I love Photoshop, but I haven't used it for awhile. Now I'm using Photoshop Elements, which is a lot cheaper and does pretty much everything I want it to do.
Of all the things PS and PSE offer, my favorite is filters, which can transform any photo into something quite different. For example, here is a picture of colorful candy.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B3_3N9LCljZ1oyhdVwhnQXmcqYziA3EQoqY4INVM_NHacI9kaxRkaQbNhbxP4ko0XiQK8Udch4-atj1FfxJvqr6cCb5IDq4ETlalYGN0x5KaZZ1SSOU3foXzUOXNKAFMgYZJOa41AP5Z/s400/M%2526Ms.jpg) |
Original photo |
This is what happens when you apply the Posterize filter:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmGW9DEZUkBffH6Qknl1vDAwnSPkT21byNtwqq4CnjeJXIp9oNwLQmTtaLu5KhdiNgRnUA-xUn0V6rgrEQCdAuEc8Cqpl4OTu2ZbUA094Y4TgsgwGOVuGuNXsZaeAmpIVd7mK8HKO-lvF/s400/posterize.jpg) |
Posterize |
And when you use the Mosaic filter:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QW2EjgI6fwEEPIy0Isk4JZPty0Nj32sjP0x-hRyzyqo7UU2MAVvcIt0B0wYnVD_8XCd8UVkqzZCjvX4w3-V4mQMmzeOkHVdtOEAVEQbgPbgeS74xWxrLmGdz7ee168xtAn04FQDRHg_q/s400/mosaic.jpg) |
Mosaic |
Let's see what Glowing Edges does:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2hSr4TsGvZRb2Ma-WCe1nheASSUabL2zX_5PslS0ty7JaySehKbGOW7UkZlQnuLgS7DtF2gmcKa1SbsNU26MvW6NH0agTEHd9qWGHmXmGgyAPQPVKuZnUIs96yyixTovlDh23Cv4pymF/s400/glowing_edges.jpg) |
Glowing Edges |
How about Colored Pencil?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGcU1v-Ad_txEylSW8keOCGb7mvv7cM8XiZOzvW0ecyk6tFnfCSMdzn0rxdcXnwQ5XV3UbxkYsEE2bRpjyJEao8CssLWjfqxYzjcEdsaBNfaZB94AmqCBC947B3d9nIb09eOs_hsH19_V/s400/colored_pencil.jpg) |
Colored Pencil |
Ocean Ripple is one of my favorites:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ARoTO1zCc7qTD5-ON_PpM7IjYR9fzSsIkapxrnKqEJSil6Zn9CKT3pcsHNIHnh6RwsYvrQTaw40_H9NM_UHUSzowHe3k6HjQtlwuInH6yaCQMmfYfmdIYpWauYP-xrWYVe-QIqIWWGXg/s400/ocean_ripple.jpg) |
Ocean Ripple |
Stained Glass is a pretty effect:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pgaFlmMGJawimjmvCTII8ctfPWe_gBZ03zysVsaD3jykSkd7vz_kJBBvnqb0FhOno8Enzh7jNNoYSXMEvJZWepM7JmOY4EtWmVeNqPD_C1JXcioPP2AaEcSPWHHeusrRkSjobo2AC7XT/s400/stained_glass.jpg) |
Stained Glass |
Now let's do something a little different. All of the transformations above still contain some hint of the original. Let's see if that's the case when we use Chrome.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh5unELIAVZoasaZVW-mB6M0F0YQYYJevXiA03-1MncQCUN0CNvgYsI6kSBFHSF7Y7wC-4Ta_O-2mI6AusvrUnXmqjLWlsbClK0l_FwnwwViabAQnKq5HX2vqtMvUkFj1alsXbKSBwRCP/s400/chrome.jpg) |
Chrome |
Very different, isn't it? Can you see how easily these photos can be used as frames or scrapbooking paper?
Photo-editing programs are often used as work horses, but they are great toys, too. Filters are just on of the many things to play with. Grab a photo and have some fun!
2 comments:
I love playing Photoshop I have PSE 8 and PSE 9 on my iMac. I favor PSE 8 however.
That was fun!
Sarah
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