One small step for man ----

[bodoman]

One small sep for man - One giant leap for me.

Just done my first bit of work with ps elements 5, i used the clone stamp to remove the stuff in the background, if thats the wrong tool to use i would be
pleased to hear if thats not the best tool to use.

Not much of step for others on here i know, but for me i am happy to have finally managed to use elements (with a little bit of help from Scott Kelby of course)

Edit, oops just spotted i missed some behind the ear

 

[stevegreen]

My life, bodoman editing images

You have done a grand job though, seamless!

 

[sivraj494]

Not sure if it is just me, but i can still see from where there are creases in that piece of paper in the edited version, also if i tilt my head i can notice the stokes from using the clone tool.

 

[bodoman]

Not sure if it is just me, but i can still see from where there are creases in that piece of paper in the edited version, also if i tilt my head i can notice the stokes from using the clone tool.

Yeah you are right its no way perfect, i could not see it at first on my monitor, but when i printed it, it was more than obvious so i looked at again and tilted my monitor then i could see all the imperfections.
Still it was my first attempt at anything like this and hopefully i can only get better at it

 

[bodoman]

My life, bodoman editing images

You have done a grand job though, seamless!

goes to show, you are never to old to change or embrace new technology

 

[macker2006]

I always find that viewing any edited picture from different angles will show up imperfections which you cant notice by looking head on at it ...................

 

[vulkan75]

Congrats Bod,Your efforts look good to me How do you find scott kelbys book?Ignoring his wit obviously.
I Look forward to your digital montages

 

[bodoman]

Congrats Bod,Your efforts look good to me How do you find scott kelbys book?Ignoring his wit obviously.
I have only taken a quick look the book in general, but i have a bit of trouble remembering things, so i find it best to reference the book as i use a particular function, havent had much time to use it as i am knackered when i come home from work (roll on retirement)
Already i have learnt that i need to be more patient when using ps, instend of trying to do things in a couple of minutes.
Have problems with elements 5 as when its installed it corrupts the rest of my programmes, ie it slows everything down to a point where i cant use any of them (except elements) dont know if anyone else has come across this problem ??, so for the moment i have resorted to using the original elements programme that i have, which as far as the clone tool is concerned works the same as elements 5

I Look forward to your digital montages

One small step for others, a step too far for me

 

[senu]

One small step for others, a step too far for me

Famous last words

Montaging is fun and doesn't require more skill than you probably already have. I sometimes make them and get them printed off at a "proper" photo print service for friends and family

Photo enhancing is very addictive ( and time consuming) but it does show that many images have hidden potential waiting to be tapped
I dont mind Scott Kelbys Humour , it may be OTT at times but it does keep you alert
Remembering how to use PS is not second nature. It comes with repeated use unless you do some tasks very frequently. I always have his books close by ( PS and Elements)
However it makes sense to read them back to back at least once as you will remember what to reference when you have need of a technique
Well done
once you "conquer" your fear of PS or PSE you will find that many previously discarded images become keepers

 

[stevegreen]

Yeah you are right its no way perfect, i could not see it at first on my monitor, but when i printed it, it was more than obvious so i looked at again and tilted my monitor then i could see all the imperfections.
Still it was my first attempt at anything like this and hopefully i can only get better at it

Couldn't really see it on my work monitor, but I can on my laptop. I would suggest if you have large area's that you want to be black (like the left hand side of this image) then maybe use the paintbrush tool instead of a clone stamp