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I'm Not Kidding! Yet.

2021-06-22T15:20:00.010-07:00

Proof that I'm serious about being back. Here's another old oldie:

Girl In The Treetops.

Another LuminarAI edit from a 40+ year old negative scan.

Hey Out There! Wake Up! I'm Back! Maybe.

2021-06-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

Has it really been ten years since my last post? Holy shit. New editing tools like LuminarAI, PicMonkey, the DxO Nik suite tells me it's time to revisit those old home-made ~~porn~~ boudoir images for another go-round. Here's one, edited with Luminar AI (find it here: https://skylum.grsm.io/danielgauss3379 )

And Normal Headlights

2011-12-13T13:59:00.000-08:00

Buick Skylark convertible

Scan of 127 "superslide".

Nice Set of Headlights on That One!

2011-12-09T17:55:00.001-08:00

Yeah, I'm back. At least I think I am. Got three new posts on the Hare-Brained Homestead blog, so I thought it was time to freshen up here, too.

Hiatus.

2011-07-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

Taking a cue from the Europeans, I'm taking the Summer off. Posting will return when it cools off.. meanwhile, enjoy this..

Sunrise

2011-06-04T10:00:00.000-07:00

Scan of slide from around 1975 or '76. Sunrise over the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Rare, in that I've never liked to get up early.

"Painting" type manipulation in one of my editors.. forget which now. We'll be getting away from the ladies for a little bit, because I was starting to get a bit out of control with the tricks, so it's not likely you're ever going to see a full size version of this creepy image:

I have some in the works, combining old and new images, that are a little less over-the-top, so there's that.

Decoration Day

2011-05-30T08:53:00.000-07:00

A quick Photoshop Elements 9.0 project for Memorial Day, 2011. Stay safe, everyone.

What If...

2011-05-12T08:36:00.000-07:00

..we weren't evolved from early primates? What if we evolved from something else? Could be fun!

Loaded Photoshop Elements 9 yesterday. This is the first project with it. Not the first time to use this particular image, and probably not the last.

A Pedestal's Not Good Enough

2011-05-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

Instead, I placed (a teenage version of) my bride... on a local hilltop. And since I had the cactus flower lying around on the desktop..

Cactus Flower

2011-05-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

Recently, I started practicing extracting elements from images. Yesterday's "Moonshine" image was the first try, and it seems to have worked out well. Here's another "assembly" of old and new images. The prickly pear blossom was shot just this afternoon. The nude, about 35 years ago.

Blossom was "extracted" using Photoshop Elements "Magic Extractor". Tree limbs were distorted with Elements' "Liquify" filter. Black and white image was colored using "Tint" tool in Picnik. Other tools used have slipped my mind.

Double Shot of Moonshine

2011-05-06T12:08:00.000-07:00

This one took a couple of hours, and has numerous effects, as you might imagine. Only the smooth, young buttocks are from an old scan, (original below). The moon, and hawk are from current digital captures. In fact, that's the famous "Super Moon" of just last March.

Elements were separated from their original files with Picture Cutout Guide, and assembled in Photoshop elements. Some additional lighting effects were also added in PSE. Many effects in Picnik, went into the final image, including "Thermal Image", "Doodle" (the clouds and stars), and of course, the "Mom" tattoo.

Original image from mid-Seventies

Simplicity

2011-05-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

Original: color print

Another stab at the "Photocopy" filter on Photoshop Elements; Painted white, then some bits were colored.

100% Pure Aryan Goodness

2011-05-04T11:07:00.000-07:00

I don't know that for a fact, but she was tall, blonde, and blue-eyed, with a German surname. Close enough.
I could regale you with amazing stories of things that went on in her mother's kitchen while her mother slept less than 20 feet away, but that would just leave you frustrated... use your imagination.

A pretty straight hand-colored image from scan of a black and white 35mm negative. Added "soft focus" filter in Picnik, then un-softened eyes and lips.

Oh! And because Mother's Day is coming up: the tattoo!

She Walks Away.

2011-05-02T10:49:00.000-07:00

..and no matter how much you want her to, she won't turn back.

This is another of those "this and that" processes, most of which I can't even remember.. try this? Nah. Try that? Yeah, that works. Let's add something else. Original color print. Some Photoshop Elements, some ACDSee Pro.

Hey!, you wonder, is that Margaret? Why yes.. yes it is.

Wood Nymph

2011-04-27T22:29:00.000-07:00

Yeah. I suppose you could infer a play on words there. A photo montage of two different images.. one originally color,(yes, you've seen it before), one a silly black and white.

Tried out some new software for this. "Nymph" cut out using something called Picture Cutout Guide, which is an easy way to separate different elements from an image. It's a memory hog, though, and very slow, but worked well for this purpose. Coloring was done using GIMP, which is free editing software similar to Photoshop, which was also used. I need a lot more familiarization with it.. has a few tools Photoshop doesn't have.

POV#3: Committed.

2011-04-23T22:36:00.000-07:00

What once was a black and white, homemade porn snapshot, may not be quite your idea of "art", but you gotta admit, it ain't what it was.

Color It!

2011-04-23T00:51:00.000-07:00

That's right. You have permission to download to your printer, then have at it with your box of Crayolas, colored pencils, or bodily fluids. Stick it on your refrigerator, or put them online and post a link in the comments.

This idea came from the fine folks at PhotoJoJo.com. It's a good site, with fun photo ideas. Check 'em out.

POV#2: Curiosity

2011-04-21T23:25:00.000-07:00

Like a headstone. Pun intended. Or maybe like plucking morel mushrooms.

"Embossed" tool from ACDSee Pro, colors from Picnik. Original B & W negative.

Sheer.

2011-04-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

Every day could be an exhilarating, terrifying adventure.

Starting point: a very small size digital file, (under 50 KB) from a scan of a Polaroid SX70 print. Using ACDSee Pro,eEnlarged to around 450KB, added "glowing edges". In Picnic, painted out all undergarment lines to accent the sheerness of the dress. Played around with light and exposure to get an effect of "nothing under the fabric". Added border.

POV#1: Discovery

2011-04-21T09:07:00.000-07:00

First image of an erotic tryptych.

On The Prowl For Sausage

2011-04-19T23:35:00.000-07:00

All those lucky bikers must be just around the corner...

Old School Racer.

2011-04-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

You'd be hard pressed to find any rider wearing the nearly non-functional "hairnet" helmets these days. But this image was taken around 25 years ago at a street race in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I'm thinking that when this lady has her hands down on the bars, she's probably not very aerodynamic. Then again, that's not really a bad thing, is it?

Because it's "old school", I used the "1960's" filter in Picnik.. fades the color and puts those weird rounded corners on the image. Just like all the snaps in your parents' attic. It's also been lightly posterized.

The Twins

2011-04-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

Your pride is showing.

Trouble.

2011-04-17T07:42:00.000-07:00

....And if you can't see that, well, you're on your own, friend.
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Suzie V.

2011-04-16T22:35:00.000-07:00

Other than the lighting, and softening of the focus, this one is virtually untouched, because why would I mess with it when I nailed it? :D