What’s Your Preference?

MikeZip007 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-27-2008, 12:28 AM

I found this site through Stumble Upon and I really like your weekly assignments. Just the thing I need for random inspiration! I thought I would introduce myself with a recent photoshop I did (I've just begun learning how to really put photoshop into a picture)

So hear I am, amazed at the way the world can look through a camera:

and here's the original:

Glad to be apart of this community!

windrider86 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-27-2008, 12:30 AM

Ok. we are all dying to know your workflow!!

Lakitu · #3 (**permalink**) 07-27-2008, 12:52 AM

Great work!

MikeZip007 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-27-2008, 01:02 AM

This was taken with my girlfriend's 20D with w 580ex pointed at my face from a low angle to get the bright light in my face and a 430ex behind my for a small hair light.

I cut myself out of the background with the pen tool, then making a selection out of it and adding a layer mask. The background is a simple colored gradient with different filters on it.

The planet was mode through an online tutorial:

http://www.rnel.net/tutorial/Photoshop/5676

Heres the light ring tutorial:

http://www.developertutorials.com/bl...photoshop-119/

Then, a combination of stroking pen tool paths and brushes that I have I added the little details around everything. The small dots swirling around is a small brush with the "scatter" slider modified in the brush options pallet

After small adjustments to the lighting on my face and you got a done image!