March Graphically Challenged

[Robyn Gough]

Are you ready for the next Graphically Challenged? :yahoo:

Ok, so last month was an easy one, this one will be a little trickier!

This months challenge is to create a layout with the photo filling the entire page AND use a creative photo editing technique on the photo.

To give you an idea of what I mean I have done a tutorial on Cross Processing in photoshop (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/Robyn/CrossProcessingInPhotoshop.pdf).

Hopefully those of you using other software may be able to replicate the effect. It is a bit of a tricky tutorial, so if you are unable to manage it feel free to use a different CREATIVE photo editing technique to make your photo POP.



The Rules
You must use a DSP product (or lots and lots of products) in your layout. This can be store purchased, freebies, etc.
You must have your layout in the Graphically Challenged with Robyn (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6698) gallery by midnight on the 31st of March in order to be eligible for the drawing.
You must link back in this thread, so that I can grab a random winner from this thread.

What can you win?
One person will be randomly chosen at the end of the month and will receive a $3.99 store coupon! :tup:

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! Lets get blending!! You can get your Graphically Challenged Flair Here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36564)!

[caraffle]

marking this thread, I will find time to play sometime this month.

[jemtred]

OK - I should find time for one of these if I can understand the tutorial!! I'll be back later this month....

[bludlfn003]

marking my spot.

[debilou]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/VanishingCreedlopost.jpg

Falling Creek Falls (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306053)

Ok, I didn't do cross processing - instead I did a infared conversion and a new way of sharpening black and whites that I learned..

I first worked with the photo in camera raw to pull out the colors as much as possible.
Then a B & W conversion
Then I used Scott Kelby's Infared Conversion - using the Color Balance in the CS4 new Adjustment panel.
Added a mask and painted with white.. on the water falls to bring out those highlights.
Painted with white (or he calls it painting with LIGHT) on the falls
Sharpened using Filters > high pass (.6)
then a blend mode of Luminosity
Ok a had a photo I could use at this point.

The started a new document to build a layout using
Lauren Bavin's Blended Memory Overlays. This of couse required Blend modes on all four layers to get these results.

Comments are welcome, please...

[evergreen100]

Registering my interest:)...now to go study the tut and see if it is within my powers to convert it to my programme...any PSPers out there who would like to do it for me????:D

[mom2bsa]

Marking my spot as well - getting ready to review the tutorial. :)

[Robyn Gough]

Registering my interest:)...now to go study the tut and see if it is within my powers to convert it to my programme...any PSPers out there who would like to do it for me????:D

I so wish I could do it for you! I don't even have PSP let alone know how to use it. I must have a play in PSE and see if you can do Cross Processing in there.

[stitchmich]

Registering my interest:)...now to go study the tut and see if it is within my powers to convert it to my programme...any PSPers out there who would like to do it for me????:D

Jill, I don't think I realized you were a fellow PSP user. I am going to give it a go and we can help each other out.

[debilou]

I so wish I could do it for you! I don't even have PSP let alone know how to use it. I must have a play in PSE and see if you can do Cross Processing in there.

Gosh I know PSE WAY better than CS4 (which is all I use now)... But I did my best to cross process a photo in PSE - that I had done in CS4.

Without the curves channels... it's pretty hard..

The rest of the process is pretty easy the fill and the levels adjustments...

but the first part - the separated red, blue green input/output channels.. I found pretty hard to accomplish, unless you knew EXACTLY what the numbers needed to be in levels...

maybe you found another way around, hope so..

[Robyn Gough]

Gosh I know PSE WAY better than CS4 (which is all I use now)... But I did my best to cross process a photo in PSE - that I had done in CS4.

Without the curves channels... it's pretty hard..

The rest of the process is pretty easy the fill and the levels adjustments...

but the first part - the separated red, blue green input/output channels.. I found pretty hard to accomplish, unless you knew EXACTLY what the numbers needed to be in levels...

maybe you found another way around, hope so..

I will have to play around with it later on. I don't know PSE really well but can fumble my way around it! Might do some googling as well. ;-)

[debilou]

I will have to play around with it later on. I don't know PSE really well but can fumble my way around it! Might do some googling as well. ;-)

That Mr. Google is pretty darn smart.

I have access to Lynda.com this month...hey I look there too.

[tg13]

This is something I want to try, I love the Graphically Challenges - I learn so much from them:) Going to find a cool photo to work with.

[Robyn Gough]

Just found this, a smart curves plugin which appears to work for PSE.

