Tag: processing

ONE-TO-THREE PROCESSING CHALLENGE

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-July 2025 I'm not sure this was the best choice for this, but I wanted to try something that had a bit more "busyness" than the others I've used. I love the original and the sun flare is pretty cool Original -- the one I processed and published Sketch Comic from Topaz … Continue reading ONE-TO-THREE PROCESSING CHALLENGE

ONE-TO-THREE APRIL PHOTOS

ONE-TO-THREE PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE - APRIL 2024 I sure had a lot of choices this time. I've taken so many pictures of orchids, Easter lilies and non-Christmas cactus, many of which were easy to redecorate -- so I picked a favorite. The original, though it has its own processing most notably contrast and sharpening Now, … Continue reading ONE-TO-THREE APRIL PHOTOS

ONE-TO-THREE: THE JOY OF PHOTO PROCESSING

ONE-TO-THREE PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE - MARCH 2024 The original tulips I also redid the original and I think I like it better. It's stronger and closer to the original colors which were quite dark. Original, but darker Colored Pencil PS Painterly, PhotoShop mix Neural color transfer and more Edge distortion (Raw filter)

ONE, TWO, THREE – OTHER WAYS TO LOOK AT A PHOTO

ONE-TO-THREE -- PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE FOR APRIL 2023 I always want to participate in this, but sometimes I don't get to it or I don't have a picture I think will work in this context. This time, I found it in time AND I had a picture that I figured would work. The original daisy … Continue reading ONE, TWO, THREE – OTHER WAYS TO LOOK AT A PHOTO

I WOULD NEVER LET THESE LOVELY CREATURES ANYWHERE NEAR MY UPHOLSTERY

Don’t sit on the upholstery More birds. Today was the day I figured out why my camera was taking pictures in RAW which I never intended to do. I found the setting! Yay! I also did a little bit of swapping of lenses between cameras, seeing how the very long lens works on my Pen F … Continue reading I WOULD NEVER LET THESE LOVELY CREATURES ANYWHERE NEAR MY UPHOLSTERY

GLADIOLI AT THE MINI-FLORIST – Marilyn Armstrong

Gladioli by the bunch – 9-9-19 I took the camera to the florist today, something I haven't done in a really long time. I discovered they actually sell orchids now and I hinted VERY broadly that I would really, really, REALLY like to have one. So for today's Flowers du jour, it's gladioli. The first … Continue reading GLADIOLI AT THE MINI-FLORIST – Marilyn Armstrong

DINGY – NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU EXPECT – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Dingy I thought I knew this word. It could be a little boat, often a little boat that lives on a bigger boat and is used to back and forth from the shoreline. It can also mean a little bit drab, or perhaps not entirely clean. It also can mean a sort … Continue reading DINGY – NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU EXPECT – Marilyn Armstrong

COMPOSE YOURSELF 24 – BLACK & WHITE POST EDITING

Cee’s Compose Yourself Lesson: #24 Black and White: Post Editing These are difficult for me to do because I don't use the same process all the time or even most of the time. I don't use Lightroom at all. I use a variety of filters by NIK and Topaz with Photoshop as the supporting application. How I transform photographs from color to black … Continue reading COMPOSE YOURSELF 24 – BLACK & WHITE POST EDITING

SOME LIKE IT COLD: UNCOOKED FLOWERS

I always seem to be going in the wrong direction, or at least, opposite traffic. While most photographers seem to be going "hotter" -- more saturation and stronger colors -- I'm trying for soft pastels. I am forever turning down the heat. Lowering saturation and brightness.  I kind of like it cool rather than hot.