Working with photo software

Bobw235

Bobw235

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Filling some of my day by working with a trial copy of Acorn photo editing software on my Mac. I want to learn how to use something more sophisticated and started by working with basic layering. Here's a photo that I first cropped, then used a cloning tool to remove parts of balloons that I didn't want in the photo. The first photo shows those changes. The next one shows how I applied a layer to create a different background. Pretty neat.

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I am also looking at a product called "Creative Kit 2016" from Macphun. Software specifically for Mac computers. Combines many features I'll be using. Started testing last night, but can't save anything during the trial period. I'm very impressed though and will probably invest in it. Will give my photography another dimension as I master the programs.
 
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I am also looking at a product called "Creative Kit 2016" from Macphun. Software specifically for Mac computers. Combines many features I'll be using. Started testing last night, but can't save anything during the trial period. I'm very impressed though and will probably invest in it. Will give my photography another dimension as I master the programs.
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I haven't had a Mac for years. I do some editing but not enough to warrant buying a programme. I just use free ones to enhance colour, crop, tilt, or turn a photo into a painting, etc.
 
I like to do collages. I began doing them when I joined a 365 photo a day for year site. A free editing programme I used from their site was Picnik. It's now gone. :( For one month I did a theme - things I am grateful for. This was one of them.

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Annie, some very nice images here. I like the idea of photo projects. Have thought about doing one photo per day of my back hill so I can see over time the flowers and shrubs coming into bloom over time. Just looked into a potential volunteering opportunity, taking photos of animals at the local rescue shelter to give them a better shot at being adopted. I want to get beyond the basics that come with the Mac "Photos" software. It's a good program, but limited in what you can do. Does a nice job with the basics, but there are more advanced things I want to be able to do, especially now that I have the time. As an example, sometimes there are unwanted elements in a photo, but you can't crop them out. Instead you "remove" them and replace them with the background that surrounds that item. A powerful tool to have at my disposal. I've been using Macs for about 10 years now. I don't think I'll go back to Windows.
 
I did it and purchased the Macphun software along with a companion program for HDR photography. Here's a photo that I loaded as a test last night just to play around with a landscape enhancement setting. Photo is from Newquay, in Cornwall. Early morning.

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Same photo, but now employing one of the "dramatic" filters. Neat effect. I'm going to have a blast with this stuff.

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Experimenting with Aurora HDR. Have no idea what I'm doing yet, but here's an image that I'm using for practice where I've employed some changes to the original photo.
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Bobw235 said:
Annie, some very nice images here. I like the idea of photo projects. Have thought about doing one photo per day of my back hill so I can see over time the flowers and shrubs coming into bloom over time. Just looked into a potential volunteering opportunity, taking photos of animals at the local rescue shelter to give them a better shot at being adopted. I want to get beyond the basics that come with the Mac "Photos" software. It's a good program, but limited in what you can do. Does a nice job with the basics, but there are more advanced things I want to be able to do, especially now that I have the time. As an example, sometimes there are unwanted elements in a photo, but you can't crop them out. Instead you "remove" them and replace them with the background that surrounds that item. A powerful tool to have at my disposal. I've been using Macs for about 10 years now. I don't think I'll go back to Windows.
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Thanks. I joined a free 365 site just after I got my DSLR in 2011. I found it very helpful to be on the site as it forced me to be more creative. People would comment on each others photos and it was nice to get positive comments. I only made to just over 200 days though.

I also did a month by month of all the flowers in our garden - and it begins in January with snowdrops and crocuses.

The volunteering to take photos of animals sounds good. I had a Mac in the 90's but sold it when I left the states to move to the UK. Husband had PC's so that's what I've used ever since.
 
Nice! Love those two shots Annie. I have functions in the software that will allow me to do stuff like this! It's going to be fun working with all my photos.
 
Here's a shot I took in Nova Scotia years ago, after employing a filter called Detailed & Grungy. Cool effect. I originally shot this in B&W.

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This photo was originally in color, but I've converted to black & white, then added back just the yellow tones. Makes for an interesting effect.

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Here is the original.

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More fun with photo software. I was really pleased with how this came out.

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