Photography Stock | Pink Flowers in Spring

(Photography Stock) Pink Flowers in Spring

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Rules of Stock

• feel free to use, just remember to credit. thank you very much & enjoy!
• if you do happen to use, please comment & link, i would love to see your work

Photography Stock | Baby Geese Close Up Shots

(Photography Stock) Baby Geese Close Up Shots

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Rules of Stock

• feel free to use, just remember to credit. thank you very much & enjoy!
• if you do happen to use, please comment & link, i would love to see your work

So cute & fluffy! I was lucky to get such close up shots.

Photoshop Tutorial | Watercolor Splash Effect

Watercolor Splash Effect Tutorial

Level : Intermediate 

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When choosing an image, look for images with a white background or preferably already in png form. This will be more convenient as we go along.

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How to make something like this: 

From a normal picture like this

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Another example:

(nana from after school)

Let's beginning:

You can either follow along and download the pictures i use or use your own resources

Okay i am going to start with this picture of Krystal.

after re-sizing it looks like this

Image > Adjustments > Threshold

I set my threshold level at (181) but every picture needs a different level. You want to adjust the level until the person's features are well defined in black.

For lighter images, adjust more towards the right

Here is how mine looks now:

Next i will be using this purple watercolor texture:

Copy & Paste this over the image you are working with

then set it's mode to "lighten"

This is what mine looks like now

You can move it around if you'd like. I moved mine, so the head looks a bit chipped off which turns out to add to the watercolor illusion nicely.

Then copy & paste this lovely rainbow texture on to your picture

set it's mode to "lighten"

i moved mine towards the top & erased bits on the bottom

to get this:

Next add this canvas texture

Set it to "multiply"

then

image > adjustments > hue & saturation

optional:

i lowered the saturation

& increased the light

only because i feel that the grey color is too strong

current result:

Next, i'm going too add a few more watercolor textures

to make the picture more colorful

Do the same with them as above.

(Copy + Paste, Mode --> Lighten)

Try moving them around, 

erasing bits

playing with hues & levels

Product so far:

Now i'm going to Copy & Paste

this file

Then change its layer mode to

"Darken"

but, the face is now covered with little marks

which is cumbersome to the eyes

& a bit crowded

so, i am going to take a 

"soft tip brush"

and lightly erase

the marks on the face

then i'm going to change

the 

hue & saturation 

(image > adjustments >hue & saturation)

and make the marks a more purple hue

this way, the colors aren't contrasting

we are pretty much done

minus a few final touches

(optional of course, but i prefer to make some minor tweaks)

i'm going to smart sharpen the 

amount: 42

radius: .7

and add a 

black & white gradient,

fade it (edit > fade gradient map)

mode: soft light

opacity: 58

and finally

selective color

here is my final result:

In my opinion, this is a quick & easy way to achieve an artsy effect on a photo.

Side note!

And if you have Topaz Clean, you can make it look even nicer

for example:

after topaz

Thank you for reading! Good luck with your editing! 

Photoshop Tutorial | Removing Watermarks

Removing Watermarks (Without Cropping)

Yes. Watermarks. About one of the most annoying little things that always happen to get in your way when you are editing a photo.

But removing them actually turns out to be a lot simpler than it sounds (luckily for us).

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Here is the photo i will be starting with:

Suzy Bae (from the korean girl group missA, or my dearest maknae bby) 

As you can see, there is a big nuisance of a watermark in the bottom right.

So to get rid of this watermark (without cropping!)  we first need to start with the "spot healing brush tool". Which is seven down on your tool panel at the far left and looks like a bandage.

You can adjust the size, hardness, and spacing to your liking. Or just do what i do, and go with the default settings.

Click on that.

Next, zoom in on your watermark. 

And make light clicks around the watermark. 

The principle of the "Spot Healing Brush" is simple. It replaces the mark/object/blemish you want to get rid of with the background behind it. 

Its one of my favorite tools, but definitely nowhere near perfect. Sometimes you may have to click a few times at the same spot to get the result you want.

Here are some tips to consider:

1) When working with a close-to solid color in the background (ex: skin, sky, ground) you may drag the brush around & it will work fine. Not so much on an uneven surface however.

2) If you are working with "delicate" areas in which you do not want to disturb the background. Try making your brush head smaller, zooming in, and clicking on the desired areas you want to change.  