I can't try it right now, but will give it a go a little later on.
http://free.pages.at/easyfilter/curves.html

[debilou]

Just found this, a smart curves plugin which appears to work for PSE.

I can't try it right now, but will give it a go a little later on.
http://free.pages.at/easyfilter/curves.html

Drats it's for Windows, I have a Mac..

[Robyn Gough]

Drats it's for Windows, I have a Mac..

Oh darnit!

[stitchmich]

Here is one from me. I used a curves adjustment layer, adjusted contrast and brightness and blended a color layer that was orangish. The photo is much richer than what I started with! The gallery shot doesn't look as good as the original because it compressed so much.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/walkinthewoods2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306208)

[Pezjunky]

Here is how I interpreted the tut into PSP. It is mostly the same as PS really.
Start with a copy of photo
Right-click on layer go to: New Adjustment layer-curves
You'll have to adjust the channels individually since we don't have a cross-processing preset.
Under the channels drop-down menu, go to red, then green, then blue and adjust
create new raster layer and fill with desired color
go to that layers properties and change blend mode to multiply and reduce opacity
right-click on image layer and go to: new adjustment layer -levels
Adjust levels, can do individual colors or RGB. Tutorial suggests sliding the white end closer to the gray/black end
right-click image layer and go to new adjustment layer -brightness/contrast
increase both brightness and contrast

ETA: Done in PSP X2, but I think it can be done in earlier versions too.
ETA (again): if you don't want to do a new adjustment layer, you can always just go to the 'adjust' menu (up at the top) and under 'brightness/contrast' you can choose to change the curves, levels, or brightness and contrast of the image. It will change it directly on the image, without a new layer. That isn't as easy to change things back, but can be done.

[dagwood]

thanks for the tut Robyn, its makes perfect sense to me, now all I need is the time to play! and Happy Birthday for today:party::party:...how lucky are we, you get the cake and we get a discount!! I have been eyeing of a few of your kits too!!

[debilou]

I went shopping... thanks for having a Birthday..

Happy, Happy Birthday... we all win!

[Chellie]

HAPPY BIIIIIIIRTHDAY!!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[GrandmaCrys]

Happy Birthday from me, too! :D

Marking my spot, in case I get some free time this month to play around...

[Robyn Gough]

Aww! Thanks so much everyone for the birthday wishes, and I am so glad you are enjoying the sale! ;-)

[ReneT]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!:party::party:

Sorry I'm a day late but I've been out of town all day.

[lindyroz]

Registering my interest:)...now to go study the tut and see if it is within my powers to convert it to my programme...any PSPers out there who would like to do it for me????:D


:rofl::rofl: Yeah, RIGHT... I'm looking at tute, and we don't have a Cross Process thingy but can adjust Color Curves and Color channels. I'm lost on the bkg gradient, but the brightness I know. Wonder what we'll come up with???:yikes::yikes: LETS PLAY!! :rofl:

[lindyroz]

Here's mine, nasty time for me, LOL.:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Audra_You_Rock_Graphically_Challenged_opt.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306468)
Graphically Challenged... (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306468)

[lindyroz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :party::yippee::tup::party::yahoo::yippee::party:: yippee: from me too!

[Robyn Gough]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :party::yippee::tup::party::yahoo::yippee::party:: yippee: from me too!

Thanks Lindy!!!

[MarsOlson]

I tried the tutorial on the photo I used to blend into the background. My photo looks quite different than the original but I don't think I did it right because it doesn't look much like the sample.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/994/thumbs/Aspire-Elizabeth-Grad2002-mo.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306518)
Aspire (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306518)

[jccamero]

OK I've been playing around with crossprossing. Thanks for the tutorial. Since I am very new to all of this it helped a bunch . I haven't created a LO with crossprossing b/c i am having trouble finding a photo to use as entire LO. :confused: But I did try crossprossing photos of my self and now I have an avatar:love2: (which will probably change) Very different from original photo. Love the technique will definite use it again.

[tg13]

Here is my try for this technique. Happy birthday R some day´s ago :)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/hraunfossar.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306614)
Hraunfossar (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306614)

[sammdc]

her eis mine
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306650

[bludlfn003]

played around witht his a few days before I decided on this one. Had alot of fun.

so here it is
At the Park (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306689)

[sueya]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Redtingleforest_small.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306723)
Red Tingle Forest (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306723)
Here's my layout. I used Adjustment layers to increase the contrast between the blues and greens in the photo.
I received this photo in a photoswap - this is is one place I'd love to visit.

