Jeri Conklin
October 2020 - New Skin
About the Image(s)
Shot with my Samsung Galaxy Note9 cellphone.
Title: new skin - It was amazing the colors my skin went through to heal.
So it is not reduced size wise. Sorry to ask for help. My PS and LR are still not working. They aren't coming in but going to Adobe for update through the updates are running. Have to call on them. Seems like if I don't use every day, they do this.
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11 comments posted
Jeri: I really like the abstract look of your photo. I think I would have used a multi-colored stroke on the entire image. As for your post- processing problem try going to a more user friendly processor like Luminar. There are a huge amount of how to videos out to help you along the way. Posted: 10/10/2020 15:21:00
Rick, thank you for your suggestions. Not sure what multi-color strokes is. This is the original photo from the window, I did nothing to it. I am looking into Luminar, you all have convinced me. Posted: 10/19/2020 09:36:19
Hey Jeri, Not sure if you purchased Luminar yet, but just to note there is a new version called Luminar AI (not an upgrade, completely new) coming out around the holidays. If you can wait a month or so you may save the money to upgrade (not sure how they are going to handle that). Posted: 10/29/2020 08:40:07
Thank you David, will check into it. Posted: 10/29/2020 11:44:24
(Groups 29 & 80)
Jeri, I agree with Rick as long as you use the Luminar plugin to process. Try a demo, you will like how it works. I do like your image. I believe I would of cropped more on the left side to at least make the line of? parallel to the frame. BTW, I have no idea what you are referring to "new skin"? Posted: 10/12/2020 14:34:33
Bob, thank you! Looking into Luminar. The title which unless you know the background story, would make no sense I guess. I spent 6 wks being treated for a 2nd/3rd degree burn on my hand recently. This window pane was in the room I was in each week. Interestingly enough, each week as the color of the skin on my hand went through its changes, sometimes sloughing off, sometimes being pulled off, I would concentrate on the window for diversion. Each week the majority of cars going by the window would be the color of the skin for that week. The last week, all the colors my skin had gone through in the healing - those colors of cars went by - hence the "new skin" title. I have a hard time with titling anything because if you don't know the back story, nothing makes sense. Posted: 10/19/2020 09:41:33
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Jeri, this is spectacular! Can you tell more about how this was taken (and the new skin)? I warmly join to the recommendations of Luminar, I am sure you would love it, too! Posted: 10/17/2020 14:31:45
Thank you Kristi. See my reply to Bob's response above for the "new skin" title and how it came to be. As to how it was taken - just used my cell phone to shoot the window pane as a car(s) went by outside. The structure of the window pane which is a block that is wavy so to speak in its structure. It defuses anything outside when you look at it from the inside. Those color splashes are cars driving past the window. If you look almost in the middle, there is a white car at a stop sign that is mostly focused. If I did anything, I think I would want to defuse it so it isn't in focus. Thoughts? Posted: 10/19/2020 09:45:35
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Jeri, the background story makes this extra special! I like the sharp white car as sort of a center point from which the silvery pods flow outwards (or the center of a flower with mirror petals). I think that it would certainly work fine also if the car were blurred, becoming more psychedelic.
I happened to I look at it on iPad that was turned 90 degrees so that the dark line was at the bottom, and that was quite cool, too, like a ground the flower grows from. You might try to flip it and see what such a version looks like? Posted: 10/19/2020 13:33:24
I happened to I look at it on iPad that was turned 90 degrees so that the dark line was at the bottom, and that was quite cool, too, like a ground the flower grows from. You might try to flip it and see what such a version looks like? Posted: 10/19/2020 13:33:24
(Groups 3 & 18)
Jeri, I have read all the comments. It took awhile to figure out what you were photographing. You were lucky to have the wavy glass at the window, which makes a wonderful abstract. I wonder if you thought about changing the colors to make them more dynamic. As they are, it is OK, but maybe a lot more editing with blue or red as the primary color. Don't know what can be one in Liminar, but in PS, you can select a color and, when selected, you can change the color. Might be worth a try. Otherwise, I think it's great seeing and very interesting photography to produce such an unusual abstract. Posted: 10/24/2020 14:02:00
Thank you Joan, always appreciate your insight. Because the colors are representative of the color changes my burn went through, I'm reluctant to change/enhance them. While I agree that changing might make for a more interesting photograph, it would no longer represent the background story of my burn. It was neat shooting through that type of window though and I am looking for that kind of glass pane to use on things in the future. I will have to figure out how to get motion behind it though. I realize I'm presenting some odd photos but it is a learning experience for me to read the comments to see what others see. Posted: 10/29/2020 11:48:51