Sept 2022 FREOGRAPHIC CLUB EXTRA 6 I thought I would write a few lines about the process of creating my image of elephants in the rain. I'm no expert at Photoshop but even just knowing the basics can be very satisfying. 1st - for the theme, we needed to find an individual tree in a landscape in some sort of weather event. I traipsed around Rottnest in the rain for a week and got plenty of rain and tree photos but nothing that looked special 2nd - so I looked through practically ALL my 1000s of photos and discovered this one from my phone photos - it appealed because you don't often think of elephants sheltering under a tree 3rd - I noticed the preceding photo was of the same landscape so I decided to include that as well 4th - I created a new canvas (File - New) and transferred both images on to it, adjusted them so they were seamless 5th - Turned them into black and white using Silver Efex plug-in, and a Rollei film type 6th - That just left me needing to add the rain. I chose a photo from Rottnest, cropped a rectangle, turned it into b&w with the same Rollei film processing as the main photo, laid it over the main photo, tipping it to slightly increase the slant of the rain, and finally reduced the opacity until I was happy with the effect. I hope that doesn't sound too complicated. Photoshop is so powerful that it can be off putting but the basics, including the use of layers, might be all you need. I hope this has been helpful. Nadine Henley Fremantle Club Member This was my process: Elephants in the Rain Nadine Henley
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