Photo 1 - Original
Photo 1 - Fresco
I first did auto levels to even out everything. I figured I should start with it "just right" first. Then I applied the Fresco filter, which I forgot to write down the exact settings I ended up with, but I did play around with it quite a bit along with trying just about every filter and multiple layers, before I settled on this. I also went to Shadow/Highlights and fooled around with the numerous settings that can be adjusted . I might have gone a little to dark, but I like it. It gives me a feeling of nostalgia, like from the 20's or 30's, especially with the flags. I really like how it looks like a painting, which I see on the blog that it is not as visible as when I was in Photoshop. I also couldn't load my photos through the blogger this week and had to use Flickr so my photos are on Flickr if anyone wants to see them enlarged. I also cropped the photo to get rid of the excess grass in the foreground, and I like how it "moves" photo like you are standing right there; waiting for the waiter to come by with a glass of champagne.
Photo 2- Original
Photo 2 - Watercolor
Again, I first used auto levels, then applied the watercolors filter, played around with the settings, along with trying all the other filters. I also cropped this a little to make it seem straight(er). I love how both these filtered photos seem so alive, or like you could just step into the photo and be in that moment in time, whereas I do not get that feeling from the original two photos.
2 comments:
Lisa:
The effect on this really works. I particularly like the shade that the grass is it blends into the overall "value" of the colors throughout. Otherwise it kinda jumped out at me and isn't actually the focus of the photo at all!
Karen,
Yes, I played around with the darkening of the grass especially in the one with the chairs. This is one of the reasons that I chose the fresco and watercolors filter for each photo. I took the focus off the grass and back to the subjects.
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