Creativity challenge #1

[SQuiP]

The purpose of the creativity challenge is to inspire and create new concepts through photo editing and design.

Basically anything goes!
The original mood or concept of the initial (unedited) photograph does not matter. Try/learn new design techniques and see what you can come up with... Let the creative juices flow!

Same rules as Before & After:
- Follow file size regulations (800p width)
-"Image editing ok" turned on
-48hrs editing time
-Breakdown of steps taken (if complicated, please ellaborate)
-Reserve comments untill after the winner is announced
-Winner posts next photo thread (Creativity challenge #2)

Add a few:
-Jot down the editing software used
-Non photographic material accepted

My eagerness often gets the better of me, so to help the thread have a better chance of surviving I'll extend the time to Thursday 24 April, 10am. Although it's very similar to Before and After it simply allows more editing freedom and of course will make it much harder to choose a winner!

Ok, I started with a fairly simple photograph... should'nt be too hard to come up with some good stuff ;-)

[SQuiP]

Ok... I'll probably get laughed at for this :o , but was playing around with the pic and this is what happened....
It's pretty far from anything photographic, but couldn't help myself :rolleyes: :lol:
ANYTHING goes!!

I obviously won't count this.... but
-PS 7
-flipped, selected half - mirrored, desaturated, extreme contrast, erased bunch of stuff, liquified the "bench", straigtened it and shifted the figure down, added birds and drew in bunny face, added lighting effect and border
Oh and texture goodie at the bottom

[SQuiP]

should'nt be too hard to come up with some good stuff

...I could be wrong :(

[ilmk]

Ohh!
I didn't realize it was up!
I'll work on this... :D

[SQuiP]

:-) Always tough to start a new thing, people often don't notice. I'll extend the time on this one. Now just to rope in the rest of the editing junkies!

[ilmk]

I had such a hard time with this. I had no clue what to do with him. lol

So this is what I did.

I am using PSPX

-Found my recent tree pic and straightened it.
-Cut him out using the point to point selection tool.
-placed him on the tree
-selected all, invert selection, feathered by 2, deleted the hard edges
-gaussian blurred him by 1
-gray scaled it.
-black boarder followed by the tape picture frame

Not very creative but I wasn't sure on what else to do with him. :lol:

[ilmk]

No one can beat my interpretation?

[SQuiP]

Well, If you're up for it Angie :-) , post the next one.

[ilmk]

LMAO!!
The only way I've won here on POTN... by default! haha!

Ok... I"ll get the next one up in a few. :lol:

[SQuiP]

Yeah, look... the other's didn't stand a chance! :rolleyes:
I have to say good job anyway ;)