One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-August 2021

Join the One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge to have some creative fun with photos.

The purpose of the One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge is to play. These days we have so many different ways to process a photo: from phone apps to Photoshop. And these different software options make it accessible for anyone to get fun and beautiful effects. Whether you have a lot of time or a little.

I’ve been spending a lot of my pandemic playing with photo processing. Because it is a relaxing indoor activity that I can do for free (I mostly use open-source programs and old versions of paid programs). And I thought it might be fun to share what I’ve been doing and see what other folks are trying out.

No complicated rules, just:

1. Pick a photo you want to play with.
2. Process it using three different methods.
3. After that create a blog post with the original and your creative products.
4. If you can, please include a description of your methods. So others can give them a whirl.
5. Then add a comment below containing the link to you post (pingbacks don’t seem to work, I’m trying to figure out why). So we can all see your creations.
6. Check out what other folks are doing for new ideas.

I can hardly wait to see what you create.

July creations:

• Xingfu Mama
• Cool Esse
• Jez Braithwaite
• Tales from my lens
• Geriatri’x’ Fotogallerie
• Pictures Imperfect

Here’s my contribution for this month:

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Directions for my methods:

I’ve been experimenting with the G’mic plug-in for the GIMP*. It works with other programs as well. G’mic is a free program with over 500 filters from extremely functional to fun. All of my creations used filters in the Artistic group of filters.

1. The Dream smoothing filter.
2. The Watercolor filter with the “modern” option.
3. For this one I used the Inkwash filter. Then I added a texture by creating a transparent layer over the art layer, filled the new layer with the “ice” pattern that comes with the basic load of the GIMP. After that, I used the grain merge blend mode to combine the layers and adjusted the opacity. On the combined layer I adjusted the lightness with the curves tool.

I use the GIMP, an open-source (free) program comparable to Adobe’s Photoshop. If you are interested in trying the GIMP, check out my post: Get going with the GIMP.

*Here is a YouTube video explaining how you can load G’mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USHVj9pyhI.