It's fun to revisit previously taken pictures and try something new with them. I conducted a Photoshop workshop in my home this past weekend, and one of the several plug-ins I demonstrated during the two days was Nik Color Efex Pro. I used this portrait of a Javanese bride taken in 2002, and one of the filters (old photo) I experimented with created a unique and beautiful rendition of the color original that makes it look like a print from the turn of the last century.
Nik has many intriguing filters to work with, and there are other plug-in filters in my arsenal (like Topaz Adjust and Simplify, Flood, Snap Art, and Eye Candy) that offer artistic possibilities that go beyond what Photoshop can do by itself. I often discover amazing images within my photo library that were waiting to be discovered simply by opening up the pictures and experimenting with these creative tools.
The chest piece this young lady is wearing is hand-woven live flowers. This is a traditional part of the attire that brides from the island of Java wear. To set this shot up, I paid three women to work for an entire day sewing the flowers for this model.
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