I’ve often been asked about my process for tweaking photos. I thought I’d use one of my favorite photos and show how I took it from initial capture to final public display. I had forgotten how far I had taken this image from its initial capture.
As with all tools, there are many ways to accomplish the same thing. I found a set of techniques that work really well for taking a photo that doesn’t have the best light or isn’t shot at the perfect time of day and amping it up. You may have better or different techniques to accomplish similar things and I say to you things like, “Keep the hope alive.” And: “Awesome!”
I generally don’t like writing tutorials, because my assumptions about everything are usually wrong. In this case, I wanted to write a fairly straightforward tutorial, but after showing a draft to Heather, decided to rework it substantially, with more screenshots and better explanations of the steps. This is not a beginner tutorial for Photoshop. This is an advanced tutorial. I hope it doesn’t frustrate you or confuse you.
[Keep reading at Blurbomat]
This is a great tutorial. I even printed it out to try myself. I’ve been doing Photoshop editing for year, but had never tried to create a “Surreal” photo. And the way he explains the steps makes it easy to understand why he did, and what places you’d need to change to personalize it for yourself.
I’ve gotten a few great pictures over the years, and a few I think would work nicely for this effect. I’ll be sure to post one of my attempts in this thread.
Tags: DIY, Interesting, Photographs, Photography, Photoshop
