Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
The February 3rd Photo Enhancement SIG meeting featured John Campbell discussing how he spends as little time as possible working on his images in Photoshop and other topics.
Thanks John!
On February 3, 2016 at 8:30AM the Multi-Media room at Orchard Creek was filled to near capacity to hear John Campbell's presentation on Photoshop, his workflow, how he rescued a photo he at first thought about trashing, use of actions, and finally how to use the Adobe utility Configurator to create a personal panel of shortcuts to frequently used tools. He even gave us a glimpse into how he creates his signature images which are a combination of a line drawing and a photo.
One of the topics he discussed was not giving up on a photo that at first glance you think is a poor one. John showed us the original photo he took and then what it looked like after he decided not to trash it and instead fix it with Photoshop.It should be noted here that while John used Photoshop there are other software programs such as Photoshop Elements and others that could be used to rescue a photo.
To fix this photo he brightened the arch and replaced the dull grey sky with a blue on from another photo he had taken. Below are the before and after photos John used in his presentation. I think you will agree that his "fix" made a dramatic difference in the photo and changed it from an image destined for the trash bin to a image worth showing to friends and family.
John Campbell
John also discussed Adobe Configurator. This utility allows you to create a panel for use within Photoshop that allows you to create shortcuts to frequently used tools that sometimes require several clicks through the menus to get to making them much easier to find. If you think you might want to try Adobe Configurator you can find out how to use it and a download link HERE
Finally if you ever wondered how John creates his signature images he gave a brief description of how he does it. It involves the use of layers with the same image on each layer. Basically he converts the top layer to a line drawing and then erases the areas of the line drawing where he wants parts of the layer below to show through. Below is an example of the end result of this process. To see more of John's signature images you can check out his gallery HERE
