Archive for the ‘Photoshop’ Category

The Making Of… Wipeout

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I thought I’d tell you how I managed to create the montage called Wipeout, which made the cut as Day #195’s image.
I was at the South Bank for my 366 Flickr Group’s meeting. We had spent a pleasant couple of hours at the pub enjoying a pint and watching the world go by, then we [...]

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Making Of: It’s All Gone Pear-Shaped

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I don’t often do much processing on my images, but sometimes they really do suit a radical treatment. I did a few a while back in Cooking Up Some Interest. Then the other day, I wanted to illustrate my day, which had gone pretty pear-shaped, but the straight shot really wasn’t cutting it:

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Cooking Up Some Interest

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

I was idly fiddling with Photoshop CS3 this afternoon and thought I would have a little play with the Filter Gallery. I’m not normally one for over-using filters with my images, but I wondered if some shots could be improved with a little creativity. Here are three quick recipes for cooking up some interest in your pictures, even when they might seem pretty uninspiring to begin with.

Delicious Apple Tart

I started with this:
[Rather stodgy Apple Pie - two halves of an apple on a wooden chopping board]

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