One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-July 2022

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. Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you could post a gallery on Instagram with #tsc_1to3.
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 your post (pingbacks don’t work). 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.

June creations:

• Fandango
• Pictures Imperfect Blog
• Geriatri’x’ Fotogallerie
• XingfuMama

Here’s my one-to-three contribution for this month:

Directions for my methods:

I experimented within the GIMP and the G’mic plugin this month. For information about the GIMP and G’mic check out my GIMP Articles and Tutorials page.

For my first one I used G’mic’s Smooth Abstract. The Smooth Abstract filter is in the Artistic set of filters. Filters>G’MIC-Qt.

The second one is G’mic’s Illustration Look, which I have been really liking lately. The Illustration Look is also in the Artistic set of G’mic filters.

My third take uses GIMP’s built-in Simple Linear Iterative Clustering filter. It is in the Artistic set of filters: Filters>Artistic>Simple Linear Iterative Clustering.