Fun With Photoshop
Photoshop Has Many Uses
I am very proficient in Photoshop, as I use it in a professional capacity just as much as I use it for pleasure. Whether it’s for graphic design or photography, I know Photoshop.
Laughter is great therapy. Comic relief is universal. I enjoy making people laugh. You read the last paragraph, so you know where this is going. Heheheheh.
Last year, Austin befriended a neighborhood kid who is, at times, difficult. Actually, he’s always difficult. The only difference is Austin’s tolerance. They get along OK for a while, then Austin gets really sick of him. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
During one of the “friend cycles,” I snapped the photo you see above (or to the left, depending on your web browser’s settings. I love web design. NOT!) I don’t know if I had any premeditated intentions when I took the photo. He asked me about a piece of equipment, and I was simply demonstrating it for him.
After a recent falling out, I launched Photoshop and got to work.
This was double-duty therapy since this kid can get under my skin too.
The first image was a relatively simple manipulation, but it definitely elicits laughter at every viewing. This image distortion is partially possible without the help of Photoshop, but I wanted to amp it up.
Since I didn’t set up such a shot with such a use in mind, I had to dig within the archives. The only suitable photo I found is the one at the beginning of this post.
I used a perspective correction filter to distort the image. This was done to simulate using the widest zoom setting and shooting from above looking down. Then I used the Free Transform tool to stretch his head, and the Warp tool to, well, warp it even more.
One thing every Photoshop jockey has done is to put a different head or face on someone’s body. Depending on the skill level of the Photoshop user, the results are either glaringly obvious or scary realistic. I will let you grade my effort here.
I even did the extra credit work and made this model’s hair color match the kid’s. Austin was, of course, eager to share it with his other friends. They all know this kid too, and are equally annoyed. I thought it would be best if Austin prefaced the unveiling of this image with, “I’ve been chatting with this girl online and she sent me a pic. Tell me, do you think she’s hot?“
