cachemash #51: sundog

    Newer Older

    I got some really interesting results PSTG-ing a square truncated file at about 1250 dpi. I'll post a series over the next several days. These look very carefully cropped and composed, but no final-stage cropping or other post-manipulation was involved.

    Basically, I open a truncated file in an old version of PS, crop the black space to square (which for some reason preserves the truncation, keeping the image unstable), open a bunch of other files to fill up the PS cache, and then use Unsharp Mask (lowest settings of 1 - 0.1 - 0) to "freeze" the image. Then save off the ones I like as TIFF.

    Undo. Repeat. Undo. Repeat.

    The more you use "undo," the more previously glitched images are saved to cache. So the process yields interesting results only up to a point, when you start to see diminishing returns (i.e. images that are too recursive/entropic and don't differ much from one to the next).

    Hope this makes sense. LP cover anyone?

    --HM

    PikPix, FIUFAU, electroplasticbox, RyanMacLean, and 18 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    1. eaubscene 16 months ago | reply

      An example of what Daniel Temkin calls "Photoshop Truncating Glitch." Converted to greyscale and contrast-adjusted after glitching.

    2. sitecrafty 14 months ago | reply

      Awesome stuff, i really love it, and thanks for example

    3. blacksquare. 12 months ago | reply

      Hahaha LP cover. That would make for some bad ass album art.

    keyboard shortcuts: previous photo next photo L view in light box F favorite < scroll film strip left > scroll film strip right ? show all shortcuts