Fun With Photoshop

[WildBird]

From a fun Christmas hunt last year east of Yuma. The dove hunting was spectacular. However, the quail were tough. Done with Elements, converting the original to sepia, then doing a Layer Mask to let the color portion of my buddy show through. WB

 

[TxCowboy]

Hey Henry, that is pretty darn cool!! You did a good job seperating the subject from the background. Did you use the magnectic lasso to select the background? Great job!

 

[wildebeast]

Well done WildBird....Nice layering job

cliff

 

[WildBird]

Jason - Thanks. To do this I copied the original layer (as usual) from the Layers Pallet, then sellected an Adjustment Layer (lower left ikon) for Hue Saturation. I then converted to Sepia with 31, 25. After saving I selected my buddy using the Magnetic Lasso and filled it with black. This created the mask to let the color through for the selection. Henry

 

[DKScott]

Hey Wildbird,

What's the learning curve on Photoshop? I have lots of digital pics and some could use a little sprucing up.

Cool pic, BTW. I plan to give Arizona a try this year.

 

[WildBird]

Hi Scott - Thanks. I am using Elements 2, the best for the learning curve. I took a couple of classes to get kick started. Cheap to buy at about $50 with rebates. Next up will be PS 8 when it is released at the end of the year.

Be sure to hunt AZ. A bargain for non res. With lots of quail and waterfowl possibilities.

 

[TxCowboy]

WildBird is right, you need to take a class or two even if you are just using Photoshop Elements. It will really help. I took an online class for $20 and learned ALOT. To actually get any benefit of the tools, you need a class. Elements is a GREAT little program.

WB, I'd like to have the full version of PS but I'm not sure I can justify the cost? I did hear that PS 8 was coming out soon. Did you see that Adobe is offering PS 7 to Elements users for $299? That's still alot of money. Before I could ever think about getting the full version, I'd have to upgrade my pc, which I need to do. My processor will just barely run PSE 2.lol

 

[WildBird]

Jason - For anyone interested in upgrading Elements with most of the PS features check out my post on another forum for details and a link for download. Henry

http://www.outdooreyes.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1364

 

[Jim Thompson]

Pretty cool, almost looks like he is standing in front of a portrait.

Jim