Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending

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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 20, 2017 17:52:11 GMT kathylee, ritage, and 3 more like this

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Post by Tpgettys on May 20, 2017 17:52:11 GMT

Good morning Photoshop Elements and More members! It's Saturday and time for a new Creative Effects Challenge!

It isn't exactly spring here, but it sure isn't winter either! The sun is waking me up earlier now, and night has lost its hold. Creative juices are thawing!

I have found several tutorials using a mask and the gradient tool to blend images together, but this short video tut (4.5 minutes) from Creative Cloth is special in that it succinctly offers some additional ideas to make your creation quite special: How to Blend Photos in Photoshop Elements

I didn't do everything she said; there are many decision-points that you can take or leave, but because it is so short you can experiment and quickly find what works for you and your image choices.

I am so looking forward to your creations; you are an artist!

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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 21, 2017 12:42:29 GMT kathylee, ritage, and 4 more like this

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Post by Lillias on May 21, 2017 12:42:29 GMT

BG from Rust Set 1 from Photoshop Artistry
Flower pic from pixabay
script from morguefile
Instead of using the Difference mode used in the video I chose Pin Light. Otherwise I followed the tut exactly.

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fotofrank Moderator Posts: 1,949 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 21, 2017 16:27:04 GMT kathylee, Sepiana, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fotofrank on May 21, 2017 16:27:04 GMT Here is my attempt - finished is ON1
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Tpgettys Administrator Posts: 3,946 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 21, 2017 17:15:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tpgettys on May 21, 2017 17:15:10 GMT Boy, you two set the starting bar pretty high! Excellent examples of this technique.
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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 21, 2017 19:44:40 GMT kathylee, Lillias, and 4 more like this

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Post by ritage on May 21, 2017 19:44:40 GMT

I followed the tutorial except for putting 2 images on the top layer and then covering the golden notes with the gradient and adding a gold frame.

Used the diamond gradient to get that shape.

All images from Pixabay.

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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 22, 2017 4:16:18 GMT kathylee, Berengaria, and 4 more like this

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Post by Sepiana on May 22, 2017 4:16:18 GMT

Background image -- texture by Lenabem-Anna J.
"This Old Shack" image -- from Pixabay (starter image, EP #67).
Text -- excerpt from Emerson's Nature essay (archive.org).

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blackmutt Senior Contributor Posts: 1,913 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 23, 2017 0:34:16 GMT kathylee, ritage, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by blackmutt on May 23, 2017 0:34:16 GMT I could see using this for cards! Really cool!!!! Love it. I used my photo but the texture from Lenabem-anna-j preview.ibb.co/dhbJfv/1.jpg
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fotofrank Moderator Posts: 1,949 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 23, 2017 3:55:35 GMT ritage, Lillias, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fotofrank on May 23, 2017 3:55:35 GMT Second Attempt...
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Tpgettys Administrator Posts: 3,946 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 23, 2017 4:39:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tpgettys on May 23, 2017 4:39:07 GMT I'm really liking these results; they are so interesting to look at! Even a good shot can sometimes be dismissed by a viewer as "documentation"; not these!
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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 23, 2017 16:04:07 GMT kathylee, Lillias, and 3 more like this

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Post by ritage on May 23, 2017 16:04:07 GMT

This workflow seems to be a way to imitate the BlendIf Mode of full Photoshop, which as far as I know was never made available in Elements.

The object of the BlendIf Mode basically is to make something transparent without obliterating its features. That is what this tut does as well.

Here I put the grapes behind the glass, then applied the gradient on the mask on the Glass layer, which made the grapes visible while preserving the light reflections and bubbles of the glass.

Lillias Moderator Posts: 5,930 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 23, 2017 16:47:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lillias on May 23, 2017 16:47:56 GMT Nice work Rita.
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ritage Senior Contributor Posts: 1,869 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending May 24, 2017 22:55:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ritage on May 24, 2017 22:55:52 GMT Thanks, BillieJean, the result was a surprise to me. Rita

Sydney Senior Contributor Posts: 1,727 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending Jun 26, 2017 10:02:11 GMT Sepiana, ritage, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sydney on Jun 26, 2017 10:02:11 GMT I hope there isn't an expiry date on this challenge!
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hmca Administrator Posts: 13,480 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending Jun 26, 2017 12:34:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hmca on Jun 26, 2017 12:34:38 GMT No expiration date Sydney ! We want our members to feel free to post from any of the past CE tuts. That's why we have this index. Beautiful combination of elements!
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Creative Effects Challenge No. 53 - Photo Blending

Post by Tpgettys on May 20, 2017 17:52:11 GMT

Post by Lillias on May 21, 2017 12:42:29 GMT

Post by fotofrank on May 21, 2017 16:27:04 GMT

Post by Tpgettys on May 21, 2017 17:15:10 GMT

Post by ritage on May 21, 2017 19:44:40 GMT

Post by Sepiana on May 22, 2017 4:16:18 GMT

Post by blackmutt on May 23, 2017 0:34:16 GMT

Post by fotofrank on May 23, 2017 3:55:35 GMT

Post by Tpgettys on May 23, 2017 4:39:07 GMT

Post by ritage on May 23, 2017 16:04:07 GMT

Post by Lillias on May 23, 2017 16:47:56 GMT

Post by ritage on May 24, 2017 22:55:52 GMT

Post by Sydney on Jun 26, 2017 10:02:11 GMT

Post by hmca on Jun 26, 2017 12:34:38 GMT