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Fiery Autumn Leaves – Changing Seasons with Photoshop
Who doesn’t love fiery autumn leaves? Lately, I am thoroughly enjoying my random forays into the world of digital art. While on furlough it is nice to try new things. I feel that it offers me a chance to get a bit more creative, as well as grown my skills in Photoshop.
Today I decided to try my hand a shifting the seasons in one of my images. The choice of image was clear; it was time to dive into my collection of abandoned greenhouse photos. Chateau Rolls Royce, my favourite greenhouse, may have a little too much green however. I wanted something that would also give me some architecture, for the autumnal tones to play off.
I decided to use this abandoned conservatory/greenhouse from Italy, called Villa Scorpio. This indoor garden had a good mix of greenery and architecture. The rockery and spiral-armed water feature adds interesting foreground features. I visited Villa Scorpio in the summer of 2018, as part of a road trip around Italy.
How I created this autumnal scene
Time Taken : 30 minutes
My improvised technique involved:
- Warming the scene
- Orange tones boosts in the image to give the feel of warmth
- Brighten the ceiling
- This gave the image a lighter feel
- Colour change on the leaves
- Replacing greens with reds and oranges
- Soft glow
- To complement the orange tones to give an gentle sunset/sunrise feel to the light
From green verdant summer, to copper autumn tones
What do you think?
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