Show us your Photoshopping!

[TakemeThere 5,833]

Recently I spent many hours edited images in preparation for the now completely photoshop challenge. I posted some of these on my CJ and in a couple other forums but it occurred to me that it might be better to post these kinds of images together in a single thread. I did a search and looked back a dozen or so pages in the forums to double check but didn't come across any other similar threads(surprisingly), so I made this thread.

I'll start things off. Here's a several images I made as alternate entries for the photoshop challenge.

Coppermill

Frozen

Flow Reversal

Artistic Rendition

Imprint City

Le Blueprints


In the end I went with an image I call Portrait of a Chemical Plant which is probably my best photoshopping effort to date. (or is one of the others better?)



Anyhow lets see your photoshop/image editing at work both the subtle and the obvious. 

[_Michael 2,681]

I really like the Flow Reversal at Spaghetti Junction, something just clicks with that!

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

I love the image I created for a Christmas update. Took a while to add the individual lights on the building but it looks good and I was pleased with it. 

 

[schokoladeneis 1 193]

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Takingyouthere: In the end I went with an image I call Portrait of a Chemical Plant which is probably my best photoshopping effort to date. (or is one of the others better?)

Actually I like the 'Le Blueprints'-filter much more. It's simple not as noisy and confusing like the 'Portrait of a Chemical Plant'. Sometimes less is more.

[TakemeThere 5,833]

@Belfastsocrates That looks fantastic! And exactly the type of image I'd hope would be posted here.

@_Michael@schokoladeneis 1 Thanks for commenting, interesting to see how everyone has different tastes.

[sunda 64]

Very bom!

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

Artistic rendition immediately reminded me of Van Gough's Starry Night.   Interesting how it looks hand-painted.

[KCJC 367]

Hope you don't mind a few rather old images of mine.

These are some of the most photoshopped images I've ever done for a CJ, usually I just stick to subtle editing and tweaking of colors. My style usually emphasizes realism rather than the artistic nature of OP''s images.

If you're interested in seeing my usual editing for CJ images, you can check out my album of old pictures: https://imgur.com/a/OdXLE#32

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

[TakemeThere 5,833]

@2b2gbi Are you kinding me? Those photo's are spectacular! I'm amazed at how realistic they look, definitely more than worth showing again.

Could you tell me which program you used to make them. I use a couple different image editing programs, one of which is great for doing the mundane stuff like stitching images together and another for making the more artistic image modifications but none of them good for doing the kinds things you've shown. Not that I could do that anyways, but it would be nice to at least add simple stuff like clouds or rain to a scene.

@RandyE Good eye! They are of a very similar style.

@DavidDHetzel Thanks for sharing, that gas station is pretty cool do you remember where you got it from?

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

4 hours ago, Takingyouthere said:

@DavidDHetzel Thanks for sharing, that gas station is pretty cool do you remember where you got it from?

 

@Takingyouthere, you the second person to comment about the gas station. It's the old Bobbo Sheetz station many a person has been trying to find. I kind of got it "under the table" from another member here, but if its ok i may upload it to STEX if permission can be granted.

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

Another from me, made it nearly two years ago as part of a Remembrance Day update for Perseus. I could do better today but I still really like this one. 

[KCJC 367]

On 8/28/2016 at 2:17 AM, Takingyouthere said:

@2b2gbi Are you kinding me? Those photo's are spectacular! I'm amazed at how realistic they look, definitely more than worth showing again.

Could you tell me which program you used to make them. I use a couple different image editing programs, one of which is great for doing the mundane stuff like stitching images together and another for making the more artistic image modifications but none of them good for doing the kinds things you've shown. Not that I could do that anyways, but it would be nice to at least add simple stuff like clouds or rain to a scene.

I mostly use GIMP, which is basically a free, full-fledged image editing program in the vein of Photoshop. I have used Photoshop in the past but couldn't really justify the cost when the free alternative is good enough for me, even if it is a little less user-friendly.

If you want to know how to do anything specific shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can help you out.

[korver 27,685]

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

[TakemeThere 5,833]

Just some fun and funky edited pics that I thought about using for the cover photo of my last feature










Went with a normal image but it would be good to know if any of those effects were interesting.