Photoshop Friday

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There is a fine tradition in the digital industry (by which, of course, we mean it’s been around for seven or eight days) known as “Photoshop Friday.”

The rules are simple: take a boring photograph, then use your design wizardry to create something extraordinary.  Ordinarily, of course, designers are accustomed to making images look better (see below for an example) but on Photoshop Friday, the gloves are off and you have free reign to be creative and go a little crazy.

Of course, you don’t have to use Photoshop – even the humble MS Paint can sometimes work wonders.

To get you started, we’ve attached the Reading Room press photo to the bottom of this post, but don’t feel that we are your only muses – your own boss, family or friends make perfectly acceptable subjects too.  When you’ve finished, upload your before and after images to Flickr or your preferred photo sharing site and post the link in the comments below.  There’s a prize for the best work. Good luck!

“A lot of people have asked whether there was any retouching done on the press release photo for the Reading Room re-launch. Well in the spirit of openness and transparency I can reveal that like most media these days there was a little bit of retouching. I’ve put the original (on the left) next to the final product on the right. See if you can spot the 7 subtle differences” – Andrew Richardson, Creative Director of Reading Room Australia shows us how it’s done….