I struggle so much with post-processing and could do with more help than is reasonable to ask for here. I just cannot get to grips with Photoshop at all - layers in particular - despite reading all the recommended books and trying to follow the tutorials Ive found on the internet. Itll probably take years but one way or another Im determined to get there in the end.
You might be able to help with this particular shot though: if anyone could tell me what to do to achieve the effect that Im after (to wit, dog exploding into frame conveying a sense of dynamic forward motion) Id be extremely grateful
Im really not being lazy and shot this with composition for subsequent PP in mind:
I never imagined that I could get enough of the white stuff as we seldom see much of it for long in this part of the country. After a week of quite literally being cut off and having to work from home (i.e. phoning the office in the morning then playing with the camera, dog and horse in the snow for the rest of the day) the novelty palled and I found myself looking for ways to jazz things up.
I did actually manage to get a few reasonable zoom blur shots straight from camera using a tripod, sausage bribes for Ginge and a Canon 75-300mm lens but would really like to do stuff in Photoshop. Help! :shrug:
I think Ive ticked the OK to edit box in my profile but if not, please feel free to work your magic on this one for me anyway. Just tell me what you did and how! One thing Id particularly like to know is how to paste more foreground in so that the hound has got more to run into.
Thanks in advance for your help and words of wisdom. Im thick skinned be brutal and hold nothing back!
I genuinely want to learn so any advice would be most welcome.
You might be able to help with this particular shot though: if anyone could tell me what to do to achieve the effect that Im after (to wit, dog exploding into frame conveying a sense of dynamic forward motion) Id be extremely grateful
Im really not being lazy and shot this with composition for subsequent PP in mind:
I never imagined that I could get enough of the white stuff as we seldom see much of it for long in this part of the country. After a week of quite literally being cut off and having to work from home (i.e. phoning the office in the morning then playing with the camera, dog and horse in the snow for the rest of the day
) the novelty palled and I found myself looking for ways to jazz things up.
I did actually manage to get a few reasonable zoom blur shots straight from camera using a tripod, sausage bribes for Ginge and a Canon 75-300mm lens but would really like to do stuff in Photoshop. Help! :shrug:
I think Ive ticked the OK to edit box in my profile but if not, please feel free to work your magic on this one for me anyway. Just tell me what you did and how! One thing Id particularly like to know is how to paste more foreground in so that the hound has got more to run into.
Thanks in advance for your help and words of wisdom. Im thick skinned be brutal and hold nothing back!
I genuinely want to learn so any advice would be most welcome.
