Monday, January 31, 2011

Photo Repair

A guy posted on Reddit asking if anyone could help fix this photo of his father and grandfather, so I thought I'd take a crack at it.

It's not perfect, and it took much longer than I thought it would...but I'm quite pleased and proud of the results.

A lot of clone stamping, spot healing, and patch tool. As well as a couple of adjustment layers (brightness/contrast, levels). I also turned it into a black and white to get more detail and add contrast.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Big Wave Tutorial


I made this in Photoshop today, using a tutorial at this link.

It probably took me about an hour or so to make this. I had to improvise a couple of parts with the stock photos, but I'm pretty happy with it overall. It was fun.

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I'm going to try to start using this again. It's probably going to be Photoshop-heavy at first, but I'm hoping to have some new photos soon.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Artist Emulation - Bill Atkinson

Bill Atkinson is a digital photographer, his primary focus being on nature. His interest in photography began at the age of ten, when he was given a subscription to "Arizona Highways" magazine. The periodical featured many nature photographs, which inspired Atkinson to attempt his own photos. Atikinson is also known as a valuable member of the Apple Macintosh development team from 1978 to 1990. Among the many projects he worked on, one of his most notable is the creation of the MacPaint application. As of 1996, Atikinson is a full-time photographer. Through his photographs, Atikinson attempts to "faithfully share his experiences" with others. Known for capturing intimate landscapes and close-up details, he has recently began exploring the details of cut and polished stones. However, for my emulation, I chose to focus on his photos of wildlife. These shots are typically either focused on an obvious subject or on an overall area, with a somewhat wider depth of field. The selection that I emulated were taken in various parts of the southeast of plants and trees similar to those in Alabama. Atkinson's photos were interesting to me because the colors really popped without being too bright or overwhelming. As I was taking my shots, I began to realize that there is more to Atkinson's photos than I first thought. While the shots seem somewhat simple in terms of composition, I actually had a hard time finding an intriguing composition. I realized that it really takes someone with a natural eye for that sort of thing to get a good shot. But towards the end of shooting my photos, I kind of started getting the hang of his style. I only ended up with a few good shots, but i think what I did get was a pretty valid attempt at Atkinson's style.

Atkinson's shots:


My Emulation Shots:


Friday, May 8, 2009

Red Flower

This is probably the best shot I got all day at Aldridge Gardens. This is a picture right by the entrance. I honestly didn't do much to this, just a slight adjustment and sharpened it.