Taking a Photograph From Drab to Fab

Colour splash Effect in Photoshop CC

I had the idea for an image that was nagging me, so on Saturday while it was lovely and sunny i dragged Chris out to Willaston to go and photograph the old train station. I ended up with 70 odd images hoping one would be ‘the one’. Today, after i pried my laptop from my daughters pre-teen fingers, i decided to tackle my idea. Then realised i didn’t have any idea how to go about it. I visited my favorite ‘how to’ blog (thanks Russel Ray) but couldn’t find what i wanted there so ventured onto youtube and found it first time! http://youtu.be/AvKXaCXZKWs flyingicestudios. So after a try or three i finally managed to figure it out and after three hours managed to come up with this image.

This is how it started life.

Which one do you favour? I like both but am particularly please with the black and white one and with myself for achieving it!

Adding a little something extra to your photos….

I have found a really cool website quite by accident when i was looking for ways to add depth to the colour in my photos. I had gone out to Eastham with Chris to photograph autumn colours and i didnt use a polarizing filter. The website below had a tutorial which worked really well and i also had a go at the cross processing too.
http://www.bernskiold.com/2011/07/22/mimicking-polarizing-filter-effect-photoshop/#more-3172
http://www.bernskiold.com/2011/07/06/faking-cross-processing-photoshop/#more-3144
Here are a few samples of the cross processing, it was fun!

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Photographing Autumnal Colour

Here are some hints and tips courtesy of photoargus, on photographing autumnal colour. I will be reading, inwardly digesting and going out and using my new knowledge as soon as the trees turn.

http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/a-detailed-guide-to-photographing-fall-foliage/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thephotoargus%2FQFUb+%28thephotoargus%29