playing around with two Fortis GMT photos

[gaopa]

I learned this neat PhotoShop trick from a friend and decided it would be fun to try on watches. What do you think of the Fortis B-42 GMT and the Fortis Spacematic GMT? Cheers, Bill P.

[Gopher]

That is psychedelic, Bill! Takes me back. Neat effect. I, too, am a photography enthusiast but don't use PS. Looks like I should.

Kyle

[Ti22]

Awesome! Any chance you could package up the process into an automated PS Action or batch script and share it so we can see how you are doing this?

[gaopa]

This PhotoShop trick is easy. First dublicate the image you want to use. Then crop it square. Now you are ready for the trick.

Go across the top tool bar to Filter, do down to distort and then over to polar coordinates. Once you click polar coordinates you will find two choices. The defalut choice is rectangular to polar. Unclick the rectangular to polar and click the second choice which is polar to rectangular.

Once you have clicked polar to rectangular next got to Image on the tool bar and select image rotation. Rotate the image 180 degrees.

Now go back to Filter, distort, polar coordinates; however, this time click the first chice which is rectangular to polar.

You are done.... it is that simple. Give it a try and show us your results. Cheers, Bill P.

[Fortis4me]

This PhotoShop trick is easy. First dublicate the image you want to use. Then crop it square. Now you are ready for the trick.

Go across the top tool bar to Filter, do down to distort and then over to polar coordinates. Once you click polar coordinates you will find two choices. The defalut choice is rectangular to polar. Unclick the rectangular to polar and click the second choice which is polar to rectangular.

Once you have clicked polar to rectangular next got to Image on the tool bar and select image rotation. Rotate the image 180 degrees.

Now go back to Filter, distort, polar coordinates; however, this time click the first chice which is rectangular to polar.

You are done.... it is that simple. Give it a try and show us your results. Cheers, Bill P.

Hi Bill. what photo shop??? which program or software ..... is it on a web site?? is a free download or what?? can you place a link!!


Michael

[gaopa]

Michael, I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 and Adobe Photoshop CS5. The trick can be done using either program and perhaps other versions of Photoshop. These are not free programs, but the choice for most photographers in the USA and perhaps outside the USA as well. Here is a link to the Adobe site for CS5, but their Elements 9 will do what you want. Elements 7 has been replaced with newer versions. Cheers, Bill P.

Adobe Photoshop CS5