One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-July 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.

May creations:

• Life Lessons
• Pictures Imperfect
• XingfuMama
• Tales from my lens

Here’s my contribution for this month:

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Directions for my methods:

1. The black and white uses GIMP’s built-in desaturation tool Colors>Desaturate>Desaturate. I used the Luma method. Then I added a vignette.
2. This uses the method in the post: Faking it: a lensball effect using the GIMP.
3. For this one I used the swirl method described in the post: Giving a photo a twirled effect using the GIMP. Then I overlaid a copy of the original image on the twirled using the soft light blend method.

I used 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.