Something for the Weekend - Part 203 - Genie Filter

[davescm]

Hi,

Thanks to all who took part in our previous 'Washed Up' challenge.

This week we have something a little different. Most of you will be familiar with camera lens filters, pieces of glass fitted over camera lenses to correct colour or to introduce effects. Imagine if we could have a 'Genie Filter' that could grant you any image change or effect you wanted. This is your chance to show what your image would look like outside and through such a filter.

The “rules”:

• Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
• Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc.
• Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”.
• There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
• The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.

To download the image, (it is transparent) hover over the image and click on the circle with the arrows at the top right.

Then, when the image opens in its own window, right click and choose “Save Image As/Save Target As” (or similar depending on your browser).

When posting back your image — please use the blue reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the top of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

Have fun!

Dave

[TheOriginalGC]

Not being a photographer, I took this one literally.

[davescm]

The 'what's in the lamp' filter. Nice job GC.

Dave

[Abambo]

[davescm]

The 'when we land filter' - it does a good job of cleaning up clouds.

Dave

[didiermazier]

 Quick pixel art would be great

[davescm]

That is not a filter - that is what I see before I put my glasses on 🙂

Dave

[Michael Ambroise]

[davescm]

Welcome to SFTW Michael. The 'I wish I was back on holiday filter' - we all need one 🙂

Dave

[Michael Ambroise]

Thank you for the welcome, Dave🙂

[Monika Gause]

I want this for reality, not just for photography.

[davescm]

Brilliant Monika - the 'traffic clearing filter' 🙂

Dave

[Monika Gause]

Just clearing the cars, not the traffic. 

[davescm]

Of course Monika I was not thinking of pedestrians as traffic. 🙂

Dave

[Abambo]

I love that one.

[Michael Ambroise]

Very nice @Monika Gause !

[Dean_Utian]

Great work 🙂

[Trevor.Dennis]

Genius idea Dave.  Was this driven by your working on Parametric filters in Substance Designer (is that the right name?)?

[davescm]

Yes Trevor, that and reaching for a polariser this week. For those not aware, the Photoshop Beta has a feature called Parametric Filters and comes with a few filters to use with that feature. But the real power is that you can also make your own filters for that feature in Adobe Substance 3D Designer.

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Beer Goggles filter.

[davescm]

Haha - very good, and the strength of that filter increases as the night goes on.

Dave

[Imaginerie]

I think it's the first time I am participating in this !

This one is the "vector VS photo" filter. It lets you see the reality behind an illustration 🙂

(this is quite literal here, no hidden meaning!)

From a stock photo and an illustration done in Illustrator (and intended to be screenprinted, but that bit never came to be)

[davescm]

Welcome to SFTW Imaginerie. Wouldn't such a filter would be great for forensics. What Photo was this illustration based on? 🙂

Dave

[Imaginerie]

To be honest, it would be good for reverse forensic as the original illustration was all in my head (bizarrely I am better at imagining than at "referencing") so in that case, it took me a while to find a real photo that matches more or less with the illustration.

[Trevor.Dennis]

I think it's the first time I am participating in this !

By @Imaginerie

I love that you can't remember one way or the other that you have uploaded to a SFTW thread.  It puts me in mind of what they said about the 1960s.  'If you could remember anything about the sixties, then you weren't really there'.