Coloring the World

Posted by Tracey (White Hall, United States) on 25 February 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

With a little help from Photoshop, I was able to make it look like my daughter was coloring the autumn leaves herself. Mother Nature's little helper.

I am working on a project with my kids and need your help. If you live in the United States, please check out this link to my postcrossing blog for details (look in the sidebar under 50 States Challenge):
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And if you'd like to hear my ramblings about wifehood, motherhood, and living on a small farm, check out my other blog: 9 Acres

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Comments (15)

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Bee looking at your photos, you have many great creative shots, thanks for commenting on my post

25 Feb 2008 3:43am

@Peter Miller: Thanks Peter! I am glad you like my phots and you are welcome any time!

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Interesting post-processing technique, looks really cool!

25 Feb 2008 5:13am

@DaveB: Thanks Dave! Wasn't that difficult. Just desaturate the leaf, use the eyedropper tool to select the color of the pencil, and then the paintbrush to selectively add the color back on!

Bonj from Jefferson City, United States

Colorful. Cool idea. Would be great for a Crayola ad.

25 Feb 2008 8:24am

@Bonj: Thanks Bonj! Ohter people have told me that, but I have no idea how to send it to Crayola!

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Neat idea and very creative....

25 Feb 2008 9:12am

@Chris: Thanks Chris! I am not that great at photoshop, so I was pleased to do this much ;0)

lidia from Spain

Interesting job.

25 Feb 2008 12:50pm

@lidia: Thanks for stopping in!

Jrask from Pasadena, United States

I shouldn't have read the caption, because you had me fooled :)

25 Feb 2008 1:02pm

@Jrask: Hehehe! I can't tell a lie...

Laurent from Lyon, France

Very good idea and superbly realised. It must take time to color an entire tree ;o)

25 Feb 2008 2:26pm

@Laurent: Can you imagine?! Crazy!

Farhad.B from Babol, Iran

wow wow wow u are really great photographer

25 Feb 2008 2:41pm

@Farhad.B: Thanks Farhad! I am not sure if I am great, but I certainly will accept the compliment!

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

A great idea, brilliantly executed.

25 Feb 2008 2:48pm

@Graham Russon: I appreciate it Graham!

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Very nicely done.

25 Feb 2008 4:07pm

@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A fantastic idea, brilliantly done.

25 Feb 2008 5:32pm

@MaryB: Mary, I appreciate your comment!

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

This would be a great concept shot on one of the stock photo sites. Very creative, Tracey!

25 Feb 2008 7:08pm

@Ron: Ron, Great idea! If I only knew how to go about that...

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

Very creative, like the processing. Nice job.

25 Feb 2008 10:12pm

@John Maslowski: Thanks John!

Giya from Cincinnati, United States

Fantastic PS work here! Great attention to shadows and lighting where her hands meet the leaf.

27 Feb 2008 4:17pm

@Giya: Thanks Giya! The only PS I can take credit for is the illusion part with the pencil. I bumped saturation and sharpened, but as far as adding shadows and such, I have no idea how to do that! Thanks for the compliment!