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Apollo 11 | Around the World in 80 seconds...

2011-02-17T04:31:00.000-08:00

I created that one night back in July '09. The 40th Anniversary of the remarkable Moon Landing was coming up, so I thought I would create something to commemorate it. I also had just lost one of my uncles, so I did it in remembrance of him. It was my Dad's brother, Uncle Jed. He was a great man, and when I was about eight years old, he lent me a microscope. It was an extremely nice one too, with interchangeable lenses and all. He let me use it for a couple years. I loved it.
Anyways, when I created the Apollo 11 poster I kept thinking about those ski trips and all, and the many times we drove around the rotary. I posted it on flickr, and I was also doing some researching on the net about different things going on to commemorate the 40th Anniversary. I was anticipating adding some links to the description of the poster. The Apollo 11 poster I had just put up on flickr showed right away in Google, and it was coming from an Austrian site. I wqas like that is so cool. Someone had found my work and reposted it on there site in Austria. It happened in about 80 seconds too. I went to their site and translated the copy to english so I could ead what they had said....It is a wonderful right up. I was so pleased I joined their site just leave a comment, and Thank them. It is still on that site, and here is a link to that article if you like...
http://www.seniorkom.at/0/Content/_article_/id13863/sid0245795f5c7c59d00541396c82d746c2
The whole experience was perfect, and I laughed to myself afterward....'Ole Uncle Jed made it around the world in about 80 seconds. I wonder if he and my Dad noticed that, or maybe even if he had something to do with it. He did love going around in circles so much you know.

Here is a another poster I made, it was for an online competition for the Sundance Film Festival, a few years ago....

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The colors of grey...

2011-01-31T19:10:00.000-08:00

The above image is from an original by....titled....I did some retouch work explained in the first comment of the photo if you click it. I then wanted to do a greyscale conversion. Normally when you simply the conversion it can appear flat and lacking contrsast. Boosting te contrast in different ways can often deteriorate the subtle ones.

One way tat can help a great deal with your conversion is to add a layer of colored light above it. In photo shop you simply creat a new layer and fill it with an appropriate shade. See this example below...

The first image is the full color version, then a straight greyscale conversion fr testing. The foue other images have cyan, red, green and then blue layrs added respectively. In each instance that color layer was applied as "soft light" blending mode. The colors gained are only fr the aid in the greyscale conversion. Once a simple conversion is applied to the ccolored variants, they react in different ways...

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Other colors could be used also, but thee example is to give you an idea of how helpful it can be to filter light through your colored original. It is the same way an enlarge head dials in hues and tones. By making the adjustment to te light, you retain all of he details in the original. You can further contrast a touch, but you will have better details to begin with.

As soft as a feather...

2010-12-11T16:27:00.000-08:00

For that edit I did most of the same things I do for portrait work. I used the lasso tool for selections, and the pen tool for the initial selection of the model. That selection is just the outline of the model, and I find the pen tool does that the best. As I have mentioned in other places, it makes a very crisp edge and sometimes to crisp for that portion of he photo. For the quicker selections once the subject has been isolated, are easily done with the lasso tool. The feather amounts always change too depending on what portion of he portrait, and how precise you need an edge.

To show you a dramatic difference of the finer edge to a softer one, look at these variations of the initial work. Each has also had a graphic treatment done to the underlying background image. The first example use the Graphic Pen effect, and the second usses a Concentric Circle. See how the thickness of the concentric circles create the tone...

....and do you see how softly the textures blend into the subject? That feather amount is about 300 pixels on the full size edit. It started as a quick selection using the lasso tool. I roughly followed the contour of he subject, and it didn't have to be precise at all because of the very strong feather amount applied.
The effect of having a precise edge on one side contrasted with an extremely soft edge on the other is something that can be used in combination with illustrations, or paintings. It tends to give the illusion of the subject falling into the painting, or coming out of a illustration. Take a look at these screen caps to see the layer stack...

You can see the same type of contrasting feather work in this poster for the Sundance Film Festival. It was for an online contest back in 2006, just for fun. Look at the very soft edge where the sky meets the globe, the text for the title also has some very soft feathering, and on a couple layers...

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Shine on ruby2sday...

2010-11-13T17:16:00.000-08:00

I will buy you a garden, where your flowers can bloom...

I will buy you a new car all shiny and new...

...Yes, I will.

The Mustang in the photo above has the headlights turned on by using one of the light modes in Photoshop. That one was the lens flare, and I just had the lens portion of the headlight selected when applied. It makes it appear they were on for the photo. Often times you have to add light back into a photo for one reason or another. The second photo uses the Multiply and Soft light layer options to help with the sky and overal lighting. There are always descriptions of the work when you click on the photo. It will take you to flickr where the steps I used are int eh comments.
The next photo below, as well as the first photo in the blog, were completely reworked and the background only had new lighting applied with the Lighting Effects Filter.

Using the Lighting Effects Filter will allow you to recreate many theatrical lighting scenarios. It is a powerful feature that definitely takes time to learn well, but there are many things that can be done simply, and right off the bat. The image below had some symmetrical things fixed, and then I I isolated the lamp portion. I copied this to a new layer, and then relit the background on the layer below with a Radial style light, and centered to the lamp...