[jemtred]

I really don't know if this is cross-processed or not as I am not a photographer at all. I followed the tutorial but wasn't really sure what I wanted! I tried to make it look like it was taken under floodlights but it was really about 10am - the rain is real though.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Rain-or-Shine.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306754)
Rain or Shine (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306754)

[IglooWigwam]

Hello! Assuming this is open to all and that it's OK if I just butt in here...

This is a photo of my husband's birthday cake, which turned out a bit mystical after I played about with the colour curves. Looks weird, but I quite like the result:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/neil-bday-web.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306784)
Mystic Cake?! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306784)

[spotty]

Love doing graphic LOs but it is so free that it is difficult to remain within bounds as far as good taste is concerned; I feel the WA is a little central as I was influenced by where to place the dot above the letter I - on kitten's pupil??? Notes on my cross-processing are with the LO :)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/GCMarch_Olly_Zuku_web2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306873)
This is how we are... (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306873)

Zuku is DGS' pale tabby kitten and Olly is DH's beloved [entire] German Shepherd. They met.

[wndyeliza]

Robyn, I am going to need these challenges now! I have lots of photos from Mexico that would be great graphic material! Keep the tutorials coming girl! I'm home tomorrow!

[tripsmom1974]

Thought I would try this. Looked like fun!
www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307005&ppuser=136942

[kitscrapper]

This was a fun one! But challenging depending on the photo you choose! :D

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/summerdaysLR.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307293)
Summer Days (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307293)

[dagwood]

thanks for the tut...I used it on both my photo of me and my chocolate cake and loved effect....I couldn't resit using it with your freebie this week...Pieces Of Mmm by Robyn Gough

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/766/thumbs/chocolate-cake.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307330&ppuser=27233)

[Robyn Gough]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!:party::party:

Sorry I'm a day late but I've been out of town all day.

A belated thanks Rene! ;-)


I tried the tutorial on the photo I used to blend into the background. My photo looks quite different than the original but I don't think I did it right because it doesn't look much like the sample.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/994/thumbs/Aspire-Elizabeth-Grad2002-mo.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306518)
Aspire (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306518)

The effects will look different every time depending on the photo. The settings will be different each time as well. I found it easier to do the cross processing on natural light photos too.

OK I've been playing around with crossprossing. Thanks for the tutorial. Since I am very new to all of this it helped a bunch . I haven't created a LO with crossprossing b/c i am having trouble finding a photo to use as entire LO. :confused: But I did try crossprossing photos of my self and now I have an avatar:love2: (which will probably change) Very different from original photo. Love the technique will definite use it again.

it is a fun technique for sure.. I still have to do a layout with the photo I used for the tutorial.. I so need an extra 10 hrs a day! LOL

Here is my try for this technique. Happy birthday R some day´s ago :)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/hraunfossar.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306614)
Hraunfossar (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306614)

A belated thanks for the birthday wishes!

Hello! Assuming this is open to all and that it's OK if I just butt in here...

This is a photo of my husband's birthday cake, which turned out a bit mystical after I played about with the colour curves. Looks weird, but I quite like the result:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/neil-bday-web.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306784)
Mystic Cake?! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=306784)

Of course, open to anyone who wants to join in! ;-) i love the result! Very striking!

Robyn, I am going to need these challenges now! I have lots of photos from Mexico that would be great graphic material! Keep the tutorials coming girl! I'm home tomorrow!

Oooh sounds great, I'll bet they will be perfect for cross processing too!

[Robyn Gough]

I also just wanted to make mention that every photo will react differently to the techniques in the tutorial. So it is important to know that you may need to adjust the curves differently from one photo to the next to get a similar effect. This is also why I did not provide exact settings as what worked for my photo, will not likely work on yours, so it is a matter of trial and error to a large degree.

If you want any CC on your photo that you have used the technique on just let me know and I will see if I can help you out to get the effect you wish to achieve. If the photo is say, too green, it may just be a case of removing some green, and adding some red.

You can enhance it further by adding additional adjustment layers or even duplicating the photo layer and experimenting with the blend modes and opacity on the top layer.

The tutorial is now also in the DSU tutorials section (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/ps_cross%20processing/ps_crossprocess.shtml), if you ever need to refer back to it and can't find it in the forums.

[diturpin]

Well I had fun giving this a try! Here's my layout

[diturpin]

Well I had fun giving this a try! Here's my layout

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/GC-Cross-Processed.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307472)
Waterfall (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307472)

[Klamb1111]

I have a question Robyn on this Cross Processing. I know each photo will be different but are there certain colors that should be dominate in Cross Processing?

