BELIEVE

Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 25 March 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

This is a very plain and weather worn mirrored sign on a downtown street.
I thought it was such a great message it derserved a little extra umph, so I spent some time in ps and this is what I came up with!!!

Have a beautiful Sunday!!

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Comments (26)

Alborz from Tehran, Iran

fabulous work! love the underlying concept, also details & colors are good

25 Mar 2007 5:24am

DTW from Orlando, United States

Lot of details on this one; I spent a lot of time just checking it out. Great shot!

25 Mar 2007 5:43am

@DTW: The original was pretty plain...the ps work really pulled out the details you would have missed inthe original. Thank you DTW!!

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

that is great Jen! I love the effects - good work

25 Mar 2007 6:34am

@Art Monkey: Thanks!!

M.E. from Encino, United States

you see a lot of wonderful things, Jen! and the time you spent to add "a little extra umph" is well spent, you did great!!!

25 Mar 2007 8:01am

@M.E.: Thanks M.E., I had a lot of fun doing it too.

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Amazing colors,did you process it a little ? Great messages,nice framing..just Great,Jen !

25 Mar 2007 10:37am

@Kheoh Yee Wei: A few different layers, and color enhancements...thanks for the visit!

Mike Cash from Kiryu, Japan

A very skillful and effective umphification.

25 Mar 2007 12:46pm

@Mike Cash: Glad you like it Mike!

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

This is my favorite image you've done here! Excellent!!!

25 Mar 2007 1:16pm

@Craiger: Wow...Thanks Craig!!!

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wo wo, whatever you did to that sure made is a masterpiece :) Great PS effects Jen.

25 Mar 2007 2:53pm

@Rahul: It was a oooo look at that and then a oh darn I have to make something more out of this!!! I just love the message! Thank you so much for your visits and kind comments Rahul!!!

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

Great shot, great message

25 Mar 2007 2:56pm

@Nick Passantino: The message is so simple, yet so wonderful!. Thanks Nick!

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Emotionally evocative.... thought provoking... other than that ... I'm speechless. Thanks for giving me this moving moment today. Truly.

25 Mar 2007 3:52pm

@amy: Oh my goodness...I am so glad I moved you!! I took that picture so quickly at a stop light and I knew later I needed to do something special with it...and I am so glad I did!! = )

Mythreyee from cupertino, United States

The word surely deserves to become a masterpiece. Great Work Jen.

25 Mar 2007 4:40pm

Myst from Bologna, Italy

Great post processing! Love the hues!

25 Mar 2007 4:56pm

Still from Valence, France

Beautiful image!

25 Mar 2007 8:09pm

jennifer radio from Statesville, United States

Ah, what a GREAT picture! It sends a strong message...

25 Mar 2007 9:58pm

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey ho Jen--great processing to final effect--smart colours and reflection on the paving--nicely "umphed"--billy

25 Mar 2007 10:04pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanks Billy! I went back and forth with the pp work...I thought this worked!

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

This is such an amazing image...and even though there's not pre-production image to contrast it against...I can tell that this is just a stunning blend of old school photography (framing and timing) and of hi-tech post production =D Can't wait to see what's up for tomorrow =) Great work Jen!

25 Mar 2007 11:44pm

@Wayne: Tomorrow is my heart! : D
I thought you might like this one Wayne! Thank you for visiting!

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Interesting photo, and the effects are great.

26 Mar 2007 12:21am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Beautiful photo with a beautiful message.

26 Mar 2007 1:28am

Sarah from Gainesville, United States

Nice job, Jen, with the shot and the post production!

26 Mar 2007 1:34am

Tempting Lisa from Canberra, Australia

Nice shot and ps work. :-)

26 Mar 2007 2:27am

Shawna from Regina, Canada

great message, great work. A good choice to do some post production. Good work

26 Mar 2007 5:20am

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

Great processing! Well done!

26 Mar 2007 10:04am

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

Excellent, real character in this image. The grainy and cracked reflection makes this photos message that bit more powerful. Very nicely taken and processed!

27 Mar 2007 5:32am

@Chris Sullivan: Thank you Chris!

Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada

Wonderful treatment.

27 Mar 2007 12:05pm

@Craig Persel: Thank you...adding the layers really brought out all the great details in the sign that you would miss in the original.

Erik Tjallinks from Netherlands

Great symbolic picture.

27 Mar 2007 1:26pm

R from Nowhere and Everywhere, United States

HA HA !!! good ol' Marty O'Malley and his BELIEVE campain .... I wrote a rant about Believe and emailed it to Ron Smith and he read it on the air to open his show one day !!! I was like oh yeah baby !!! I wrote that ...lol..

26 Aug 2007 1:49pm

@R: Is that what that sign was from??? LOL I just saw it and took the shot...hahaha! Congrats on your rant!

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