photoshop tip of the day.........

[Lynton]

Ok, so each day - photoshop release a top tip, usually in a 5-8 min video tutorial, some of which i have a stab at to improve my knowledge..... (although the whiny american accents do tend to pee you off after about 10 secs)

Today was putting a film strip collage over a landscape.......:nono: Had a 5 min play though (and then had a go at the tutorial )

Tacky or useful?

 

[DekHog]

Yup, pretty tacky and not much use if you ask me (well, not to me anyway, although each to their own).... ruins a good photograph, and I've seen it done much better as far as the film strip goes; perforated edges; curled up, etc.

Edit: Not sure what you're asking in the poll? If it's 'tip of the day,' I'm sure it's very useful, but if it's this particular tip of the day, well.......

 

[Lynton]

to be honest I quite agree with you... can't see anything from that being used, but I tend to have a go at the tutrials about 3-4 times a week, as well, it builds up your knowledge of the software, and occasionally there is a belter, that works well or makes things easier.

as to the poll - I guess what I was asking, is "useful or useless PP process."

 

[swanseamale47]

Sorry tacky, although I really like your original image, and no offence intended.
As for is it a good idea or not, anything that gets us thinking and practicing our skills has got to be a good idea, and what you have learnt today may well have other applicatons at a later date.

 

[tigerdriver]

gonna have to vote tacky

 

[onikami]

Tacky because you have used the wrong sort of image, surely?

This type of thing I would have guessed you would use more for portrait or a pic of a friend/family etc. I rather like it and would use it for say facebook or something.

Not something you will use on the pic used by the OP.

Is there a link to this tip? I would like to try it on a pic of a friend.

 

[onikami]

I think I found it:

http://www.tutorialhero.com/tutoria...oto_collage_part_1_drawing_the_film_strip.php

Forget it. It's too much work to get it done.

 

[Lynton]

to all the comments above - wholeheartedly agree, and appreciate that the subject of the original can influence the outcome..... wa smore a question of could it work?

ideally for me, if i was to do it would be a portrait with the camera set to nuke mode (x fps) and then a convincing film strip with each diffferent image in the strip and the best one as the main pic in the frame

for those who wanted a link... clicky here

 

[onikami]

for those who wanted a link... clicky here

 

[Kerioak]

Not keen on the result but I find many tutorials are worth doing anyway as you pick up tips that will be useful elsewhere - in fact just seeing this has given me an idea for a project I am doing at the moment

 

[swanseamale47]

I could see this used with one big portrait and a series of smaller different poses in the filmstrip.

 

[tc4]

Tacky for me too

 

[Susane]

As a photographic work of Art... tacky.

As a useful tool for home made albums of holiday snaps...ok.

For Scrapbook enthusiasts...very useful.