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Published: 2008-04-29 01:45:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 9822; Favourites: 116; Downloads: 0
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I originally wanted to do a "burning bush" piece but ended up going in this direction. Playing with the fire was fun!Credits:
Monk - [link]
Fire - [link] [link] [link]
Mountainside and background - [link] [link] [link]
Clouds and Rocks - [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]
Tree - Stock Xchng - [link]
Cliff - [link]
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I actually had to come back to see this. Sometimes I wonder how I miss great pieces like this!
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I'd love to do more like this but it's so much work trying to find the right stock images that are also the right resolution. I have about 5 that I've started and never completed!
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Hi there,
youΒ΄ve been featured! [link]
If you like it, you can fav it, if you donΒ΄t like it, just ignore it...
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Wow, thanks so much! I fav'd it.
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Thanks! I have to do another photo manip. soon, it's been a while.
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what would you call this? i'm trying to learn how to make these pictures
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This can be called either a photo composite, photo manipulation or photo illustration. Try searching on some of the PS tutorial sites for composition tuts. Here's a good place to start: [link]
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ok thank you very much :
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Yes and no, lol. I started out in magazine print production and retail print purchasing. I got sick of it and went back to school (NYU) and got a certificate in multimedia technology. Then I went to work at Entertainment Weekly and got pulled into retouching by necessity, the people they had on-staff were horrible at it! I was already proficient with color corrections from my production experience, I learned my Photoshop basics at NYU, and learned the rest on the job over the course of about 2 years. I also did an intensive one week course in color management back in 2003 that I'd highly recommend to anyone considering a career in retouching or pre-press. I am considering going back to school again to get my photography degree, finally!
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It's Really hard to work with fire in manipulations such as this, I think that that was the hardest part. wasn't it?
Very well done.
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Since the stock was shot perfectly, against a black background, it was actually pretty easy to mask it out using the extract filter. Just paint over all the fire, click on the isolate foreground color option and it will drop out the black background. You just need to do it a few times to get the full range of the fire. Another tutorial for me to post lol!
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I'm thinking about doing a tutorial on how I did the fire. Think anybody would care?
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I sure would like 2 know how you did it
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With the extract and auto-blend filters. Actually the fire was easy, making it look like it was on the tree was the hard part
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Thanks so much! One of those pieces that just came together easily.
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I like it when that happens 
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Hello my friend,
I send this message to tell you that I featured your work:
- in my Journal: [link]
- in my News: [link]
Congratulations for the wonderful work!!!
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Wow! Thank you so much. Your very, very kind
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Thanks! It was fun to do
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hi dear
I've featured your artwork in my journal
really hope you don't mind
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Hi there, sorry for the slow reply. I've been off-line since Saturday. Of course I don't mind, Thanks so much!! Someday I'll return the favor once I figure out CSS and the journal, lol! 
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don't worry, dear
It has been absolutely a pleasure for me... I really love your artwork
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Thanks! And thanks for the 
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wow..this is really good. Love what you did with the fire
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Your welcome. I love your stuff, I'll have to do something with some of your model stock soon.
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Thats bloody fucking awesome! I love it, glad you chose my fire for this
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Thanks
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Oh thanks. And thank you for the great cliff photo. It gave me the idea for the entire piece
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Hmmmm....I'm going to leave that up to everyone to decide. Could just be a guy looking at a tree on fire.
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