Lessons and Practice

[Vinam]

Howdy DPS ( pls excuse while I shift down to avoid the banner blocking my text heh




























I havn't been online much, My real job contines to take up most of my time.. but I have been doing some tutorials and lessons for photoshop, instead of just winging it blindly I've decided to concentrate on actually learning to use it properly.

Although I like graphic arts, I wouldn't say I have a knack for it.. so it takes some work.. first thing I would like to share are a few Logo brushes I've made..


I'm still working on getting the real chrome look, but having a brush to stick on my Sig on a photo saves a aot of time and is alot more consistent.

I don't know where I would use this one, but it was fun making it 3D with a shadow and highlight



the next two photos are just practice for some techniques I've been trying to learn,


using a " Sunset lighting " preset , I changed a grey boring sky into something slightly better... not crazy about the Red sig on it ( was thinking Bob Ross the painter ) but it didn't work, however it only took 2 seconds to apply.

and this is a family of Geese I shot a while ago,, I also used the artifical sunset lighting preset and then threw it into Corel paint ( cause I need practice with that too )



again used a brush I made for the Logo , oh and I used a photoshop frame instead of relying on Flickr's Picnik frames ( which are actually pretty good , but limited )

Just sharing where my current photography time is being spent, lots to learn, and since I havn't been able to get out and get some new shots this is all I got lately.

thanks for taking a look,

Vin

[Chip]

Vin - Great to see that you're doing such a good job developing your post skills. Keep it up!

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Vin - time well spend .... there is a lot one can do with those applications now ... as long as its fun, I'm all for it ... I really like the graphic arts .. I'm sure you can find a use for it ... Happy Thanksgiving .. enjoy the holiday with you love ones

[PrimeTime]

Hi vin, are you going high tech on us????? Nice job on the graphics.

What photoshop are you using? It will take some time to learn a new program. I thought about switching, but didn't want to start over learning how to edit.

[fstopMike]

Vin, Can I come up for lessons? Keep it up and then you can teach me!

[pjflan7]

it will be interesting to see how you apply your new found skills to your picture sets next year.....I wonder if I will ever be proficient at anything with respect to imaging enhancements.....it is over my head.

[Vinam]

thanks my Bros
using elements 7 ( which does not have merge photos BLAH ! ) but still alot of stuff, similar to gimp Prime ( I have trouble understanding gimp, I must be a gimp myself) lol

I'll have something nice to share later

V

[kgb224]

Outstanding work.