One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-March 2023

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. Create a pingback or comment with the URL of your post on my Xingfu Mama blog’s post.
6. Check out what other folks are doing for new ideas.

I can hardly wait to see what you create.

Here’s my one-to-three contribution for March 2023:

Orchids from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show.

Directions for my methods:

This month I played around using Topaz Studio 2. First however I desaturated the rocks in the background in the GIMP. I found the mustard-y color distracting from the flowers. For the first variation I used the abstraction filter then applied a tone curve to increase the contrast. For the AI ReMix I used the picture called Burnt Oil.

Share your One-to-Three creations in the comments below.