That Jade CD design is also done with fairly simple lighting effect. I almost always isolate the subject somehow and the apply lighting differently to the foreground and background. That technique will add more depth to your shot and make it look natural too. Here are a couple screen caps that have more info on the filter:

Those two screen examples use a spotlight, which is a litle more difficult to understand. There will be another blog on just that one light as it invlovles the understanding of planes and ellipses. Start with something simple like the Lamp with the Blue sky.

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Hallows' Eve...

2010-10-31T20:40:00.000-07:00

See how the texture applies to only the background in the above example? See it done below too, and with a smaller texture that covers a much larger area. Some have very soft selections created with feathering, others us the Lighting Effects Filter to establish a very soft application of light. They were all done in one same way, using multiple layers...

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greenRoom…

2010-08-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

Rockin' Robin...
created by heavenlypeachgarden | YouTube™

Often times you can add some texture through additional layers, and especially when the original photograph is shot with some sort of texture behind it. In greenRoom I applied several layers and all blended into the previous layer beneath it with a light blending mode,

such as screen, multiply, etc. I did select the subject first and used the Pen Tool to get the most accurate edge. It is also quite qwick with the Pen Tool and completely editable if you need to tweak it some.
Following are a couple other pieces from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation as well as a few pages from the introducttion to the Power of Art, from gwennie2006...

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For some similar techniques for a different style of textured, you can have a look at these examples. Each is much better explained in the blog written about each of the edits. The indivisual blog links are below the images...

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and It flows like a river...

2010-07-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

So many times when you photograph natural scenes additional details can be brought out quite easily. Try it by simply duplicating the original background layer. Select the lasso tool, and have the feather pretty strong, maybe 30-50 pixels. Select and area roughly defined by its edges. Add some contrast, sharpness, and maybe push the color some with the color balance or hue adjustments. I also added to the motion of the water with the Motion Blur function. Again I just selected a portion of the water, copied it to a new layer, and blurred matching the alignment of the motion. Here are a couple other motion and texture enhanced examples...

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4Keri | flickr HiveMind (recent)
Keri McCarthy Drive | flickr HiveMind (popularity)

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Function of Form • Patterns in Nature....
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GrfxDziner.com | Graphics Intro • You are the Highway...

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Those are links to the three different blogs from GrfxDziner.com.
When you click the image, you will go to the current blog....
look through the archives too as there are several over the years....

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Powder Blue [thanks to you!]...

2010-05-25T08:59:00.000-07:00

In this blog we will learn how to do some enhancing on flower petals. This magnificent original is from Jenny Romney, titled Blue Powder. One thing I hadn't talked about too much in the previous tutorial with the lifeguard was composition. Jenny has an incredible eye for composition and all of her images are always so well thought out. Go back to the previous Lesson 3A and study her composition closely. Her perspective is so unique and the angle she shot him at makes the lifeguard appear larger than life. His line of sight goes directly to the person sitting in the beach chair, whose leg is pointing directly back at the lifeguard. This person appears to have been waiting for the lifeguard to arrive and the scene really tells a story, to me at least.

The first thing we do is select the entire foreground blossom alone, as well as the full group in the foreground. We will use the pen tool to create these two paths and name them indiviually. Select the pen tool and create a new path named "blossom" from the path pallet. Begin in the bottom left corner of the petal (screen 1), make your next point approximately halfway into the ajoining arc and pull the handle bars to match this arc as close as possible. Work your way all the way around the petal until you get back to the point where you started (screen 2). Click on this final point to complete and close the path. One thing to keep in mind when creating paths is to begin the path at a corner of the portion you are selecting. Never begin a path in the middle of an arc, it will be quite difficult to finish off the curve without having a flat spot.

Is your path perfect?.... cool! If it needs some adjusting, just
edit the points with the white cursor (refer to Lesson 4 for more

understanding of the pen tool). You will notice on the second screen shot that I added some space around the blurred edge. That helps in feathering in a good edge. Paths are always easy to edit and adjust to fit things very well. Even if you missed a bit going around, that is okay. Just edit the point to fit better, and continue on.

I added new petals from my selections, as well as a bolder and brighter stamen. This was also done on several layers. As you can see, having it on many seperate layers allows you to change all or some of the layers for different effects......

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Aruba • Sail Away...

2010-04-30T05:48:00.000-07:00

This was edited with permission from a
wonderfully composed original by auntiekrisw, titled 016.

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This is one of my all time favorite shots! I thought her composition was incredible, and she follows the rule of thirds so well. I used the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select the orange hull of the boat. I saved my selection off, so I would have it for later if needed. I then added some clouds. I like to have a bunch of clouds and backgrounds that I can use on other shots...

As you can see, these covered the sail and rigging. No biggie though. Shut off the layer, use the polygonal lasso tool to select just the sail and mast. It may look curved, but as you zoom in on it, it is straight lines. Perfect for the polygonal tool. I saved that selection.
Now I load the first selection back in. I copied this to a new layer, and added some contrast and brightness to punch up the orange. I loaded in the sail&mast selection too and copied that to another layer, and put it above the clouds...which I then turned on...

