and bought me a program!! I'm installing it now and can't wait to start using it. I'll post once I get the hang of it. Thank you!

[Mandy]

Thanks Crystal!! I'm excited to see what you do!! Be sure to come back and post them!!

Here' another one I played with this morning:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7df09b3127cce817c2ac4779000000015100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

[MostlyMel]

I forgot about this thread. Here are some of mine from the wedding:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Wedding/aisleshot2copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Wedding/mel2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Wedding/melryformalcopy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Wedding/wedding10copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Wedding/uskisscopy.jpg

[MostlyMel]

And some just because (I really don't care much for these):



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Inspiration%20Pics-%20Modeling/otherstuff026copy3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Inspiration%20Pics-%20Modeling/mirror2copy2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Inspiration%20Pics-%20Modeling/otherstuff024copy.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/such_pretty_words/Inspiration%20Pics-%20Modeling/blahcopy.jpg

[KathyandJer]

Awesome job Mel! :)

[~Crystal~]

Oh my goodness Mel!!! How the heck did you do that?! You're awesome:hehe: and BEAUTIFUL!!!

[MostlyMel]

Which one are you asking about Crystal? And thanks, both of you. :)

[~Crystal~]

Which one are you asking about Crystal? And thanks, both of you. :)

Well, they're all awesome but I like the one in the mirror and the black'n'white pic w/the brown eyes.

[MostlyMel]

Ohh, the one in the mirror I just combined two separate pictures, changed the curves and then "pastelified" it. The black and white one I just took a regular picture, colorspotted the eyes (then changed the color on the first layer so the eyes would look yellow and not blue), put a shadow in, and took away the mouth. Haha.. I get really bored sometimes and love to mess with pictures, so I come up with some pretty weird ideas.

[~Crystal~]

Ohh, the one in the mirror I just combined two separate pictures, changed the curves and then "pastelified" it. The black and white one I just took a regular picture, colorspotted the eyes (then changed the color on the first layer so the eyes would look yellow and not blue), put a shadow in, and took away the mouth. Haha.. I get really bored sometimes and love to mess with pictures, so I come up with some pretty weird ideas.

That's awesome I'm definitly going to try that. Don't worry, photoshopping with pictures is a really good hoppy;) Was the corpses looking one hard to do?

[MostlyMel]

No, not at all. The "glass mouth" (I actually tried getting it to look like paper but other people have said it looked like glass) was the trickiest part. Actually, it wasn't very hard to do that either, but it was frustrating trying to mess with the edges of it and the colors to make it look realistic. The rest of the picture was really easy to do. I changed the color balance, hue, and saturation, put in a warming filter, and then changed the shadows/highlights. I turned the shadows all the way down and the highlights all the way up. I also turned the brightness down quite a bit, and messed with the curves. I don't remember the specifics of any of these.. I just like to play around with things until it looks how I like it.

[Angela]

I played around with Paint Shop today and this is what I got:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aac4f2532000000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aac4f0532200000025100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aac4ffd21d00000025100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aac4fa532800000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aae2eed21f00000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

And this one of my nephew is my favorite:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db32b3127cce83aaf50a135800000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

[Angela]

I did some more:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db01b3127cce846211ff52f600000025100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db01b3127cce84623b1e520200000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7db01b3127cce846211fd52f400000026100AZtnLlk5Ysm Lg

[*TanyaJeanne*]

Those look great Angela! :)

[Angela]

Thanks Tanya! I'm a little obsessed now that I know how to do it :D

[Rebecca]

I just did my first few pictures and love this and especially how easy it is!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/rdbloom/pshop138_editedcopy.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/rdbloom/pshop140.jpg

[Deidre98]

Awww Angela, I love the first one of Brenden!!! So cute!

[*TanyaJeanne*]

Rebecca those are pretty!

[nikkiscott]

I just a program that does these sort of things. And I can't wait to get going on some of our wedding pics. And then I will show them to you all.

