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How to do digital manipulation? <merged>

TYR -> · 2008-03-21 22:04:58

Hi. I've seen some pictures of digital manipulation that I like, and I would like to do it myself as backgrounds on my portraits/pictures, but I have no idea how to do it. I have photoshop 7 and photoshop elements 2.0. Any advise?

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Hi. I've seen some pictures of digital manipulation that I like, and I would like to do it myself as backgrounds on my portraits/pictures, but I have no idea how to do it. I have photoshop 7 and photoshop elements 2.0. Any advise?

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#2 21-03-2008 11:17pm
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We'd need to see what you were trying to do before I could tell you how to do it.

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#3 21-03-2008 11:37pm
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Something like this bakground?

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#4 21-03-2008 11:39pm
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http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=101370471&albumID=221756&imageID=8007831

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#5 21-03-2008 11:39pm
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http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=101370471&albumID=221756&imageID=11040473

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#6 21-03-2008 11:41pm
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TYR -> wrote: »

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=101370471&albumID=221756&imageID=8007831

Doesn't work unless you are logged in to myspace.

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#7 21-03-2008 11:55pm
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how do i upload the picture then into the reply?

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#8 22-03-2008 12:03am
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Check this out

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=55194002&postcount=23

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#9 22-03-2008 12:17am
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http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/2057258068/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/2046714745/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/955305514/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/592841778/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/513938122/

I really like the backgrounds in these pictures, and i wounder how you do that, because its something i would like to do myself. But i don't know what program to use, or how to.

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#10 22-03-2008 12:43am
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Looking at those pictures I would say that the kind of photoshop mastery needed goes far beyond what a normal photographer might use. (We do a bit of cropping, cloning etc. but nothing as substantial as drawing whole background in).

You might get more help in the Digital Design and Art forum:
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=356

Indeed some photography purists would frown on calling these pictures "photos" as there has been such heavy manipulation of the final image.

edit: oh and I guess that Photoshop is the programme you'll be looking for (it isn't cheap though). Or ACDPro perhaps?

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#11 22-03-2008 12:49am
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I have photoshop elements 2.0 and photoshop 7.0...

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#12 22-03-2008 12:52am
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Hi. I've seen some pictures of digital manipulation that I like, and I would like to do it myself as backgrounds on my portraits/pictures, but I have no idea how to do it. I have photoshop 7 and photoshop elements 2.0. Any advise?

Here is an example on some of the pictures, i really like the ackground in them.

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/2057258068/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/2046714745/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/955305514/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/592841778/

http://flickr.com/photos/wakenthedead/513938122/

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#13 22-03-2008 12:56am
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Wrong forum, btw.

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#14 22-03-2008 12:56am
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Hi tyr

that sort of work would be done in photoshop there is a digital art board out there somewhere more accurately here and they would talk about things like that more than a photography forum would

on a basic level you would get a whole pile of different images on different layers in photoshop you might get scans of things
there is alot of functionality in photoshop to control how the different layers interact and you would mese around with that.

I think its one of those things that you need to teach yourself. do the photoshop tutorials and start building up expertise to manipulate images stick images together

e. g. get a photograph of a friend and stick their head on a turkey! experiment with ways to make it look convincing (its fun and educational)
email them the results.

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#15 22-03-2008 12:58am
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TYR -> wrote: »

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\Photography\Other Peoples Photography\Diverse\l_a4c716e27ac0c6bdff1114a055180b03.jpg

LOL
sorry, harsh but had to be done.

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#16 22-03-2008 1:07am
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Placebo wrote: »

LOL
sorry, harsh but had to be done.

Hahahaha, sorry I missed that! Thanks!

OP, why on earth do you have Photoshop 7?
What you're looking to do is not something you learn overnight.

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#17 22-03-2008 1:29am
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I started off doing shadows on faces, just use the darken brush in photoshop and set the opacity to about 20% and keep clicking on dark spots. I made this image using that principle, thought it came out well.

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#18 22-03-2008 1:31am
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Looks like a grunge type style , try

http://www.good-tutorials.com/search/tutorials/grunge

for some tutorials, just have a look through and see which are close to what you want. Also

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/applications/psbrushes/?catpath=resources%2Fapplications%2Fpsbrushes%2F&q=grunge&order=9&alltime=yes

for some brushes for photoshop to make the effect easily. Once you can make the effect it is a simple jump to integrating it into your picture, have a look on good-tutorials again for stuff on that, such as how to isolate the items you want from a photo.

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#19 22-03-2008 1:48am
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Very nice - like something you'd find advertising the next horror film or something.

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#20 22-03-2008 3:12am
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Thirdfox wrote: »

Very nice - like something you'd find advertising the next horror film or something.

Thank you, it was one of the first photos I did PP to and one of my favorites, PP is great and all but it's all down to the photo and the idea you want to convey in it.

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