Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

Ok so GIMP is getting less scary and less annoying. I no longer invent my own swear language when working with it so I decided to play more and show you the out come. Let me know what you think. Really. Less lurking, more commenting. Thanks!

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A. Photograph is of two vintage champagne glasses and wine bottle sitting on mirrored tray. Lighting turned out great. I had no control over that though I wish I could take the credit. I have tweaked the brightness and contrast and sharpened it up which, thankfully, it didn’t need too much of that done.

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B. The effect is called Softglow and it is my new favorite. To achieve this effect, Glow Radius, Brightness and Sharpness are all adjusted to the desired levels.

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Here is an ocean view that has been treated with the Softglow effect.

YEOWZA!

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C. Here again are the champagne glasses with the Softglow and Old Photo effects.

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D. All that plus in lavender. Very girly.

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E. And this, my friends, is how a Predator ™, as in Alien Vs. Predator ™, would see the whole thing. That’s just a little something extra for you no charge.

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