[Klamb1111]

Here is my LO. I don't think this is really a Cross Processing look but am posting it anyway and will try again on another photo.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5293/thumbs/Chandler-Soccer-ball2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)
Dream Big (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)

[Robyn Gough]

I have a question Robyn on this Cross Processing. I know each photo will be different but are there certain colors that should be dominate in Cross Processing?

It really does depend on the photo, the colours and the lighting conditions in the photo. Cross processing in the traditional format is entirely unpredictable so there is no set format for it. Having said that, I have seen many with a blue bias and some with a green bias, which looks great on landscape, but not so great on portraits. My SIL had some cross processed wedding photos which looked AMAZING. her bridesmaids dresses and flowers were a lovely pink colour and the cross processed images were with a blue cast to them and they were in a cityscape style photo. The results really were stunning.

The main thing that is consistent with cross processed photos is the bleached look to it, with the overblown highlights and dark shadows with some kind of colour cast. For a portrait I would not likely give it too much of a green cast as it just doesn't look right, but blue or yellow casts look really effective.

I found this info on wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_processing

Characteristics

Color cross processed photographs are often characterized by unnatural colors and high contrast. The results of cross processing differ from case to case, as the results are determined by many factors such as the make and type of the film used, the amount of light exposed onto the film and the chemical used to develop the film.
Cross processing effects can be simulated in digital photography by a number of techniques involving the manipulation of contrast/brightness, hue/saturation and curves in image editors such as Adobe Photoshop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop) or GIMP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP); however, they lack the unpredictable nature of regular cross processed images.


Hope this helps! ;-)

[Robyn Gough]

Here is my LO. I don't think this is really a Cross Processing look but am posting it anyway and will try again on another photo.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5293/thumbs/Chandler-Soccer-ball2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)
Dream Big (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)

No you have it spot on! Way to go! :yahoo:

[Robin E.]

Well, I think I did a fairly good job of approximating the look of the tutorial in PSE by using the "Action Channel Mixer" from Grant's Tools. But.... I'm not sure if I LIKE the look or not. Anyway, here's my layout.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/exuberance3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307832)
Exuberance (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307832)

[ChrisM]

I didnt use the cross processing technique as this was a black& white photo, and I already had started playing around with this layout anyway. Is that OK Robyn for this challenge? I like it anyway as the photo was quite dramatic to start with:)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Alex-_-Kelli-no3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307876)
Alex & Kelli no3 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307876)

[Cathiemarie]

I tried the tut and came up with this

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Funky-Chicks.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307958)
Funky Chicks (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307958)

but I'm not sure I got it right though

[Robyn Gough]

Gorgeous stuff Ladies!!

I loved Klamb1111's layout so much I just HAD to scraplift it as I had some perfect photos for it I took yesterday of our daughter learning to ride without training wheels. Congrats on LOTD for your layout!!!

I still have to scrap that cross processed photo of our son I used for the tutorial... but can't think of a layout for it yet!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6096/thumbs/LearningToRide-web.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308044&ppuser=5977)
Learning To Ride (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308044&cat=500&ppuser=5977)

[debilou]

I tried the tut and came up with this

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Funky-Chicks.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307958)
Funky Chicks (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307958)

but I'm not sure I got it right though
You WAY got it right CM... it almost looks like you got a black light finish... which is sooo 60's... great job... looks like you had a blast... :tup::tup:

[debilou]

Here is my LO. I don't think this is really a Cross Processing look but am posting it anyway and will try again on another photo.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5293/thumbs/Chandler-Soccer-ball2.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)
Dream Big (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=307761)

I think you got it RIGHT ENOUGH FOR LOTD!!!! congrats!

[smatt644]

Here is mine:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/bloom_web2.JPG (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308164)

Bloom

[PQ FRAN]

My attempt at cross processing


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5865/thumbs/myrlte_beach_days_Medium_Web_view.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308318&ppuser=51256)
MYRTLE BEACH DAYS (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308318&cat=500&ppuser=51256) User: PQ FRAN (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/member.php?uid=51256)

[evergreen100]

I tried to follow the tut in my Paint shop Pro programme and this is the result. Got no idea if this looks "cross processed" or not but I quite like the dramatic look of it. Thanks Robyn, Ill keep working on the tut:)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Big_Cousin_webjmb.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308341)
Big Cousin (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308341)

[suemack]

Bubble Girl (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308386)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/bubble-girl.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308386)

[MaryElizabeth]

Off to read the tut, hope to have a go at this:)
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh agus Sláinte chugat
{Happy St Patrick's Day and Good Health to you}

[DixieMama]

Here's my go for the month. Using CS2, I did NOT have the Cross Processing option, but played with all the other techniques Robyn had in her tutorial and came up with this:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/gcmarch-faith.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308423&ppuser=78734)
Faith (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308423&cat=500&ppuser=78734)

TFL!! And GREAT tutorial, Robyn!