Okay, this worked pretty well, and was quick. BUT, what about all the rigging lines? Jeeez, that is gonna take foreva to select those tiny little things, you gotta be kiddin' me...right?
Hah! there is a very simple way to bring all of the rigging lines back. Simply turn the "clouds" layer to a "Hard Light" blending mode. Wheeew! Thank goodness that worked:) But, seriously, the light modes for layers will allow you to have details below and burn through. With the sail and mast on top as normal it works great. One thing that helps alot too, is that the sky in auntiekrisw's original is nice and neutral, and helps with the blending. If you have a more cluttered background, just add a new layer of white below the light mode layer, and your image will work just like this did.
Now I wanted to add some color into the clouds and sky. So I had that layer highlighted and used the "color Balance" function to add blue, cyan, and some magenta. I also added anothe layer and used the gradient tool for a blue gadient. I applied this layer as "Soft Light" to blend with the clouds......

whooooah! A little too much maybe. But, I can easily tone it down, because it is layered. Some desaturation, some brightness to the ocean and pushed the green a bit, and added a blur to the foreground. Thank you so much auntiekrisw, for letting me work on your amazing photo. It has always been one of my favorites :)

Here are a couple more we did for auntiekrisw, too...

The lighthouse shot is not from her, but she actually shot the exact same lighthouse while in Aruba. She also has an incredible lighthouse shot she took up in Portland Maine, I believe....
Portland Lighthouse | flickr.com • auntiekrisw

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Texturized • Cabin Fever...

2010-04-27T15:20:00.000-07:00

cabinFever | gwennie2006 • flickr.com

On the Cabin Fever piece we did a different style texture, but worked from the same seperated artwork. Much of the time is in selecting the subject carefully, and the adding of new things is much easier after that. We applied the crackled paint texture to the wall by relighting a paint sample and then applying the layer that had the texture in "Multiply" mode. That makes the darks blend into the imagery below. It always makes things darker, so keep that in mind when using it.It more affectively brings your subject forward, and that is how we often use it. We did some type treatment too for a title area and reworked the typeface so it was more original. Click the links below for dditional information...

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We have been coordinating our work more, and putting things in a more organized format to follow. See how the tutorial page links with the White Stripe's 7 Nation Army video?

The screen cap of the small squares show how we put them in an order. This link will bring up the full amount currently, and it has multiple pages to view...
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Isis • Goddess of MotherHood

2010-04-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

flickr HiveMind | 4 Deanna
Brightness | Is the same Light as to Sound.
Wikipedia | Isis...Egyptian Goddess of maturnity; fertility & nature.

Here is a link to the original from JenkzArdaniel:
...and a portion of the editing description. Just click an edit to see the full description....
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Whenever I work on jewelry it is important to try and sparkle the stones and metal some more than what the original photograph offers. Because of the angle of the light to the angle of the gem stones, some are much less brilliant than others. This can be easily adjusted with layers and having them applied as "Screen" blending mode. For the first layer that we will label Diamonds, I will also be using a Layer Mask. To start, I duplicate the Original Background layer, and name it Diamonds...

Then, chose a Layer Mask from the Lyer drop down menu. You see we have two choices, Reveal All and Hide All. Reveal all will give you a white mask, and you paint in black to cover what you do not want to show. Hide All gives you a black mask and you paint in white to reveal the portions you want.

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I ended up using the Hide All option, and you see the Layer Mask is all black. Reveal All gives you an all white mask to begin. Then select the layer and apply it as "Screen" blending mode.

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I then added several more layers. One for the Rubys, another for the Emeralds, etc. I eneded up with many layers on this edit, so having them named was helpful.

I only had a Layer Mask for the Diamonds one, because I included some definition of the gold work too. The other gem stone layers were applied as "Screen" blending and I used very light tones of the color to paint with. A pale pink for the Rubys, and a pale bright green for the Emeralds. I also duplicated the layers once they were done and applied the duplicates as "Soft Light" blending mode and a little stronger opacity. This punched up the contrast, and gave the gems more brilliance.

Thank you so very much for letting me work on this stunning photograph of this magnificent woman and her jewels. I hope you find my effort worthy of her.

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...and also...
Fields of Gold...
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Lesson 2B: Rooftops & Skylines...

2010-02-22T15:39:00.000-08:00

SkyEffect | search • flickr HiveMind
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The Polygonal Lasso Tool is ideal for selecting rooftops and skylines of any kind. Once selected, manipulation of the background can done more easily. The above photo uses the existing background with some blur effects. The below photo has the background replaced. Which is easier? Replacing the background is actually easier. Plus, that will allow you to do things seperately to the background and foreground. Panning in animation becomes more realistic when the foreground and background pan differently. They normally should, and by having the background travel slower, it will appear to be further away.

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This has another example, and by clicking the image (or link below it), there is a detailed description of the Polygonal Lasso Tool...

St. Thomas Home {edit}: | Fix My Pic Please Teach Me • flickr.com

Remember, that is just one example of using the Polygonal Lasso Tool. It is really perfect for anything with straight edges.

When you are just starting out with the Lasso Tools, the polygonal one can help you with curves. Just make short segments, and feather a touch. Then, try the Elliptical Marquee Tool...

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Fade to Black...

