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© Bobby R. Strange

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Uploaded: July 07, 2009

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Photo borrowed from BetterPhoto member Jodi M. Walsh for Phello Photographers Club.


Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Aimee C. Eisaman July 07, 2009

Looks like an old weathered memory! Interesting take on this image! :~) #1151071

Michael Kelly level-classic July 07, 2009

Good description Aimee - like an old photo left in an non acid free album untouched for many years. A fun and interesting interpretation. #7716085

Dale Hardin July 07, 2009

Nice "battle scarred" look Bobby. Never would have thought of that, but glad you did. #7716292

Bobby R. Strange July 07, 2009

Thanks all :) I appreciate the comments! It was a great photo to work with :) #7716295

Jodi M. Walsh July 08, 2009

hmm, i'm sorry. I thought I responded to this. I like the texture and love the lighting. #7720143

Anthony L. Mancuso July 08, 2009

Thats a cool old effect Bobby..can you fill us in on how you did it? #7720151

Bobby R. Strange July 08, 2009

Thanks Jodi and Anthony. I'll look back at the psd's tomorrow and see if I can remember what all I did. Too tired to think right now ...must...have...sleep! :) #7720178

Susan M. Reynolds level-addict July 09, 2009

Awesome job on the editing. I too would love to know how you did the old effects. It is wonderful!
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Bobby R. Strange July 09, 2009

Thanks, Susan! :) Ok ok, let's see what I can remember...

I started off with the sky. I lowered the overall brightness on the pic to see what the sky looked like. Turns out it was really pretty! So I used a layer mask to keep the sky darker. Then I used a gaussian blur to soften the sky because there were a lot of jpg artifacts floating around. It really helped.

Next I used the sponge tool to punch up the saturation on the parts of the pic I wanted...the sky...the grass...the water. Got them looking pretty :)

Then I started with my texture. I have a TON of textures, but for this one I used a basic old paper texture. I tried different blends, but turns out multiply looked best. Left the opacity at 100%. The paper layer was the top one.

Then I brightened the photo layer underneath the texture to bring it out because the paper layer darkened it quite a bit. I also played around with the saturation of the photo a bit more to bring it out...especially the blue in the sky and water.

Once I got the texture looking just right, I adjusted the color balance to get rid of the overall green cast.

After that it was just finishing touches. Dodging a little bit and burning around the edges to even out the vignette.

That's basically it :) #7722239

Susan M. Reynolds level-addict July 09, 2009

Thanks so much Bobby, I added these directions to my growing list of PS tutorials in my files!
~S~ #7722396

Bobby R. Strange July 09, 2009

You're welcome, Susan :) I'm sure there are a zillion ways to do it, but this is what works for me :) #7722400

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