OOBs

[RandomConnections]

Have any of you tried creating OOBs? Out of Boundary (OOB) images give a three-dimensional illusion by creating a frame around part of the image, then having part of the original photograph break through that frame. Below is my first attempt...



That's me kayaking on the Tuckaseegee River.

There is a Flickr Group that has some much, much better examples. It amazes me how creative these guys have gotten. Flickr photo Serrator has posted an excellent tutorial on his website.

[Merlyn]

I believe I am going to have to give this format a try. Looks neat.
Looks like you did good on your first attempt. Thanks for the info and link.

[wulf]

Only one and that wasn't particularly brilliant - more to make something of a very average photo than anything else:



Wulf

[Merlyn]

Here is my attempt at OOB. A before and after photo. Not my photo, just borrowed one off the net, author unknown. I went a step further and used some channel work to bring in the tree branch. Need to work on my shadows a bit, but this was a tad fun to do.

[Nicole]

Great job Merlyn! Really turned out well.

[smc1377]

Uh oh! More things from the DPS Forums that I wanna try! Just don't have enough hours in the day. I like this though.

[smc1377]

This is my first attempt at an OOB.



BTW, how are you guys making those funky frames in your OOBs?

[RandomConnections]

Originally Posted by smc1377

This is my first attempt at an OOB.



BTW, how are you guys making those funky frames in your OOBs?

Very nice! I'm finding that actions shots like this work best. I did one of a pipe organ with the pipes sticking out of the frame, and it just didn't have the pizzazz of the other shots.

As for the frames, before you add the drop shadow, select the layer that has your frame, then go to Edit - Transform - Warp. On that setting you can bend the edges of the frame a bit. That's the simplest version, using Photoshop CS2. I can't remember if warping is available in earlier versions.

If you want to make it REALLY realistic, you would need to do a corresponding warp on the background image inside the frame. The trick is to warp the background without warping the part protruding from the boundary. I haven't had time to play with that, yet, but I think you might need to merge the frame with part of the background so that you get a consistent warp.

[Debbie]

[jiminyClickit]

Debbie,

Way to go! Is this the first? Are you using PhotoShop?