2010-02-18T15:57:00.000-08:00

YouTube Magnificent | U2 - Live at Somerville Theatre, 3-11-09

One thing that I really like is when the image fades to black, and sits on a black background as well. You will notice that most of blogs and site pages are black background. This can also help give the imagery a bit more vibrancy, as the color has a stronger contrast to black. The fades can be compiled within the image, or applied as a sort of vignette. The example above and the below left one, have the transition done sharply in places and then softer fades combined with them. The bottom right image just uses a vignette to fade softly. That vignette was created quickly from a lasso tool selection. The feather was very, very strong (350 pixels) and allows the fade to be very soft and smooth.

Also, be sure to have the image go to full, jet black. You can see in some of the photos and such here that just a few tones lighter will be visible. Full black fades are better for many things, including animation work, including crossing the stage for motion.

Another thing that works well against a black page is to have the fade on your image come from just the top or bottom. The image below (center group of three) has the black fading very gently and the transitions onto the model are also very soft. The color tone has been muted slightly. The type is quite large, but the subtle shift in color from the background makes it appear subdued. The feature image below, as well as the two small outside images of the group of three, are naraku009 from flickr. She is a really wonderful model, and I have faded her images a couple different ways. They are a lot of fun to work with.

Once an image is faded to black, you can do many things to it. Lighting offers a bunch of possibilities, and the Lighting Effects Filter allows you to create all kinds of lighting scenarios. Your images will interact better with portions faded to black. Remember too, any image faded to black, can have that black portion easily extended. Also, when it is applied as "screen" blending mode in Photoshop, the black portions remains invisible.

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This may help some too...
the Feather Model Project...
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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Backlighting Techniques...

2010-01-21T11:45:00.000-08:00

Backlighting can be a dramatic way to portray your subject. This can be done most effectively when shooting the photograph. Adding a remote flash behind the subject, you can bounce the light off the background, and as a result highlighting the hair and surrounding a portion of the image in light. This can be done in Photoshop as well. You will need to produce several duplicate layers and be certain they are exactly aligned to one another. This is best done from the "Duplicate Layer" function of the layer palette flyout menu. Always duplicate from the background layer to get the original source. Keep the Background layer untouched.

The above and below images were done in Photoshop. For each I carefully selected the subject with the Pen Tool. I used the trap method of contracting and feathering an edge to replicate the particular softness of the image's edge. That is further explained in the comment of this image:
ThunderBirds2| gwennie2006 • flickr.com

We have a detailed tutorial on working with the Lighting Effects filter to add some backlight. It is the Feather Model project from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation. Here are some example...
FeatherModelProject| search - tags • flickr.com

...and our blog on it...
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxDziner:
the Feather Model Project...

On the two above examples, you will notice how I bled some of the light onto the subject in the second image. This blends okay and will show the light coming over the edge when it is bright. Maybe not as much as I did, but that will show you hoe it does. I have that in layers, so I can easily redo the edge again, and make it less. Sometimes in animation it helps to have one frame that goes beyond what would look normal. That is what I will be using the second image for. When light pops, it shines fast and your eyes take a brief moment to adjust. Having just one frome bleed too far, and then combined with the normal splash of light, will exagerrate the effect. Music videos use the backlight techniques very well, and especially for live performance where there are many light sources to choose, and most are from behind the artist.

Sometimes the light is from a reflection, bouncing onto the subject.

Sometimes the light is just a spot light in the background. Shifting the light slightly for additional layers will help add a little depth. Always do it on layers, and try different lighting blending modes.

Much more can be found from here too..
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxzDziner:
Light Effect work from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Influences of Form • Bruce Weber...

2009-12-31T07:26:00.000-08:00

Bruce Weber | Official Site

We have a full series of the Many Influences of Form. The links below will bring up specific photo pages at flickr.com. Within all of these pages there is much more information for you. You will find links for more of our images, as well downloads for our PDF files. Hope you enjoy!

Influences of Form | GrfxDziner.com...

Wizard of Awes! | gwennie2006 the Power of Art!
Check in the groups's discussion threads for PDF downloads.

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Influences of Form • Annie Leibovitz...

2009-11-15T08:08:00.000-08:00

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Here are links to all the pages for this section (click for larger sizes):

It is my belief that Annie Leibovitz will becom known as one the greatest photographers of all time. Her work is just so inspiring, and the way she seems to pull such incredible expressions from her subjects is just so amazing. She has been doing it a long time, and through thid development she has reach a height of pure genius. She makes you laugh, she makes you cry....but more importantly she makes you wonder why?
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Annie Leibovitz | NY Times • Louise Bourgeois
Annie Leibovitz | PBS American Masters • Life Through a Lens

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

__________________________________________
Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/4Deanna/Recent

Tales of the Butterfly • Little Wing...

2009-11-06T20:39:00.000-08:00

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This is some work I have been doing on flickr. The Mom's children are like little cherubs and it has been great fun working with them. That's the Mom in the fairy costume, she got it for Halloween. She is adorable. I used my Secret Garden shot as the background for both of the images and applied some duplicate layers as multiply mode as well as using the Lighting Effects Filter. Here's a link to the background shot:
www.flickr.com/photos/DCMemorialFoundation/3782130033/

...and my Viceroy Butterfly shot that she holds:
www.flickr.com/photos/GrfxDziner/3610273261/

The eye of a designer...What is Typography?

The eye of a designer...What is your Type?

Full PDF downloads for each section, with links too...
The Eye of a Designer • What is Typography? | GrfxDziner.com
The Eye of a Designer • What is Your Type? | GrfxDziner.com
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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/4Deanna/Recent

Hocus Pocus, We're Out of Focus...

