February 2010 - appy Birthday, Photoshop

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The brief:

You're probably all aware that it's the 20th anniversary of Photoshop. Those nice people at Adobe sent me this rather magnificent cake - far too good to cut open. 

To save me breaking the cake apart, can you show me how it would look with a slice cut out of it? 

Finished work:

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February 2010 - A load of tripe

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The brief:

I photographed this derelict shop front near London's Smithfield meat market. What an interesting approach to selling bits of animal! Clearly, marketing wasn't their strong point. 

But how might this shop have looked in its prime? And what on earth does dressed tripe look like?

Finished work:

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February 2010 - Kami Kaze mission

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The brief:

This plane is the A6M Zero, which was used in kami kaze missions in the Pacific in World War II. The 3D model I've used here isn't the best quality, but it shows the shape of the plane clearly enough. 

Can you breathe life into this rather flat model? 

Finished work: (those remote control geeks are a menace!)

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January 2010 - Aargh! Perspective! (HTCIPS)

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The brief:

Several of you had problems with perspective in the last Challenge, matching the angle of view of the saucer to the viewpoint of the scenes you chose to place it in. So I thought it was time for another of those perspective Challenges that I know you all love so much. 

I photographed this locker room with a wide angle lens, and there's some significant distortion as a result. Here's what I want you to do: 

1. Open one of the doors on the locker. 

2. Close one of the doors on the changing cubicles. 

3. Add any other elements you like - but be sure to make them match the perspective of the scene! 

Of course, the forum being what it is, I don't expect any of you to stop there... 

Finished work:

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January 2010 - It came from space

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The brief:

I was contacted recently by a researcher who investigates UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) - alien spaceships, in other words. He asked me to look at a bunch of images of sightings of the same UFO, and tell him how they were faked. I used every technique I could think of and couldn't find obvious construction signs. 

And that made me think: just how easy would it be to make a convincing UFO image? Take this rather obvious toy spaceship. How would you go about making this look like the real thing? I'm after as much realism as you can manage here. Use all your Photoshop wizardry in this one! 

Finished work:

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January 2010 - Challenge 10 (TIPF)

The original:

My version: The stork is on strike!

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January 2010 - More snow on the way (HTCIPS)

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The brief:

With Great Britain united under a blanket of snow this week, there's been almost no other topic of conversation - it fills the news headlines, as people get stuck in their cars and homes. We're also running out of salt for gritting the roads. 

So, being that time of year, it seems appropriate to add some of the seasonal white stuff to this Tudor house. I'd like a snowman outside the door if you can manage it - the rest is up to you! 

Finished work:

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