Photoshop my car photo!

[smoke665]

probably should've payed attention in Photoshop class instead of goofing off. Hahaha.

No classes, self taught. Thought about taking some, just never had the opportunity.

 

[qmr55]

love (which helped make sense of the shadow on the hood)

But not the light pole and transformer on the hood.

Shhhh it was time for bed!

 

[gk fotografie]

So I took this photo of this really beautiful convertible Dodge Challenger parked on the street. It's by no means the best photo in the world but I kind of like it. However, I am very annoyed with the background. Just too busy for me. There wasn't much that I could do unfortunately.

Not all the time in the world today...
(I really think you need to start learning some creative editing because it's fun!)

 

[nerwin]

So I took this photo of this really beautiful convertible Dodge Challenger parked on the street. It's by no means the best photo in the world but I kind of like it. However, I am very annoyed with the background. Just too busy for me. There wasn't much that I could do unfortunately.

Not all the time in the world today...
(I really think you need to start learning some creative editing because it's fun!)

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Yeah...composite stuff just isn't my cup of tea but I really enjoy looking it. It's quite fun. But it's not something that I would like to do.

 

[smoke665]

Yeah...composite stuff just isn't my cup of tea but I really enjoy looking it. It's quite fun. But it's not something that I would like to do.

But it's something you need to learn because there are so many things that you can apply to your everyday editing skills. Things like selection, masks, gradients, layer modes, burning, dodging, hue adjustments, the list goes on an on. I learn by doing, composites are a fun way of doing and learning at the same time.The cool thing about PS is that there are multiple was of doing things, the hard part is recognizing the right way for the image you are working in.

 

[nerwin]

Yeah...composite stuff just isn't my cup of tea but I really enjoy looking it. It's quite fun. But it's not something that I would like to do.

But it's something you need to learn because there are so many things that you can apply to your everyday editing skills. Things like selection, masks, gradients, layer modes, burning, dodging, hue adjustments, the list goes on an on. I learn by doing, composites are a fun way of doing and learning at the same time.The cool thing about PS is that there are multiple was of doing things, the hard part is recognizing the right way for the image you are working in.

Sounds like a headache. That's why I got away from programming and web design haha. It hurt my brain at times.

 

[smoke665]

Not all the time in the world today

I like the feeling of motion with the horizontal rays on either side. Did you add these or were they in the background image?

 

[smoke665]

Sounds like a headache.

Does me to when I try to read a boring manual. That's why I learn faster by doing little fun projects like this. I had been avoiding using the new Refine Masks option. Now I'm up to speed and will use it in the future. Putting the moon and rays "behind" the clouds and trees gave me a much better understanding of use of sliders in Layer Blending mode options.

 

[nerwin]

Sounds like a headache.

Does me to when I try to read a boring manual. That's why I learn faster by doing little fun projects like this. I had been avoiding using the new Refine Masks option. Now I'm up to speed and will use it in the future. Putting the moon and rays "behind" the clouds and trees gave me a much better understanding of use of sliders in Layer Blending mode options.

The biggest issue for me is looking at the computer monitor. After a while, my eyes start to play tricks and I start to irritated. That's was one of the main reason for getting away from programing and web design. The line after line after line of code was making me sick after a while haha.

 

[smoke665]

@nerwin I could never be a programmer either. My oldest son lives in a binary world, first as a programmer, and now as the IT manager for a large federal court. He loves it but to him everything is black or white no in between. His eyes glaze over when you try to explain tonal changes.

 

[snowbear119 51]

Even though I look a screen all day (well, four of them), I still have to work with colors, sometimes with very subtle differences. That's one of the reasons I like what I do.

 

[qmr55]

I spend most of my day in illustrator so messing with photoshop sometimes at night keeps those skills up to date.

 

[Peeb75 3]

 

[nerwin]

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My brain is itching. What exactly is that?

 

[Peeb75 3]

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My brain is itching. What exactly is that?

Ha ha! It's a windmill shot at night (maybe a 20 second exposure). The motion would have totally blurred out the blades but the red flashing beacon came on and illuminated them enough to show just a bit!