2009-10-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

Evanescence - The Open Door | official site

With the following selection techniques and additonal blurring methods, and image can be quite dramatically enhanced. Stepping the blur in stages will also give the illusion of greater depth......

Examples | Lesson 2C • flickr.com

Lesson 2C: the Magnetic Lasso Tool:

Examples | Blur Effect • flickr.com

Automatic Download of 6-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
Lesson 2C: the Magnetic Lasso Tool | PDF file • GrfxDziner.com
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Complete Lasso Tool instruction for all styles
including toturial support files for each lesson.....
Forum 8: the Lasso Tool | PDF file • GrfxDziner.com

For more advance selection, try the Pen Tool
Examples | Lesson 4 • flickr.com
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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

__________________________________________
Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

the Joshua Tree, from gwennie2006...

2009-09-29T08:45:00.000-07:00

The color one is a shot I took in 1979 When I drove back from Californa. When Joshua Tree came out, I loved it, and listened to it all the time. It wasn't until a few years ago, that I noticed this. It was the same tree.

Featured in this article from Qtrax:
the Joshua Tree | U2
www.qtrax.net.au/joshua-tree

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/u2

some other CD stuff you may like:
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/CDcoverGrfx

Jacob's Ladder | Wikipedia

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/•JacobsLadder
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It was pretty amazing that back in March, U2 played in Somerville, Massachusetts. They were wanting to do a practice for their upcoming World Tour....and did at the Somerville Theater. Really incredible. They even went across the street afterwards for a beer.

YouTube Magnificent | U2 - Live at Somerville Theatre

Years ago (1980) a local radio station, WBCN, would have live shows from the Paradise Theater. They often promote local bands, and on ocassion get some well know names to come perform.

Anywho, at the time U2 was not at all known in the US, but the program director knew of them, and booked them for the show. Well, they stole the show, and become so incredibly popular that they were heard almost continuously on the radio station. Carter Alan, the program director, would go on to write two biographies of the group...
www.atu2.com/news/article.src?ID=4920

Ever since, the band has had a bit of a soft spot for Boston, and everyone here is quite happy for that. One of my all time favorite groups, and a treat to see.
www.wbcn.com/pages/3975141.php?

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Light Effect work from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation...

2009-07-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

Using the different light effect blending modes within PhotoShop allows you to blend images into each other very well. The light blending modes most often used include screen, multiply, darken, and lighten. They are found at the top drop down menu for each layer within the Layer Pallette window. Here is a link that will bring up some examples for you at flickr:

Light Effect editing | flickr.com

Each of those from the above link will have descriptions from the various posters who did the work. Just click the images to view them. Below are some additional pieces from a few of the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation members at flickr. I hope you enjoy them...

These are from gwennie2006 at flickr:

U2 | Ultraviolet (light my way) • YouTube
one | Mary J. Blige, featuring Bono Grammys 2006 • YouTube

CDcoverGrfx | flickr HiveMind • In order of popularity

gwennie2006 | flickr Widget requires Flash Player 9 or better.

gwennie2006 | stairway2heaven...

A couple from GrfxDziner at flickr:

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Some from HiltonFan at flickr:

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Deanna Cremin Murder investigation UPDATE:
I also wanted to mention about the Deanna Cremin murder of March 29, 1995 in Somerrville Massachusetts, that her Mom, Katherine Cremin has received some more NEW information in the past week. The Somerville Police and Detectives are working very hard on this, as is the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. They are very, very close to solving this. If anyone has any information...ANYthing at all... regarding Deanna Cremin and/or the night of March29, 1995 behind the elderly housing project at 125 Jaques Street in Somerville, MA....Please get in touch with the Somerville Police at 617-625-1600. There is still a $20,000.00 dollar reward for the information that leads to an areest and conviction of her killer.....

"The dead cannot cry out for Justice;
it is a duty of the living to do so for them"
- Lois McMaster Bujold

A Mother's Quest for Justice...July 27, 2006.
from JusticeforDeanna at YouTube:

Here are the Newspaper articles......
| Articles on Deanna Cremin murder.
Somerville, MA

From 1995......

More recent articles (from 2005)...

...Just click the thumbnails to see the full size article.
Thank you all again very much!

flickr HiveMind • 4Deanna search, in recent order

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aired on Fox25 News
by, Bob Ward
Saturday, November 11, 2008:

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

gwennie2006 | the Power of Art...

2009-07-25T04:45:00.000-07:00

Here is gwennie2006's Food for Thought set at flickr:

gwennie2006 | flickr Widget requires Flash Player 9 or better.

gwennie2006 | Food for Thought...

You can also use gwennie's tags to find stuff...
www.flickr.com/photos/GrfxDziner/tags/

the Power of Art...an Introduction
from gwennie2006:

UPDATED 7-31-2009: The PDFs are all coming back.
This full section is Available now :)

Automatic Download of 8-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
Introduction | the Power of Art | 44 MB PDF file • GrfxDziner.com

We have added links throughout the PDF files, so it will be more helpful to you.

