Butterfly

: Butterfly; Model Katie, four layers.; Created by: Doughough.; Tools Used: Canon EOS 20D. Photoshop; Created on: Sept. 2005; Image Views: 8,314; Average Views per Day: 9.1; Image Number: 20452

Comments:

Alfresco from Western NY State on Nov 14, 2007 at 8:31 PM said:

Very nice work, but riding a thistle in a bathing suit? OUCH!!

babehunter from USA on Jul 9, 2007 at 6:48 PM said:

Doug, VERY, VERY nice job on this! I wonder if you'd write a short article on glamor photography for a web-based magazine that is in developement? please contact me at:

babehunter@hotttimaging.com

Thanks!

Babehunter

Doug Hough from California on Oct 21, 2006 at 4:00 PM said:

Hi Stacey,

Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Doug Hough from California on Jul 19, 2006 at 10:18 AM said:

Hi Gary and Kdastonjr, Thank you for your comments and suggestions, input is always welcome.

Regards, Doug

kdastonjr from In Kuwait 4 now on Jul 19, 2006 at 7:36 AM said:

Nice photoshoping on the image but you should try to Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur. Try that on just the model layer to match the slight blur in the wings. Still a great concept.

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Jul 14, 2006 at 3:21 PM said:

Very creative work. Thanks for the Photoshop tips. I'll try them.

Doug Hough from California on Jul 11, 2006 at 2:10 PM said:

Above comment should have read "these are NOT terribly difficult to make ..." Hate it when I do that.

Doug :)

Doug Hough from California on Jul 7, 2006 at 8:37 AM said:

Hi Niko, Thank you for your kind comments, these are terribly difficult to make with a little practice.

Best Wishes, Doug

Niko from Texas on Jul 6, 2006 at 8:27 PM said:

Wow! I'm not into the photography but that's some good photoshop work!

Doug Hough from California on Jun 7, 2006 at 2:17 PM said:

Hi Plumeriagirl, Thank you for your kind comments.

Doug :)

plumeriagrl from California on Jun 5, 2006 at 10:26 PM said:

Nice photoshop work!!! Very creative. You blended the layers marvelously. A tedious process, I know, but the work was well worth the effort.

Doug Hough from California on May 27, 2006 at 1:17 PM said:

Hi Trisha,

Thank you for your kind comments.

Doug :)

Miss Trisha from San Antonio Texas on May 24, 2006 at 1:30 PM said:

I love butterflies regardless.. This picture is totally awesome.. What an awesome concept...

Doug Hough from California on Feb 14, 2006 at 6:10 PM said:

Hi Artsy, Thanks for commenting. There are several versions of this. In the final version I changed the color of her swimsuit to match the color of the wings. For what it's worth, the thistle and the butterfly were taken in northwestern Illinois, not far from Chicago.

Artsyinchicago from Northern Burbs of Illinois on Feb 14, 2006 at 5:50 PM said:

Wow! That is way cool!! Great Job!

Doug Hough from California on Nov 20, 2005 at 4:54 PM said:

Hi Brian, Model Katie was removed from the original with the Polygonal lasso tool in Photoshop. Zoom in close, use the space bar to move the image around. Edges were removed with the eraser tool using a small hard brush set at 100% opacity. The image was scaled with the move tool. Same process was used for the wings. Shadows on the background image were added with the burn tool. Thanks for commenting :)

Brian from Utah on Nov 20, 2005 at 2:21 PM said:

I like composite images like this. The shadows under Katie's legs add to the realism.

How did you extract her from the original image without making the edges choppy?

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