Photoshop cheating

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Digital photography is so much fun, isn't it? Can you imagine actually taking pictures on film, having the film developed and pictures printed only to find out you spent all the money for a couple of usable pictures? That would make me mad!

Thanks to modern technology we can do so much more. (If there are gurus out there like Camilla who can show us how.)  I've been using Photoshop Elements for a few years and lately Photoshop, but apart from simple fixes, I'm still learning. It's usually trial and error.

What fascinates me, that we can literally "cheat" using Photoshop and similar programs. And I'm not talking about fixing the colors, lighting, saturation and all these legal fixes. I'm talking about making stuff up. Have you done it? If so, show us the before and after pictures.

Here is my desperate attempt of trying to make Auggie bite down on some artificial flowers. He was not willing to do that, so I had to attach a bully stick to the flowers.

Of course, the flowers were not facing the camera either and the bouquet looked pretty pitiful. Not a glamorous birthday picture at all.

And here is Auggie's final birthday picture:

Shhh, it's a secret. I did not even tell my DH. He thinks I'm a talented dog trainer and a photographer.

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Correct. I copied the flowers from a different picture. He was out of focus in this one, but the flowers were facing the camera. I copied them some more to make the bouquet appear bigger.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I have some. Maybe I'd better wait til certain photos are judged. But when I get home I have one in which I did digital gardening that I posted about.

[DJ & Chance]

I remember that one and it is one of my favorite of your calendar submission!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Thanks.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Gee, maybe we need a full disclosure, code of ethics thing in this group. : )

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

LOL!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Ha, I love it! Man, I'm not sure how much I should reveal here. He he

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Go for it!

[sf1]

Photoshop is definitely not "cheating".....its creative pixel bending.

[sf1]

Definitely not cheating.....

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Auggie, come back!!!

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

LOL!