Examples | Photo/Graphic Art • flickr.com

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Resolution & Perspective Intro...
from gwennie2006:

Examples | 1 Point Perspective • flickr.com
Examples | 2 Point Perspective • flickr.com

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Robert Mapplethorpe | The many influences of form...
from gwennie2006:

Examples | Robert Maplethorpe • flickr.com

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Herb Ritts | The many influences of form...
from gwennie2006:

Examples | Herb Ritts • flickr.com

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Annie Leibovitz | The many influences of form...
from gwennie2006:

Here is the link for the interview I refer to on this page in this section.
foto TAPETA | Interview with Annie Leibovitz

Examples | Annie Leibovitz • flickr.com

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Bruce Weber | The many influences of form...
from gwennie2006:

Examples | Bruce Weber • flickr.com

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Function of Form | Patterns in Nature
from gwennie2006:

Examples | Patterns in Nature • flickr.com

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The Eye of a Designer....from gwennie2006:
Part One...Where to begin to look:

Examples | Billboard Design • flickr.com

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The Eye of a Designer....from gwennie2006:
Part Two...Finding the Right Angle:

Examples | Distort Function • flickr.com

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The Eye of a Designer....from gwennie2006:
Part Three...Bigger is Better:

Examples | Sky Effect • flickr.com
Examples | Blur Effect • flickr.com
Examples | Light Effect • flickr.com
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The Eye of a Designer....from gwennie2006:
Part Four...What is Typography?

Examples | Commercial Typography • flickr.com
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The Eye of a Designer....from gwennie2006:
Part Five...What is Your Type?

Examples | •Typography • flickr.com
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Function of Form | Portraiture
Part One from gwennie2006:

Examples | DCMemorialFoundation Portrait • flickr.com
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Function of Form | Portraiture
Part Two from gwennie2006:

Examples | DCMemorialFoundation Woman • flickr.com
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Function of Form | Portraiture
Part Three from gwennie2006:

Examples | PenTool • flickr.com
Examples | Blonde Ambition • flickr.com
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Just click the thumbnail for larger sizes. Have gwennie2006 add you as a friend to give you access to all the pages and other stuff too.

Read thru each section first, and all kinds of links have been included...so you can follow the tutorial exactly how I did it. When you click any page, there will be the full section included in the comments. This way you do not have to keep going back and forth. As always, if you have any questions, please ask.

flickr HiveMind | World's Most Popular Photos • Power of Art

More PDFs for each section coming in a short time :)

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aired on Fox25 News
by, Bob Ward
Saturday, November 11, 2008:

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

GrfxDziner | the Feather model...

2009-06-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

gwennie2006 | flickr Widget requires Flash Player 9 or better.

gwennie2006 | Light Effects Filter

Be sure to check out some other blogs from the
Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation for Creative Learning:

Fields of Gold...
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxDziner:
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/05/fields-of-gold.html

GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxzDziner:
Light Effect work from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation...
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/07/light-effect-work-from-deanna-cremin.html

from Flower to Fire...
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxDziner:
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/04/from-flower-to-fire.html

...and you can download the introduction section to gwennie2006's the Power of Art:
Automatic Download of 8-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
Introduction | the Power of Art | 44 MB PDF file • GrfxDziner.com

We have added links throughout the PDF files, so it will be more helpful to you.

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aired on Fox25 News
by, Bob Ward
Saturday, November 11, 2008:

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

stairway 2 heaven...and it makes me wonder...

2009-06-04T05:22:00.000-07:00

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fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/GrfxDzinercom/Recent

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/CDcoverGrfx/
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/stairway2heaven/

... the flickr slideshow of that set from gwennie2006:
www.flickr.com/photos/GrfxDziner/sets/72157614808449616/show

...the high resolution stairway2heaven | GrfxDziner.com:
www.GrfxDziner.com/HelpDeannaCremin1.html

| Articles on Deanna Cremin murder. Somerville, MA

| Unsolved:Justice For Deana Cremin. Fox25 News' Bob Ward, gives detail accounts of what took place the night of March 29, 1995. Advances in forensic detective work has allowed for more evidence to surface.

"We are hopeful with the advances in forensic evidence....We also need some witness information on this case.."

Martha Coakley, Middlesex County District Attorney

Please Help Deanna Cremin | Google™ Search

DC Memorial Foundation | Google™ Search
Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation | Google™ Image Search
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Please Help!

Please help Deanna Cremin
• Google™ search. Thank you!

Her Family and Friends miss her so much!

Stairway to Heaven...

March for Justice...callin' all you Angels.
from FriendsofDeanna at YouTube:

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/SomervilleMA
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/4Deanna/Recent/

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aired on Fox25 News
by, Bob Ward
Saturday, November 11, 2008:

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Huey [edited] by GrfxDziner at flickr.com

2009-05-29T09:57:00.000-07:00

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/Obama
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/Reuters
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/Obama,Reuters/

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/DCMemorialFoundation/
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/DCMemorialFoundation/Recent

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/Eschuela
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• Bigger Better
• Magnetic Lasso Tool • gwennie2006
• Magnetic Lasso Tool • Examples and stuff.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=11498259@N03&q=stars&m=text

This is for the Fix My Pic Please group.
From a very inspiring original by JuanCarlo'sLife titled,
Trying to be a teacher for 1 day.