Rebecca yours are great. I love those pictures period.

And ladies you have all done some great work.

[KathyandJer]

Great job Angela....and Rebecca too!!!!!!

I can't wait to have wedding pictures to play with... soon :sappy:

[Angela]

Thanks Kathy!!

And OMG--you're wedding is going to be here before you know it! :sappy:

[Kathy]

Well, here's my first attempt at color spotting ...

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/mellokat/flowers-3.jpg

[oupiglet]

Well, here's my first attempt at color spotting ...




I love that. Nicely done!

[Angela]

Kathy, that's beautiful!

[Kathy]

Thanks! I'm using the trial version and I've been playing with it all day ... I'm so addicted that I want to buy it now. I'm going to be getting my wedding pics untouched on a CD, so I'd like to be able to edit them myself when the time comes.

[Raychel]

Here are a few I did for my sister when I was just learning how to play around in Photoshop. They are simple but they didn't turn out too bad for a beginner I don't think. I'm way better now though.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce87488d35a33b00000025108Iatm7Fo4aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce87488d31a33f00000025108Iatm7Fo4aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce87488d16222800000026108Iatm7Fo4aA]]


They loved this one...so did I

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce874895eba3e900000026108Iatm7Fo4aA

Just some good old sepia tones and cropping does a lot...she didn't even pay much attention to this pic before and after I did this to it she liked it a lot :lol:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce874895d3a3d100000026108Iatm7Fo4aA

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d931b3127cce874895c422f600000025108Iatm7Fo4aA

[carolinalady67]

Here are a couple our photographer did. I need to learn how to do this!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d936b3127cceb868540ed80500000026100EYs3DVs4YsU

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d930b3127cce8783570d5a0c00000025100EYs3DVs4YsU

[Mandy]

Here's one I did from my best friend's wedding cake. I'm going to give it to her in a photo frame I'm making for her too.

The Original:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d638b3127cceb9e45643983300000026100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

Color Spotted:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d731b3127ccebb0f7968497a00000026100AbOWzZu1YtG JA


And even though it has nothing to do with weddings, here's one I did of our pug-a-lug, Jake:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d731b3127ccebb0f7539c81d00000026100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

And my good SIL's senior pic:
Original:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d731b3127ccebb0882f3e8e100000026100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

Color spotted:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d731b3127ccebb088209e81b00000026100AbOWzZu1YtG JA

[serda23]

Mandy, you amaze me! :) I love them all, but the cake picture especially. You rock.

[~*Kate*~]

I'm usually not a fan, but I like yours Mandy! :)

[Mandy]

Awww shucks! Thanks ladies! I like the cake one too. I'm not a huge fan of the one of my SIL, but she wanted one like that, so I did it. I prefer doing one smaller aspect of the pictures usually.

[KathyandJer]

I finally did my first colorspotted photo! :woohoo: It was done very quickly, but that was easier than I thought! It's just going to be time-consuming!

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/Photoshop/DSC_0420_colorspotTest_smaller.jpg

ETA: Now I see a couple of spots where I should've been more careful. Next try!

[oupiglet]

That's a fantastic first attempt! Great choice of picture to color spot!

[KathyandJer]

Thank you - I'm not getting anything else done today :giggle:

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/Photoshop/0373271-R1-030-13A_colorspot_smaller.jpg

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/Photoshop/DSC_0269_colorspotted_smaller.jpg

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/Photoshop/DSC_0332_colorspotted_smaller.jpg

And my favorite, so far...
http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/Photoshop/scan0013_colorspot_smaller.jpg

[Carrie429]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j310/GreeneWedding/SCANNED%20Book%201/Ceremony/xcvsized.jpg

[KathyandJer]

Love that picture Carrie!!

[Carrie429]

Thanks!! You did a really great job - the sand ones especially :)

[KathyandJer]

:blush: Thanks!