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Dec 3, 2012 21:56:54 #

moose19

nice ,like the 1st one for me

Dec 3, 2012 22:26:46 #

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Fred_Bear wrote:

Hi

Have been trying some effects/textures on my photographs. Any constructive comments welcome.

Thanks

Without looking at other people's comments, I'll just say that I like your effects. I don't know what your originals look like, but I've found that I can salvage a lot of my clunkers with effects in post-processing. I'm a lot less of a purist than I used to be, I guess because I realized my skills are limited! Plus it's fun to experiment and take your photos to a different level.

Dec 3, 2012 22:29:35 #

ioptfm Loc: Isle of Palms, SC

Great shots and final product is beutiful

Dec 4, 2012 00:17:35 #

xphotog1 Loc: Lubbock, TX

Fred_Bear wrote:

Hi

Have been trying some effects/textures on my photographs. Any constructive comments welcome.

Thanks

Nice work, Fred_Bear. Really like #1. Keep up the good work. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Al

Dec 4, 2012 00:20:59 #

medmasther

All three images are great. It would be interesting to see the first image using a black or dark border. It may make the body of the image "pop" a bit more. Really like the effect. All in all, good job Fred.

Dec 4, 2012 01:23:52 #

Trippmeister Loc: Los Gatos, CA

Good job, whatever you did :)

Dec 4, 2012 02:06:01 #

fantom Loc: Colorado

I am curious how you removed the sky in all three pix.
All three are very nice.

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Dec 4, 2012 03:06:50 #

pfinck Loc: California

Wow - You've created a water color effect, a pen and ink effect, and an oil painting effect quite nicely. I like #1 and #2 the best. I would hang those on my wall.

Dec 4, 2012 09:12:14 #

Moose Loc: North Carolina

At the bottom of Fred Bear's post is a link to his Flicker account. Go to that link and view his textured photos. He tells what he did. Doesn't say what software he used, but Topaz Adjust can do some of them. His photos are fantastic.

Dec 4, 2012 10:19:44 #

Moose Loc: North Carolina

After looking at Fred's images on Flickr, I played around with the Filters in Photoshop Elements and found several options that Fred may have used. Having a fantastic original image sure helps.

Dec 4, 2012 11:59:17 #

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Fred_Bear wrote:

Hi

Have been trying some effects/textures on my photographs. Any constructive comments welcome.

Thanks

I have been looking at Fred_Bear's flickr account. I would tend to say to everyone, stop asking Fred to tell what program he uses. He won't say, because his work is for sale. And, when an artist has a system, most of the time they will not impart the system for fear others will copy and try to sell their work. Right now Fred has the exclusive on his system, not that someone can't stumble on the program.
Rich

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Dec 4, 2012 12:43:01 #

fantom Loc: Colorado

Rich2236 wrote:

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All of these effects can be achieved in Photoshop (and I'm certain in other editors as well). You can experiment yourselves, which is fun and interesting, or go to a book called somethng like The WOW Book for CS4 or 6 or whatever. There is a DVD in the book which allows you to download the "actions" or steps used to produce similar effects. You still have a lot of control over the effects using these action scripts and can get a variety of looks to your photos. There is no mystery to this and I don't believe Mr Bear is trying to be evasive or hide anything. These are tools to use to enhance or manipulate your photos and some people use these tools better than others.

Dec 4, 2012 15:11:56 #