Here is a link to the original from JuanCarlo'sLife:

I thought this was such an awesome photo. The expression and look in the child's eyes is truly amazing. JuanCarlo'sLife, you have definitely captured this young man's imagination and intrigue. In my opinion that is what teaching is all about. It is funny, as we grow and look back on our entire life, there are typically just a few instances that stand out...things that made a difference. I would think as this child grows and becomes a man, he will never forget this day you spent with him, and helped him as well. He is studying you, and enjoying every minute of it. I applaud you for your generous spirit of volunteering your time...and it seems you enjoy it very much too. You are the essence of a true teacher.

On this fix I used the magnetic lasso tool and selected out the subjects. I copied them to a new layer, and touched up the edges some with the airbrush eraser tool. I added some images, from gwennie2006's tutorial...the Bigger is Better section. It was okay, and I was sent the originals to work from. There is a section of gwennie's tutorials that is all about inspiration, and I kinda thought it fit in well with your image.

I used some of her Mickey Mouse drawings on a multiplier mode layer and blended them with a normal layer to try and have the imagery coming out of the background. I really appreciate your letting me work on your photo, JuanCarlo'sLife, and I think it is wonderful how you have brightened someone's day:)

Here are links to the full section from gwennie2006.......
Just click the thumbnails to go to the flickr page for larger sizes.

The Eye of a Designer....
Part One...Bigger is Better:

I have started to put back some PDF files. This one has some new added links you can click from the downlaoded PDF...
www.GrfxDziner.com/lessons/DesignEye3FULL.PDF
^Note: File will download to your computer when you click the link. 19.9MB file.

The Eye of a Designer....
Part Three...Where to begin to look:

PDFs to come

Leonard P. Zakim • New York Times
Leonard Zakim • Learn To Question.com
Leonard Zakim Memorial Bridge • A prized jewel in Boston, Massachusetts
Lenny's Story • Cancer and the Quality of Life
Leonard P. Zakim • Wikipedia

Fields of Gold...

2009-05-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

suite101.com | My Sergei: a Love Story...
the story of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov

...May he rest in peace.

field2 • flickr.com:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grfxdziner/2937708419/

field2 • flickriver.com:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/46783253@N00/2937708419/

Sets gwennie2006 • flickriver.com:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/grfxdziner/sets/
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skyEffect gwennie2006 • flickriver.com:
(all images from gwennie2006 that are tagged with "skyEffect"...and shown in a long river in order of popularity...)
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/grfxdziner/tags/skyEffect/

skyEffect gwennie2006 • flickriver.com:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/grfxdziner/tags/lightEffect/

skyEffect gwennie2006 • flickriver.com:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/grfxdziner/tags/•Lesson2/

...and these may help you some with the sky effect stuff...

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/SkyEffect/

...and this tutorial fro gwennie2006 talks about the sky effect in photo editing...

Lesson 2B: the Polygonal Lasso Tool:

...just click the thumbnails to open the page at flickr for larger sizes to view/download.

gwennie2006 | flickr Widget requires Flash Player 9 or better.

gwennie2006 | Lighting Effects Filter...

flickr HiveMind: Search | Annie Leibovitz
flickr HiveMind: Search | Annie

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/MyFoxBoston/Recent

Stars & Stripes...

2009-05-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Stars & Stripes
featured in a past article from NowPublic.com:
Here is the story...
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/hillary-clinton-secretary-state-bill-clinton-liability

..and the image at NowPublic.com:
www.nowpublic.com/np-1-338413

Stars & Strips was also featured on the PositivelyBarack site last Year on Memorial Day Weekend...
www.PositivelyBarack.com/2008/05/25/happy-memorial-day-weekend/
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Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation Yahoo!™ Search
Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation Yahoo!™ mage Search

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/SomervilleMA
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/SomervilleMassachusetts/
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/DCMemorialFoundation/Recent

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”
–President John F. Kennedy

September 12, 1962. Rice University, Houston, Texas:
For text of the entire speech:
apolloalliance.org/about/why-do-we-call-it-the-apollo-all...

...and an older one with some videos:
er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm

...a brief portion of the speech fro Rice University, Houston, Texas.
September 12, 1962:

America Alyssa, and featuring Jon Bon Jovi
www.GrfxDziner.com/HelpDeannaCremin2.html

...and the previous version, so you can see some of the changes....
www.GrfxDziner.com/HelpDeannaCremin3.html

For the full Text of John F. Kennedy's speech:
apolloalliance.org/about/why-do-we-call-it-the-apollo-all...

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The Eye of a Designer....
Part One...Where to begin to look:

Leonard P. Zakim • New York Times
Leonard Zakim • Learn To Question.com
Leonard Zakim Memorial Bridge • A prized jewel in Boston, Massachusetts
Lenny's Story • Cancer and the Quality of Life
Leonard P. Zakim • Wikipedia

The Eye of a Designer....
Part Three...Bigger is Better:

PDF download 19.9 MB file:
www.GrfxDziner.com/lessons/DesignEye3FULL.PDF
...click on the photos in that PDF, some links have been added.

...Search "stars" for GrfxDziner @ flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=stars&w=11498259%40N03

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Stairway to Heaven GrfxDziner.com
| Articles on Deanna Cremin... Somerville, MA

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Justice for Deanna Cremin
the UnSolved Murder of Deanna Cremin...
aired on Fox25 News
by, Investigator/Reporter Bob Ward...
Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!!

very much!

flickr HiveMind | MyFoxBoston (recent uploads)
http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/4Deanna/Recent

Red sky at night...

