Dip the whole kid in Bronze

[Vinam]

I must have passed this bronze statue on the way to the beach a few hundred times, I finally took a few shots of it, it embodies the energy and joy of children playing


but try as I might I couldn't line up a background that I liked..horizontal lines slicing thru the middle.

But I did like the wall of reeds and cattails close by



so the kids got ripped out using the selection brush and masking ( I missed cleaning up a few spots, oh well )


now, what to do with it ?? , well I was bored, so it got the treatment,



I colored the BG to mimic a sunset, used a gaussian blur to fake a blurred DOF, the Kids were inserted, I put a golden yellow spot on the faces to light them up, then toned down the saturation a bit... then I threw it on Coreal paint and gave it a wet oil color on black canvas... back to photoshop , used a healing brush to clean up and a minor levels adjust.
text, vignette and frame by flickr.

now this is in no way a " how to " .. I'm just explaining what editing I used, thanks for taking a look,

Vin

[fredzilla]

Most people would just have their kids BABY SHOES bronzed. Kidding. Great original and darn good pp work. TFS.

[Angelb]

I like the first shot but I LOVE the last shot. You have done a fantastic job with the pp. You have truely turned a great photo into a masterpiece. Well done Vin.

[leonaashlee]

I really love the last shot Vin...beautifully done.

[DoctorP]

That last shot is fantastic. Thanks for sharing the processing procedure that was great.

[kgb224]

Outstanding post work.

[calai]

I love the last shot! well done!

[pjflan7]

You lost me there somewhere! That is how ignorant I am of photoshop and its tools......but I am glad you have mastered it to the point of creating a beauty like that last one

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Vin - looks like a lot of fun ... I love projects like this ... excellent work

[Vinam]

Originally Posted by fredzilla

Most people would just have their kids BABY SHOES bronzed. Kidding. Great original and darn good pp work. TFS.

thanks much Fred

Originally Posted by Angelb

I like the first shot but I LOVE the last shot. You have done a fantastic job with the pp. You have truely turned a great photo into a masterpiece. Well done Vin.

thank you Angela, don't be calling me a master, I'm just learning what all the buttons do LOL ! .. I'm really glad ya like it !

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

I really love the last shot Vin...beautifully done.

thanks Leona, I'm really glad you liked it !

Originally Posted by DoctorP

That last shot is fantastic. Thanks for sharing the processing procedure that was great.

Thanks Doc .. glad you found the process interesting and liked the result !

Originally Posted by kgb224

Outstanding post work.

thanks much KGB, glad you like it !

Originally Posted by calai

I love the last shot! well done!

thank you Calai.. I'm glad you like it !

Originally Posted by pjflan7

You lost me there somewhere! That is how ignorant I am of photoshop and its tools......but I am glad you have mastered it to the point of creating a beauty like that last one

Hiyas Patrick, don't concern yourself with all the mumbo jumbo talk.. the first thing that became apparent while practicing what I learn from the tutorials is you have to have a good photo to begin with, the ignorance comes from thinking Post processing and fancy editing make up for a a photographer with his eyes closed.

Your eyes are wide open and there's nothing ignorant about you share with us.

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi Vin - looks like a lot of fun ... I love projects like this ... excellent work

Thanks Haywood, I can't learn something and practice without playing around and having fun... I'm in a creative mood lately and trying all sorts of things, at the same times alot of what I've been doing can apply to more realistic natural images, I just like going nuts sometimes lol

thanks everyone for your encouraging comments

Vin