Friday, February 20, 2009

Photoshop Experimentation

So, I recently became the proud owner of photoshop.  However, I also have little/no experience with the program.  So I've been fiddling around here and there, but never really worked on changing a photo.  While looking over my previous photo post, I decided that I really didn't like the one with the chairs - the background just seemed way too overexposed.  So using my meager skills, I tried to tweak the photo a bit.

But before we get started, here's a song that I really enjoy.  It's odd really - it's a full ten minutes without much variation to the melody, but I love it.  It may be the lyrics, but there's also a just certain quality about it.  So, here you go: Iron and Wine - the Trapeze Swinger.


This is the before picture:


This is the after picture.  The changes are meant to be subtle - but the sky is slightly bluer, and the colors of the forest aren't quite as washed out.  Unfortunately, there wasn't much I could do for the buildings in the background; they were so blown out there was nothing to salvage.


So you have all been witness to my first (and rather boring) photoshop project.  It may not seem like I accomplished much, but that literally took me a couple hours of work.   Hopefully soon I can be a bit more expedient with my photo edits, and post some more dramatic and interesting projects.

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