Altered Reality | Photoshop Manipulations | Photo Forum

Well –  First of all, thanks for the encouragement Mandrake and Oksana. Whatever you 
guys say means a lot to me…and that goes for criticism too!
Oksana – When I run an image through Lr and Ps I don’t have a plan that I follow. I just
do a little of this and some of that and switch back and forth between the 2 programs once
in a while to make minor adjustments that look pretty good to me. 
I do use Lr4 a lot as I started with it and feel really comfortable using it. Ps is really quite new
to me but I like the blur and oil paint filters for the artsy effect they give. A lot of trial and error
goes into the final image but I really do enjoy all the tools these programs offer.
I wish I was an expert but I’m plodding along one day at a time and learning a little bit here and
there as I go.
I also like the first two images and I will be getting them printed to see how they turn out at about
16×20″ or so with a nice mat and a decent frame around them.
Will let you guys know how they look after I get them done.
Dale.

Muneer
I have some really interesting shots of old cars that I took during the summer. Maybe one day
I’ll do some post processing of them and see what they look like after some manipulations in Lr and Ps.
S-l-o-w-l-y learning how to do post processing in Ps6 after all this time spent with Lightroom.
Dale.

Mandrake
I totally agree with you that Lightroom is a great program and I’ve loved using it and will
continue to do so. I have found that Photoshop just adds a little extra by using blur and paint
filters so I’ve been playing around with that for a while. I feel much more comfortable with Lr
and would have a hard time relying on Ps to do all my post processing.
Ps is just there when I want to do something a little different to add to the image and like I said
I have a long way to go before I would even consider myself anywhere near proficient at it.
Dale.