[Jesmchool]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308505

Heres my go! I dont envy you the task of picking a winner Robyn, all these ladies have done such beautiful layouts!!!

I had lots of fun with that and now i know some new techniques on photoshop! I will definatly be back next month to learn another skill!

[spotty]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/CrossProssedweb.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308566)
Architectural Fun (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308566)
No cross processing in your sense but great fun to do and now I might go back and [in my way] merge/blend some overlays etc. :yes:

[Robyn Gough]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=308505

Heres my go! I dont envy you the task of picking a winner Robyn, all these ladies have done such beautiful layouts!!!

I had lots of fun with that and now i know some new techniques on photoshop! I will definatly be back next month to learn another skill!

I agree, there is some amazing layouts in that gallery, so many very striking ones! Love it! Thankfully.. I don't have to pick a winner, since it is a random draw. Otherwise I would so be in for it! LOL

DET Contest is hard enough to vote on! LOL To pick just one.... :eek:

[Jesmchool]

Oh thats good random draw, i was thinking that i could NEVER pick just one outta all that beauty!

[Ineke]

Here is my attempt at using the cross processing for this month

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Colours-of-Nature.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309077)
Colours of Nature (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309077)

[sanra]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Double-Trouble5.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309094&cat=all&limit=last7)
Double Trouble (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309094&cat=all&limit=last7)

Going to try this again. Learned a LOT. :yes::yes:

[Ineke]

Here is another from me - it has nothing to do with cross processing but I wanted to try and do a cartoon style effect on these Pink photos that my son took at her concert.
I also recoloured the background and applied a gradient.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Pink12.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309096)
Pink (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309096)

[moog25]

I followed the tutorial on Cross Processing as well as I could in PSP, and just kept tweaking. The right side, once I cropped the photo to my satisfaction, was very white so I blended it with a background which just happened to be decorated in just the right places. The other photos I converted to b&W and used Virtual Photographer's "Fashion" filter for visual impact:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309347

[stitchmich]

I tried another.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/4918/thumbs/rockstar3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309453)

[handkl]

So I have PSE so I wasn't able to follow the tutorial, but I did play with the photo Adjust Color Curves under the Enhance Menu made the shadows darker and only slightly adjusted the contrast, brightness and highlights. I then applied a blue filter to the photo at 65% opacity .


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/MomentInTime-handkl.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309535)
Moment (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309535)

[jccamero]

Here my attempt.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/So-Fastflat.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309719)
Yesterday (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=309719)

[wndyeliza]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310058

I wasn't going to do this challenge, mainly because I don't have the patience I should to transpose the tutorial over to PSE! LOL! So I cheated a little....

Thanks for looking!

[dorthi]

Hi! Here's mine! Our trip to the Grand Canyon. First time playing around with filters too!!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310162&sortby=d&sorttime=9999&way=asc

[idtwinmom]

OK, I have played with this off and on all month and still don't know if I got it right! Please let me know if my photo is wrong!

Lazin'
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Lazin.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310266&ppuser=90601)

[ebears]

Here is my effort - thanks for the tutorial - I am learning more about using CS3.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Funweb1.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310289)
Fun (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310289)

[idtwinmom]

I just had to give this another try! I got a lot of help, so for those of you that taught me more about this, thanks!

Spring Will Come!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6698/thumbs/Chalk1.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=310567&ppuser=90601)

[Robyn Gough]

Thanks so much everyone for joining in the March Graphically Challenged!

I have chosen the random winner for March and that is.....

ebears!

Congrats Joan! Please PM me your email addy that you want me to have the coupon sent to.

Thanks so much everyone for joining in, it has been lots of fun seeing what every one has come up with! Stay tuned for the April graphically challenged!

[ebears]

Oh Wow - I have won something. thankyou Robyn.

[DixieMama]

Congrats joan!

[sanra]

congratulations joan..
And thanks for the challenge Robyn.... :)

[stitchmich]

Congrats Joan!!

[debilou]

Congrats Joan!