"Trapped"

saifulbahar · 21st June 2005

Hi all,

Another tryout with FZ and PS. Supposed to be abstract through digital imaging...

As usual, all comments good or bad are welcomed and appreciated.

natnivek · 21st June 2005

Very nice...

Can you share with us your workflow for this? Very interested in knowing how you did it.

You just did this with the eyes. Is it possible to blend the whole face in the tree? Just wondering.

zcf · 21st June 2005

just my own feeling.... scary.

melvynyeo · 21st June 2005

Scary but wonderful PS

tchuanye · 21st June 2005

Thats cool!

Please share how you did that.....Thanks!

saifulbahar · 21st June 2005

Hi all,

thanks for the comments... I posted this same picture in different websites and getting so many mix comments which is great for me...

Anyways, the PS workflow is actually very very simple.

1. Happened to see the bark that has two small sockets that looks like eyes. Shoot it.

2. Ask my daughter to pose so that I can take her full face. Told her not to smile so the eyes look a little sad. Shoot it.

3. Cut the eyes part of the daughter's face and paste it on the bark. Adjust by scaling and placing the eyes where the sockets are. Erase the unwanted parts around the eyes with eraser told at 50% and soft edges. Erase according to the need.

4. Voila!!!

Sound too simple? Yes it was, less than 5 minutes of PS works.

I'll draw out the workflow if you really want me to show the procedures (through screen capture).

huggable · 22nd June 2005

The pic is just so natural! Well done!

21st June 2005	#1
saifulbahar Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 858	"Trapped" Hi all, Another tryout with FZ and PS. Supposed to be abstract through digital imaging... As usual, all comments good or bad are welcomed and appreciated. __________________ Saiful Bahar - "I don't care what equipment you use... but what you produce"

21st June 2005	#3
zcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 270 degree of Singapore Posts: 6,689	just my own feeling.... scary. __________________ Sony Alpha 700 hobbyist

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,958	Thats cool! Please share how you did that.....Thanks! __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

21st June 2005	#6
saifulbahar Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 858	Hi all, thanks for the comments... I posted this same picture in different websites and getting so many mix comments which is great for me... Anyways, the PS workflow is actually very very simple. 1. Happened to see the bark that has two small sockets that looks like eyes. Shoot it. 2. Ask my daughter to pose so that I can take her full face. Told her not to smile so the eyes look a little sad. Shoot it. 3. Cut the eyes part of the daughter's face and paste it on the bark. Adjust by scaling and placing the eyes where the sockets are. Erase the unwanted parts around the eyes with eraser told at 50% and soft edges. Erase according to the need. 4. Voila!!! Sound too simple? Yes it was, less than 5 minutes of PS works. I'll draw out the workflow if you really want me to show the procedures (through screen capture). __________________ Saiful Bahar - "I don't care what equipment you use... but what you produce"

21st June 2005	#2
natnivek Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eastside Posts: 836	Very nice... Can you share with us your workflow for this? Very interested in knowing how you did it. You just did this with the eyes. Is it possible to blend the whole face in the tree? Just wondering.

21st June 2005	#4
melvynyeo Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,896	Scary but wonderful PS

22nd June 2005	#7
huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,029	The pic is just so natural! Well done!