There's probably other ways to do this, as everyone seems to develop their own unique ways of doing tasks inside of photoshop, but this is how i do it. The concept is simple, but the process is tedious & a bit time intensive, which is interesting in that i am overall a very impatient person, except when it comes to doing something like this.
Anyway...
Get your photos
i set up my tripod; removed all, but one stool/chair.
Luckily my husband was in a good mood & played along. ;-)
Make each photo a separate layer in Photoshop
- Set Transparency @ ~50% to view the bottom layer.
- i had to "nudge" a couple photos a pixel or 2 this way or
that way, since my tripod isn't perfectly stable.
- Rectangle tool to remove large areas
- Eraser tool to move in closer, gradually decreasing brush size as
you get to the fine details.
That's basically it in a nutshell. Just put transparency back 100% for all layers (obviously). Lastly, i cropped the image to remove excess empty space at the top.
i didn't really plan this out too much. Hubby was already sitting at the table with his laptop. i grabbed dishes from the cupboard & the newspaper as we moved him & the stool around the table.
Large
Larger, well as large as I got for ya
Final product here: CLICK!
*Lotte*, minusbaby, and midge_stewart added this photo to their favorites.
Doggies Are From Heaven 86 months ago | reply
So nice of you to take the time to go through the process. I have Photoshop but have not yet tried this. The effect is wonderful, but I admit I hate the thought of being tied to the computer for the process. When I get into something like that, I lose track of time and my day or night whittles away without much to show for it. Your fun photo does inspire me to put this on my to do list.
hasfurrychildren 86 months ago | reply
Isn't it crazy how time seems to go into a hyper-drive disappearing act when you get in front of the computer?!
i know i am increasingly feeling so much guilt for not being able to keep up with all the wonderful flickr photostreams & groups. i spend sooo many hours on flickr & yet always still feel sooo behind....
Elevated 86 months ago | reply
Ooo too kewl
Thanks for the tutorial
*Lotte* 86 months ago | reply
This is awesome Kat, and so well explained ;)
Corgiflore 86 months ago | reply
you're great, Kat......
Canon Man52 86 months ago | reply
Thanks for shareing, great job...
My Symbiosis [deleted] 86 months ago | reply
Awesome! Great of you to spend the time to tell the "secret" of the photo :>
You're terrific! :)
hugsRgood 85 months ago | reply
Thanks for 'splaining, Luceee, but since I don't have Photo Shop, I won't be attempting this anytime soon! ;0
I know what you mean about not having enough time....I too feel really guilty about not having time to comment on all my friend's photos, if I did, I would be permanently attached to my computer.
nfrancisco 85 months ago | reply
Nice work Kat!
p.s. If you learn masking, it opens a whole new world. :)
crestedcrazy 85 months ago | reply
Absolutely incredible, I hope to attempt something like this one day so thanks for the instructions but it would be so much easier if you just came here and showed me ;-0
Anita & Greg 82 months ago | reply
Thanks for taking us along on your photo shop tour. Glad your hubby was a good sport.
hasfurrychildren 82 months ago | reply
Thank you all for stopping by my image here.
I'm happy that you appreciate my explaining how I did it.
EDIT:
In case you're interested, I just added links to larger sizes in the description.
Recently I set 'All Sizes' to contacts only, which makes a tiny image in this case pretty extra lame if you're not in my contact list.
midge_stewart 80 months ago | reply
Thanks for showing me in steps. I have been practicing with the photoshop you sent me. Thanks again, I love my present. Miss you lots.
hasfurrychildren 80 months ago | reply
Hi Midge! Glad you're enjoying the book. Miss you, too.