The idea behind this image was to suggest a reflection in a steamed-up mirror. Where I've wiped the mirror with my finger, the image is magically clear and in colour!


5 comments so far...

Volker December 04, 2007, 12:02 PM
Wow!!! Nice idea, Stevie! Looks great for me. :-)
StevieB December 04, 2007, 12:20 PM
Thanks, Volker - glad you liked it! I don't normally do a lot of "creative" stuff in post-processing, but I thought this one worked a bit at least!
PimpDaddy January 13, 2008, 01:03 AM
Great job Steve. I'm a novice at photoshopping so I know this must have taken some time to create :)
StevieB January 13, 2008, 08:47 AM
Thanks PimpDaddy! Actually it wasn't that difficult. I made a duplicate layer, which I converted to B&W with the channel-mixer. I then subjected this new layer to some fierce use of the Gaussian blur filter. Finally I used a very wide brush with feathered edges to "wipe" part of the B&W layer to transparency, letting the original background layer show through. Probably took about 30 minutes, including thinking of it in the first place! :)
PimpDaddy January 13, 2008, 12:12 PM
Oh like that :). I thought you drew/made it all from scrath in PS :-). Still a very good experiment though.
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