2009-04-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

GrfxDziner | fork2

fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/SkyEffect/
fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/Deanna,Cremin/
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This is for the Fix My Pic Please group.
From an original by Umbra Letum titled, At the fork in the river.
...and part of the monthly before and after forum...
Photo fixes October 2008:
www.flickr.com/groups/FixMyPicPlease/discuss/721576076272...

...and also included in this discussion thread from the
Nikon Digital Learning Center:Assignment...Fall Color
www.flickr.com/groups/NikonDigitalLearningCenter/discuss/...
(dial-up warning - long thread w/images)

Here is a link to the original from Umbra Letum:

www.flickr.com/photos/59197977@N00/2061295154/in/pool-404...

I loved the colors of the landscape in this photo, and thought I would rework the sky some. I used the lasso tool with a very strong feather on the original size image to select portions and add just a bit of contrast. I then added some sections of new sky from a couple other images...again using the lasso tool to select the portions.

I had these as regular mode layers and soft light mode layers and different amounts of opacity. Thank you Umbra Letum for letting me work on your wonderful photo.

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I used the Pen Tool to isolate and select the subject. The versatility and precision of the Pen Tool allow for any possible selection. It will create the smoothest and most gentle curves. The paths that are created ar in turn used for selection work. I can simply and quickly modify the selection by expansion, contraction, etc....feather it a bit, and then use the selection to trap against the edge of the subject. I can then easily use the airbrush eraser to give the edge any amount of softness I desier. The Pen Tool is a very crisp line, but with some easy adjustment, and edge is possible.

I also used the Sky Effect technique to add in a new sky where there once was non. This is prettys simple, especially once the subject is isolated. Just add the sky on a new layer, and apply as one of the Light Blending modes....such as Screen, Multiply, Soft Light, Hard Light, etc. Blending multiple times with some softe feather work will allow for a complex sky too. On the featured image I created some spheres and this too was on multiple layers, some of which were the light blending modes.

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Here is some info on the Sky Effect...
www.flickr.com/photos/GrfxDziner/2823116712/#comment72157...
...and the Pen Tool...
www.flickr.com/photos/GrfxDziner/2509280338/#comment72157...

Automatic Download of 3-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
www.GrfxDziner.com/lessons/Lesson4AFULL.PDF

Automatic Download of 4-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
www.GrfxDziner.com/lessons/Lesson4BFULL.PDF

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from Flower to Fire

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the Feather Model Project...
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxDziner:
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/06/grfxdziner-feather-model.html

Fields of Gold...
GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxDziner:
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/05/fields-of-gold.html

GrfxDziner.com | Blogger GrfxzDziner:
Light Effect work from the Deanna Cremin Memorial Foundation...
http://GrfxDziner.blogspot.com/2009/07/light-effect-work-from-deanna-cremin.html

...and you can download the introduction section to gwennie2006" the Power of Art:
Automatic Download of 8-Page tutorial in .PDF format:
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We have added links throughout the PDF files, so it will be more helpful to you.

This is for the Fix My Pic Please group.

From a beautiful original by Jenny Romney titled, Peach Blossom.
...also part of a discussion from the Photoshop Elelements group...
Show us what you got...flower:
www.flickr.com/groups/pse/discuss/72157607202140886/

Here is a link to initial version I did too:

Here is a link to the original by Jenny Romney:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennyromney/299958002

I first added some petals to fill out the flower a little. I did this with the same colors as the original. I then tried to add some light from behind at the base of the flower petals. I used a strong yellow spotlight. I darkened away from the light. I am also trying a more vertical and symmetrical version. Thank you so much Jenny1 Your flower pictures are so beautiful!!.

I used the Pen Tool to select the edges of the flower. This too alo allowed me to select portions that I needed to cover bare spots with. Once the flower was isolated on its own layer, I could make quick selection of portions using the regular lasso tool with adjusted feathering. I pushed the contrast a bunch to help exagerrate the colors.

...then...
I used the initial touched up version I had created earlier and mirrored it once I had rotated it. I used it on several layers, applying contrast and brightnes to selected areas. I defined the edge of the clouds and deleted this from the layer with the symmetrical flower. I softened this edge in different areas using the eraser with a large airbrush. I mirrored a foreground shot in specific areas and lit the top edge some. Flattened and applied a lens flare. I actually also did this under the cloud with less flare just before I flattened the image. By using the lense flare at two different strengths and being cropped by the edge of the cloud tends to give the image some added depth, I thought.

Thank you so much jennyromney for letting me work on your beautiful image!!

Here is a link for some
Tutorials using the Pen Tool:
Lesson 4A: Introduction to the Pen Tool:

Click the thumbnail for larger sizes.

Here are all of the pages for the second section.
Lesson 4B: Mastering the Pen Tool:

Just click the thumbnail for larger sizes. Have me add you as a friend to give you access to all the pages and other stuff too.

These links will bring up the support files, as well as a couple examples too:
Search Lesson 4A • Introduction to the Pen Tool
Search Lesson 4B • Mastering the Pen Tool

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Saturday, November 11, 2006 (5PM; 6PM; 10PM; 11PM) - Thank You!! very much!

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