Comments on: Episode 123: Pimp my Photo! (2)

By: Ilia

Ilia — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:39 +0000

Thanks Rolf,

for the show it was interesting analysis. I enjoyed the details.

By: Mathias

Mathias — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:32:16 +0000

Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciated them!
I was surprised how much details you recognized – what exactly I have done and especially why I have done this. It’s almost like you have watched me editing this image

Regarding the hair treatment:
I wanted some poppy highlights to let her hair shine a little more. So I have brightened it up in Screen mode. By applying a layer in Grain Merge the colours became more saturated. Don’t ask why but it works And it works better if the spots are bright – that’s the second reason for the screened layer below. In the end the Overlay mode to correct the contrast/ exposure and make a believable impression.

By: Rolf

Rolf — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:25:42 +0000

@Norman: It was a lot of fun to go through the contributions – and of course to mess with the images as in #121 too. But don’t look to sharp at this one, it’s sloppy…

@kenny_ex: This was the name of the challenge, but your idea may have been better. New challenges will have new names.

By: kenny_lex

kenny_lex — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:18:18 +0000

Why pimp when Gimp?

Just a suggestion is to call it “Gimp my photo” and maybe “Gimp my ride” as a episode in the future.

By: Norman

Norman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:02:19 +0000

I have just realised, Rolf, you must have had fun taking bits out of two images and making one of your own, statue on a settee in a field.

By: Norman

Norman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:56 +0000

Thank you for a most interesting and informative analysis. Regretfully, I am not an artist but it is great to see how it can be done.