And you’ll have fun fun fun until daddy takes your filters away
Photoshop CS6 has lots of ways to modify pictures, but some of the most fun are filters. Many filters come with the program, but if you’re not satisfied with all of them, there are billions and billions and billions of third-party filters available, some free, some inexpensive, and some expensive.
One of the third-party filters that I bought is Fractalius by Redfield. It cost $39.90, which I consider to be on the expensive side for a Photoshop filter. Redfield is a Russian company, which might explain why the filter is now available via instant download and required a PayPal complaint to get my download code. Nonetheless, I am extremely happy with the filter.
Recently I was out in a field of grasses and snapped this photo:
The bright, sunny day caused the grasses to be somewhat washed out, but since I shoot RAW files, I was able to recover some color and contrast:
Still not being satisfied, I took the second picture and applied the Redfield Fractalius filter to it. Here are some of the results:
Each picture took about five seconds to create and save, and there literally are millions of possibilities. It’s a lot of fun!
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Posted on January 10, 2013, in Adobe, Digital photo editing, Flora, Manmade, Mother & Father Nature, Photos and tagged photoshop filters, photoshop plugins, Redfield fractalius. Bookmark the permalink. 21 Comments.
They’re beautiful and you’re an artist.
so true! millions of possibilities, great reminder as this year unfolds, I shall get busy, Russel
Amazing!
wow…thanks for the inspiration. happy new year!!
Well, I’ll say now that is all just too dang much fun for you. Seriously though I like the first one the most. But you sure can get all artsy with all those filters can’t you?
I got CS6 for Christmas,thanksi your encouragement. I’m not ready or filters yet, but will be soon!
Wow, Paypal and Russia…..you are a brave dude…awesome though
I’ve been with PayPal for a decade and never had any problems, so if someone accepts PayPal, I’m willing to give them a shot.
I thought somebody was having a bad hair day.
Title cracked me up! Enjoyed seeing how each filter looked. Call me a prude, but my favorite shot is the one without the filter. I like the 7th one a lot too, though.
The one with the red tones (#2) was my favorite.
Amazing results! The original is a lovely photo, and what you did with the others is so cool! Makes me want to play too! Hugs – B
My wise old grandmother taught me to play nicely with others, so come on out and play!
Be there shortly! Have the programs up and running!
Very cool!
Some of them looks like feathers. pretty.
Incredible!
A visual treat!
There is nothing better than grasses to make such wonderful texture.
The original photo is beautiful in its simplicity and light play, but the filter effects are fascinating. Thanks for the Follow, and I’m looking forward to spending some time perusing your blog.
Those are all cool! Hugs