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Frank Zipperer Photography - Transitions

The purpose of this gallery is to show the process from the original
capture of an image to the final print through the use of digital tools.
Calla2orig.jpg
Calla2orig.jpg		 Calla2inv.jpg
Calla2inv.jpg		 Calla2green.jpg
Calla2green.jpg		 Calla2invsolgrey.jpg
Calla2invsolgrey.jpg		 Black Calla (LE01)
Black Calla (LE01)
Calla1orig.jpg
Calla1orig.jpg		 calla1greyscale.jpg
calla1greyscale.jpg		 Sepia Calla (LE15)
Sepia Calla (LE15)		 LotusOrig.jpg
LotusOrig.jpg		 LotusConvertBW.jpg
LotusConvertBW.jpg
LotusBWLevels.jpg
LotusBWLevels.jpg		 Selenium Lotus (LE19)
Selenium Lotus (LE19)		 Lotus2orig.jpg
Lotus2orig.jpg		 Lotus2crop.jpg
Lotus2crop.jpg		 Lotus #2 (LE20)
Lotus #2 (LE20)
RoseOrig.jpg
RoseOrig.jpg		 Rose1stCrop.jpg
Rose1stCrop.jpg		 Creamy Rose (LE87)
Creamy Rose (LE87)		 BarrelCactusOrig.jpg
BarrelCactusOrig.jpg		 Barrel Cactus ConvertBW.jpg
Barrel Cactus ConvertBW.jpg
Barrel Cactus (LE06)
Barrel Cactus (LE06)		 Rose2Orig.jpg
Rose2Orig.jpg		 Rose2Crop.jpg
Rose2Crop.jpg		 Rose #2 (LE82)
Rose #2 (LE82)		 Rose3Orig.jpg
Rose3Orig.jpg
Rose3Crop.jpg
Rose3Crop.jpg		 Rose #4 (LE86)
Rose #4 (LE86)		 TulipOrig.jpg
TulipOrig.jpg		 TulipSide.jpg
TulipSide.jpg		 Red Tulip (LE84)
Red Tulip (LE84)
YelloRoseOrig.jpg
YelloRoseOrig.jpg		 YelloRoseCrop.jpg
YelloRoseCrop.jpg		 Rose #3 (LE83)
Rose #3 (LE83)		 CedarTrailOrig.jpg
CedarTrailOrig.jpg		 CedarTrailChMixMono.jpg
CedarTrailChMixMono.jpg
Cedar Trail (LE51)
Cedar Trail (LE51)		 MagOrig.jpg
MagOrig.jpg		 Southern Magnolia (LE13)
Southern Magnolia (LE13)		 SepiaRosesOrig.jpg
SepiaRosesOrig.jpg		 SepiaRosesInter.jpg
SepiaRosesInter.jpg
SepiaRosesDesat.jpg
SepiaRosesDesat.jpg		 LE89Final.jpg
LE89Final.jpg		 GerbraOrigGroup.jpg
GerbraOrigGroup.jpg		 GerbraOrigGroupCrop.jpg
GerbraOrigGroupCrop.jpg		 GerbraOrig.jpg
GerbraOrig.jpg
GerbraOrigCrop2.jpg
GerbraOrigCrop2.jpg		 Sunburst (LE91)
Sunburst (LE91)		 CallaClutch_1 (Original image showing area to be cropped)
CallaClutch_1 (Original image showing area to be cropped)		 CallaClutch_2 (Cropped and converted to B&W - hatched area to be erased)
CallaClutch_2 (Cropped and converted to B&W - hatched area to be erased)		 CallaClutch_3 (Background filled black)
CallaClutch_3 (Background filled black)
CallaClutch_4 (Duplicate overexposed and gaussian blur added)
CallaClutch_4 (Duplicate overexposed and gaussian blur added)		 LE103 (Final image - image 4 sandwiched by 2 layers of image 3)
LE103 (Final image - image 4 sandwiched by 2 layers of image 3)		 MagnoliaCemOrig
MagnoliaCemOrig		 MagnoliaCemBW
MagnoliaCemBW		 MagnoliaCemSepia
MagnoliaCemSepia
MagnoliaCemFinal
MagnoliaCemFinal		 Three Daffodils0(Original from card-not of much use as is)
Three Daffodils0(Original from card-not of much use as is)		 Three Daffodils1 (Adjusted exposure and vertical cropping selection)
Three Daffodils1 (Adjusted exposure and vertical cropping selection)		 Three Daffodils2 (Converted to B&W and applied a Sepia overlay)
Three Daffodils2 (Converted to B&W and applied a Sepia overlay)		 Three Daffodils3 (Processed for painterly look)
Three Daffodils3 (Processed for painterly look)
Three Daffodils4 (Final processing)
Three Daffodils4 (Final processing)		 (1) Original Image after balancing colors and increasing the saturation. Then applying curves to adjust contrast.
(1) Original Image after balancing colors and increasing the saturation. Then applying curves to adjust contrast.		 (2) Create an overexposed layer.
(2) Create an overexposed layer.		 (3) Blur the overexposed image.
(3) Blur the overexposed image.		 (4) Image after sandwiching the first three layers and flattening.
(4) Image after sandwiching the first three layers and flattening.
5) Finish by dropping the original sharpened image on top of (4) and adjusting the opacity of that layer to about 50%.
5) Finish by dropping the original sharpened image on top of (4) and adjusting the opacity of that layer to about 50%.		 1) Original image capture.
1) Original image capture.		 2) Select area to be cropped.
2) Select area to be cropped.		 3) Convert to B&W and adjust exposure.
3) Convert to B&W and adjust exposure.		 4) Remove Background. (Use any method preferred. In this example I used the eraser after setting the foreground color to black.)
4) Remove Background. (Use any method preferred. In this example I used the eraser after setting the foreground color to black.)
4) After deleting the background, I made further adjustments until I was satisfied with the final image.
4) After deleting the background, I made further adjustments until I was satisfied with the final image.

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)03-Mar-2011 19:28
Very nice series here,Frank ! Thanks for sharing us! Vote
Ciao,
Paolo
Jim's Atavistic Visions07-Jun-2008 23:19
Beautiful transformation from one image to another! You are the MUA for these flora! Great photoprocessing! V!... Josefina
dot 11-Jan-2008 07:01
WOW!! this is great I love that you showed how you changed the photos.........now if I could just learn PhotoShop ;-)
Guest 13-Aug-2005 21:33
wow wonderful gesture of sharing your artistic secrets!!!
great work Frank..nice pix and compositions...
thanx for sharing

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Rene Hales14-Jul-2005 19:00
Frank, for generously sharing the steps in your process. Very helpful.--Rene
Guest 08-Jun-2005 07:21
Photography is my hobby and my equipment is only an ordinary compact digital camera. I'd like to improve my skills to earn extra money. Comments (good or bad but hopefully good), tips & suggestions from professional photographers, amateurs, & guests are very much appreciated. My trial account will expire soon so please email me at jakemontero@hotmail.com
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Many thanks for the space. Your pictures are my inspiration. Count 1 vote from me.
Guest 17-May-2005 01:24
it's amazing how you've made simple edits to achieve such great results. i especially like how you've shown the crops. thanks for posting, and keep 'em coming. j
beverley harrison12-May-2005 20:50
interesting to see how the different stages look, thanks!
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