3) The "Spot Healing Brush", similiarly to the clone tool, is one of the most frustrating yet useful tools of Photoshop. Something to keep in mind.

Here is my result:

Its a little blotchy but it works. And plus, when you add your coloring, it's harder to notice the imperfections.

I spent around 5 minutes on this, but if you dedicate more time & effort, you can achieve a more flawless looking watermark-removed-pictures.

Here is my final result + a quick coloring:

This is one i did previously in the past (& spent more time on)

As you can see, you wouldn't have guessed there was a watermark in the first place.

I hope this was helpful and thank you for reading! If there is any confusions, feel free to drop a question below.

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Photoshop Tutorial | Enhancing Colors with Photoshop

Here is the photo i will be using for this tutorial:

(I just had a photo shoot the other day with a couple of friends. We made fake blood and let me just say that playing with [fake] blood is funner than you would think.)

Let's begin:

(remember, pictures vary, so adjust to your own preferences when needed) 

1)  Open up your file on photoshop

2)  Images > Adjustments > Gradient Map

     choose the black & white gradient - if you do not have one, create your own by double clicking the      "color stops"  on each side of the gradient and changing them to black and white.

     your image should be in black & white right now

     feel free to adjust the color stops to your liking 

    if you want your picture to be darker, move the black color stop closer to the middle

    if you want your picture to be lighter, move the white color stop closer to the middle

    Hit okay.

3) Edit > Fade Gradient Map 

   set the mode to soft light (overlay works as well, but provides a darker effect)

   adjust the opacity to your liking 

     Hit okay.

4) Images > Adjustments > Selective Color

  this is where you have to work based on your chosen picture

  for mine, i want to enhance the red and green colors

  so i will select:

                     colors: red

                     increase the black % (to give the red more contrast)

                     increase the yellow % (to give the red a glow)

                     decrease the cyan %  (to lighten the red)

my picture now looks like this:

now we are going to work on the greens

 so i will select:

                     colors: green

                     increase the black % (all the way to 100%)

                     increase the yellow % (all the way to 100%)

                     increase the cyan %  (all the way to 100%)

                     decrease the magenta % (all the way to -100%)

this is what my picture looks like now

as you can see, the green + red is much more brighter and vivid than before

     Hit okay.

5) Images > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation

    

   find the box where it reads "master"

   scroll down & select the color you want to focus on

   for my picture, this is still red and green

   for the reds:

   i will increase the saturation level (+28)

   and decrease the lightness (-16)

  for the greens: 

   i will increase the saturation level (+30)

     Hit okay.

6) Images > Adjustments > Vibrance

   increase your vibrance (i increased mine to 100%)

     Hit okay.

7) Images > Adjustments > Curves

  play with curves to your liking

  

  for me:

            output: 39

            input: 34

 (this lightened the image)

now this is what it looks like

     Hit okay.

7) Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen

for me:

            amount: 79%

            radius: .07 px

     Hit okay.

So, we went from 

this

to this

other things you can do are:

                                           Images > Adjustments > Levels

                                           Images > Adjustments > Color Balance

I hope that helps! :) 

My Year so Far [In Photos ]

Hi guys. Recently i've been hesitant on posting. I can't seem to find the perfect start to this blog but after some reflections, i settled with this.

My year so far [in photos]. A lot of times, its hard to put into words what exactly i want to say.

Because of this, i'm grateful for photography, which speaks for me - like a mouthpiece. My emotions are weaving into each and every shot and through them, i hope you can understand my roller coaster of complexity and simplicity.

{ January }

The year begins with a bokeh. An appreciation for focus.

And falling in love with details. (as well as a lusting for a Canon camera}

{ February }

me abusing emily dickinson's poetry book to express my own little 3d poem

{ March }

the moment when my little bro, Nathan, became my prized model

{ April}

a determination to learn how to paint. but for now i'll just play pretend

and an obsession with flowers & their proper funeral burials

{ May}

when i actually started to notice the short lifespan of spring flowers
and the little bruises that formed on my heart because of that

and after seeing beautiful & delicious cake
she cried with determination "i will learn how to bake & make cakes pretty"

                         

                                    { June}

                            

thanks to my friend's sacrifice (risking death by rounding up geese)
 i was able to take this adorable photo 

                            & more to come as the year goes on!

                            Thank you for reading!