Old Gas Station - New Edit on an Older Image -
Dec 1, 2015 20:36:20 #
Travesty wrote:
1st of all, thanks you for all the comments and in... (show quote)
Hey Randy, good to see you. When you say you used a smoothing filter, is that something that's integrated into Gimp, or is it a plugin you added? I guess I'd ask the same question about the sandstone texture. I've had Gimp for quite a while but rarely use it because frankly I'm a bit intimidated by it. I love your processing and thank you for walking us through it.
Walt
Dec 1, 2015 20:55:45 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Thanks so much, Randy. How long were you in photography before you developed your particular style? And when you say "get lost in your editing," do you mean that the image speaks to you in a different way and takes your pp to a place you didn't originally envision?
Good question Linda, but I guess, what I refer to as my style is something that I am forever trying to improve on or experiment with.. I know what I like from the qualities of every image I have seen since the day I was born and look for ways to incorporate them into my photos.... I do have a certain look in mind when I 1st take a shot, but depending on my mood at the time I am working on it, it may change direction.. Sometimes things are just happy accidents...
Dec 1, 2015 20:58:06 #
minniev wrote:
Thanks so much for sharing. I want to make sure I understand what you mean by "pulling in (color) layers". I think I follow the rest of it, but that's the part that changed the lighting and made this image so interesting. I'm also interested in how you decided to do what you did with that part. That seems like a part of the process that I haven't figured out at all.
Basically it would mean creating a new layer of a particular color... Yellow for example and than slowly bleeding in the opacity of that layer until you like what you see.... I am not sure how much you are familiar with adding layers....
Dec 1, 2015 21:01:49 #
Whuff wrote:
Hey Randy, good to see you. When you say you used a smoothing filter, is that something that's integrated into Gimp, or is it a plugin you added? I guess I'd ask the same question about the sandstone texture. I've had Gimp for quite a while but rarely use it because frankly I'm a bit intimidated by it. I love your processing and thank you for walking us through it.
Walt
Walt
Walt, I guess it could be intimidating, but I learned by just playing with it... I should have clarified that yes, the smoothing was an add on called GMIC that has various effects and filters.... The texture layers could be an picture of anything bled into the existing image by layer opacity.. I said sandstone, but I may be wrong...
Texture photo I used
Dec 1, 2015 21:03:46 #
There are many tutorials online, certainly if you look for a specific one dealing with layers and textures...
Dec 1, 2015 21:04:37 #
minniev wrote:
This is a beautiful rendition. I've always admired your work and am so glad to have it here for discussion. Would you consider talking to us some about the processing? There is subtle color work involved, it seems, but also detail work. One of the end effects is that you have managed to alter/tone down the lighting of the scene convincingly through processing. Really nice.
:) Thank you so much Minnie... :)
Dec 1, 2015 21:05:19 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, Randy,
Good to see you. Here!
Your aims, re: painterly look and vintage feel ( with more than a little sense of desuetude) were laudable and have been very well accomplished.
A definitely superior result!
Now that you know the neighborhood, c'mon back soon.
Dave
Good to see you. Here!
Your aims, re: painterly look and vintage feel ( with more than a little sense of desuetude) were laudable and have been very well accomplished.
A definitely superior result!
Now that you know the neighborhood, c'mon back soon.
Dave
Thank you Dave :)
Dec 1, 2015 21:07:47 #
donrent wrote:
Hit an in-between adjust of the two....
1 is a little too dark for my taste...
1 is a little too dark for my taste...
Don, I appreciate you comment... The tones of my image reflect the mood I was setting... I add "mood" to many of my images through my PP...
Dec 1, 2015 21:09:51 #
This has been really educational and I hope to have the opportunity to learn more from you in the future! S-
Dec 1, 2015 21:22:03 #
St3v3M wrote:
This has been really educational and I hope to have the opportunity to learn more from you in the future! S-
:) Thank you Steve... I hope at least some of my explanation made sense to most of the Folks... If it did not make sense to some, I hope you experiment more...
Dec 1, 2015 21:25:42 #
Travesty wrote:
:) Thank you Steve... I hope at least some of my explanation made sense to most of the Folks... If it did not make sense to some, I hope you experiment more...
Experiment, always experiment! S-
Dec 1, 2015 22:02:59 #
Travesty wrote:
My attempt at giving a vintage feel and painterly look to an image I took last year....
Reminds me of "Life", "Look" and "Saturday Evening Post" school of illustration.
Dec 1, 2015 22:09:27 #
robertjerl wrote:
Reminds me of "Life", "Look" and "Saturday Evening Post" school of illustration.
It does have that 'printed' grain and grit. Nice catch! S-
Curious - does that hold any special meaning for you, and if so does it affect your opinion on the image?
Dec 1, 2015 22:25:55 #
St3v3M wrote:
It does have that 'printed' grain and grit. Nice catch! S-
Curious - does that hold any special meaning for you, and if so does it affect your opinion on the image?
Curious - does that hold any special meaning for you, and if so does it affect your opinion on the image?
I loved those magazines, one of the good parts of the Doctor or Dentist's office was the free reading. bought them and even a subscription at times when I could afford them. Their illustrations and photos were a tightly woven part of their articles. This would have gone with an article that had a dark feel to it. Hard times, fading memories of the past etc etc.
Dec 1, 2015 22:35:05 #
robertjerl wrote:
I loved those magazines, one of the good parts of the Doctor or Dentist's office was the free reading. bought them and even a subscription at times when I could afford them. Their illustrations and photos were a tightly woven part of their articles. This would have gone with an article that had a dark feel to it. Hard times, fading memories of the past etc etc.
Like music, there was a genre there that is hard to restore, but like all things we move on to a brighter future while we remember the past!
Thanks for sharing a ride down memory lane! S-
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