Digital Art?

[Stalking Light]

Does anyone play around with plugins like those from Topaz Labs to manipulate their photos? I've been playing around with Topaz and it's a fun set of tools but I'm not sure how to categorize the results.

There is a strength slider on some, though, so used gently they can be used to simply enhance a photo rather than make it look like a painting or something, but I haven't experimented much with that approach yet.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Charlie, I used elements for this some years ago, but haven't used Topaz.

 

[Stalking Light]

I never really used elements, but have used some of the Topaz plugins for a while from LR and PS. I just recently started playing with Glow and Impression. They have some very cool effects but I just can't decide where, if anywhere, they fit into my workflow.

 

[Shadyapex]

Those are super cool looking. I'm not going to wade into the categorization issue though. Too many people running around yelling about "real photography." I figure you can do anything you like as long as you don't try to pass it off as something else. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

[Lighthawk]

Cool effects, Charlie. I don't have any experience with Topaz or Nik for that matter. I think there's a graphical use for these in some instances. We have a local graphic artist who has posterized images of famous landmark buildings with some commercial success.

 

[Stalking Light]

Thanks. I do use the Nik pugins some, especially Viveza with it's color control points and other controls to spruce up some of my images.

 

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