Happy Memorial Day!
Today we celebrate and honor all the service members who have fought and died for our freedom. America is grateful.
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I have found a new obsession. I am now in love with "vintagizing" my photographs in Photoshop like the flag one above. Ohhhh, somebody better stop me.
I am a big fan of Photoshop, and so are a lot of other artists out there. Worth100.com hosts regular contests to encourage submissions on a particular topic. The photos are such fun to look through. People can make the added elements look flawless. Sometimes, I would swear that it the image is real, if they weren't so absurd. I am quite impressed. I have a feeling the key is in the shadows. The quality of the shadowing is how you can tell beginer from an expert. I think it has a lot to do with integration too. The lines blending the new element and the old have to be the same level of intensity as the rest of the photo. 
That is where a lot of people go wrong. I'm also amazed by people's wittiness for the contests. He he. This site makes me smile. Maybe I'll submit something someday.
A few of my favorite advanced Photoshop contests include:
Death takes a Holiday
Planet of the Apes
Color Blind
How do you hide an elephant?
I stumbled upon a website that had a contest to photoshop in the creepy Burger King mask into a photo of your choosing. They were quite amusing. And a little disturbing if I might say so. A lot of the photos don't load anymore, but the ones that do are worth a looksie.
Even though "The King" is creepy, I think that is what makes Burger King's advertising campaign so effective. Sometimes a buzz is what makes you memorable (even if it's eerily pedafilish).
Does anyone know of any more contests like these? I didn't even know they existed. I would love to participate next time.
