I made a sort of un-official New Years resolution to take more photos, hence the sudden binge of photo posts. This time I was having some fun with HDR, a much over used, and over abused technique. However, I think it suits the subject matter of Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley [...]
Three empty chairs sit empty as a down and out soul crouches in the alley. Taken on the border of Gastown and the Downtown Eastside. Not the prettiest part of Vancouver. Processed using Lucy Starkiller and Dave Hillify.
When I first created Lucy Starkiller, I did so in protest against companies that sell plug-in to people for hundreds of dollars, when the same effects can often be achieved with the tools already included in Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro (and other programs). I had no expectation that it [...]
The following are sample images created using the Lucy Starkiller Effect. It is available as Photoshop Action and a script for Paint Shop Pro. You can view the product page and download it here. Click the images to view full size. Click here to learn more about Lucy Starkiller and [...]
Presenting Lucy Starkiller! (If you get the joke in the name, you are probably even geekier than me.) Lucy Starkiller is an action for Photoshop that will give your photos the “LucisArts look” without any extra software. It is also available as a script for Paint Shop Pro. It produces [...]