Today I’m sharing a photograph of a colorful walk in Portland processed three ways. We visited the Portland Japanese Garden in October 2021. The fall colors are a photographer’s dream!
I’ll be showing how I processed this picture from the garden three ways with Corel PaintShop Pro 2021. Prior to trying out the various effects, I increased the contrast slightly.
The first two show the original and the same picture with a retro effect. For this image I went to Effects>Photo Effects>Retro Lab>Hue 90. This effect blurred the edges like a vignette and cast a green glow over everything. Even the carp in the foreground is green! It’s easy to imagine this as a strange world in a fantasy or science fiction book.
The second two show the original autumn scene and the same picture with a warming filter effect. For this image I went to Effects>Photo Effects>Film and Filters. I chose the Vivid Skin Tones option with an orange warming filter. This effect intensified the foliage color and gravel in the foreground.
The third two show the original and the same picture with a distortion effect. For this image I went to Effects>Distortion Effects>Ripple. The pond in the image ripples as if a stone was dropped into it. The blurred image focuses your attention on the distinct colors, textures, and composition of this photograph.
I remember being amazed on this colorful walk in Portland, Oregon. The colors of the foliage and the structure and layers in the landscaping were so impressive!
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Beautifully captured! We visited this garden a few years ago, we really enjoyed it!
Thanks, Amy! Glad you got to see that garden. 🙂
Beautiful photo! And I think it is fun to see how editing can change the look of a photo.
Thanks, Lisa! Yes, it's fun to use a little digital magic.
The warming effect is really quite natural looking and I like it for that reason. The ripple one is good too, as more of an abstract, and as you say, the green version looks sort of supernatural. So they're all good but in very different ways!
Thanks, Sarah! I had fun with that one.