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25-MAR-2009 (c) Doug Cruden

Off To Work...

Cheltenham, Glos

...but which tie will go with which shirt? Choices, choices.....

Edit: A lot of folk have asked me how I got the back-lighting effect (a tad difficult in a wardrobe, lol!!), so I've added a quick workflow description below:

I inverted the NEF in the Curves tool in Photoshop CS3 to make it look like an old fashioned colour film negative, so the light parts which resemble sunlight are actually shadows, and vice versa.

I then duplicated the background layer, changed its blending mode to Screen, converted it to B&W (High Contrast Red, IIRC), blurred it with Gaussian Blur @ 20 pixels, and finally, reduced the layer's opacity to around 65% (again, IIRC). Then I flattened the layers. After that, a bit of tweaking with the colours, a tad of Noise Ninja for noise reduction, spot healing, and then save as a JPG... and hey presto! 30 mins from start to finish!!

Hope that info is helpful :o)

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Inga Morozoff26-Apr-2009 01:26
~Bravo~
Maaike Huizer28-Mar-2009 21:22
Absolutely fabulous combination of textures, colours etc. VV
Guest 28-Mar-2009 13:20
Excellent! I love how the everyday life becomes art!
Marielou Dhumez28-Mar-2009 10:51
Love this work, artwork, I mean !
Pete Hemington27-Mar-2009 18:45
You have a talent for taking the ordinary and catching attention and making art. - v
Guest 27-Mar-2009 15:44
Ooh, wonderful abstract. Nice ethereal light and soft colours make these shirts something special. V
Barbara Heide27-Mar-2009 01:24
great effect of subtle tones... v
carol j. phipps27-Mar-2009 01:02
Almost abstract! Great colors and light.
Jola Dziubinska27-Mar-2009 00:43
Excellent idea and execution.
Phillip Normanton26-Mar-2009 23:50
A grand bit of fettling there - terrific effect!!
lou_rozensteins26-Mar-2009 22:55
Nice and complicated p/shop work makes a very unusual image. Well done.
Johnny JAG26-Mar-2009 20:35
Nicely done, however you did it, I got lost on NEF!
Earl Misanchuk26-Mar-2009 20:34
Most ingenious processing.
Alida Thorpe26-Mar-2009 20:02
I like the colors and textures. The back-lighting adds dimension. Good entry!
Steve Sharp26-Mar-2009 19:42
Gorgeous colours in there Doug! (but I'm so glad I don't have to wear ties to work, I hate 'em!)
David Lewins26-Mar-2009 19:31
Nice back lighting Doug, You've been hiding in the closet again! ROFL You're not a banker are you?
malcolm haslam26-Mar-2009 19:31
Doug...this image (and indeed the whole gallery), is a fine lesson in seeing the everyday in a different and creative light. Fantastic shot!
Mairéad26-Mar-2009 19:26
I really like this - looks like you have sunshine in your wardrobe!
Kevin Chester26-Mar-2009 19:05
Some great pastel colours.
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