Playing with PSE5

[gcherry]

I just downloaded the PSE 5 upgrade and have been playing with some of the themes. I had a picture of a desert tree that I took in Las Vegas earlier this year - got some interesting results with the themes. What do you think? (They're in my gallery.)

Glenda

[Jodi Frye]

I think they are very cool :) Well done !

[NMarti]

I was about to comment on them and saw this thread. I really like the main image. Very nice.

[gcherry]

Thanks Nancy & Jodi ... I almost feel like I'm cheating! Other than adjusting the contrast, the only thing I did to the photo was apply the built-in backgrounds and frames. I think I'm going to like this new version!

[jstorck]

Very cool look. What else is new and exciting.

[Wendy]

Glenda ....

Oh they looks great ... and PSE5 really does make things easy to do :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

That is so neat.
I've been reading about PSE5 and really want to see as much as possible. And do hope Santa is listening :)
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[ktnoon60]

Those do look good, I like that effect.

[gcherry]

Finally, I'm doing something with these pictures!

[ceejay3744]

Glenda,

The collage of the different cacti is great. And the background is perfect for it, too. Nice photos, nice presentation.

[Sheila]

gcherry, Did you do the head shot, pop out of Rocky the beautiful kitty, in your pictures, did you do that in PE5?

[gcherry]

Thanks, Carol ... I thought the cacti collage turned out kinda neat. And it only took a few minutes thanks to the new features in PSE 5!
Sheila ... the shot of Rocky (my beautiful new kitty!) was an accidental discovery. I have a "toolkit" of backgrounds from Digital Juice - each of the backgrounds contains numerous variations including a frame version. I simply put an extracted picture of Rocky over the frame and erased the parts of him that I wanted to appear to be behind the frame. I hope this explanation makes sense. If you want a more detailed explanation, let me know and I'll send you the PSD file with the layers so you can see how it was done.

[jvolpe]

Hi Glenda, very nice photos and I really like the effect you did w/PSE5. I really do love your new kitty and the his little face thru the frame.
Janis :)

[Sheila]

gcherry,
This is off topic, but what kind of cat is Rocky?

[gcherry]

Sheila - near as we can tell, Rocky's a tabby/Siamese mix. We adopted him from an animal rescue group. You can't tell from the photos, but Rocky is a polydactyl - he has extra toes on his front paws. That's how he got his name - his front paws reminded us of boxing gloves! He seems to have gotten the best from both breeds ... on the tabby side, he's very affectionate and is relatively soft-spoken ... on the Siamese side, he has the dark points (tail, ears and parts of his paws) and he has those gorgeous blue eyes. I know I'm biased, but I think he's quite handsome!

[AngelicKim]

Glenda, I noticed your collage earlier but had to run. Beautiful gallery.

[Wendy]

Glenda ...

He is so gorgeous !! :)

Wendy