Use of photoshop with crossdressing?

[drEdge]

Anyone else try this?
I've been getting into it a lot lately.

It lets you correct some of your masculine flaws without actually having to deal with them IRL! :D
Is this cheating? Lol.

Well could you let me know what you think?

Here's some of my work:
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[Samantha_Smile]

Depends on what you end up using the final photo for.
Is it to deceive others? That's most certainly cheating.
If it's just to see a 'What if' then no, have a blast.
I photoshop my pictures all the time, but if they're for posting online, then all they see is colour correction/exposure etc
NOthing wrong with photoshop, it's called pride in your work ;)

[mbmeen12]

Photos are wonderful, since I enjoy the art. Post away and have fun.

[Tracii G]

I could never get it to work so I quit trying. All I ever did was destroy perfectly good pics.

[Jaylyn]

They are your pictures so do as you please with them. I use it sometimes to cut out background scenes or a picture on a wall. I've even lightened or darkened the picture somewhat. It is fun to play with such as building frames around the picture and even darkening the mascara or eye shadow to see what I would look like. Very seldom do I post a picture here but when I do then what you see is the real me but just a little lighter or with the background removed.

[Ressie]

I took a class in photo shop 20 years ago, how time flies! The program is way too expensive for hobbyists IMO. I use Gimp which is a free open source photo editing program. I also use Preview (comes with mac OS) for color correction, cropping etc.

I haven't done any editing to enhance fem features. But I edit photos to get rid of red eye caused from flash.

[CarlaWestin]

I just received Photoshop and find it daunting. But, I certainly see the potential. I'll slowly learn all of the basics. So far i've found that FastStone, which is freeware, work perfectly for all the general image handling that I need.
Hmm? Haven't done a photo thread in a while.

[DIANEF]

I use photoshop a lot, but mainly to crop and shape photos, edit backgrounds, lighten or darken pictures if needed. I have used it in the past for a few avatar pictures but the current one is exactly as taken.

[~Joanne~]

I use PSP with every picture I take. With that being said 99% of the time it's to lighten/darken, remove background items, crop, resize and things along this line. I almost never touch "Me" as a rule. If I have some sort of blemish or nick that is highly visible (Like one time I had a cut on my leg) then I might remove that, or the time I went out femme and got a giant hole in my hosiery, I fixed that but every day me doesn't get touched unless I am just fooling around with a picture for fun but I never post them. There is nothing wrong with playing with your photoshop or PSP ;)

[docrobbysherry]

I like realism in Sherry's pics. So, I don't use Photoshop. But, do use a photo editing program that came with my computer to edit out small defects, color tone, and brightness.:)

[Dana44]

I mostly use Gimp for photo editing. It is pretty good.

[Meghan4now]

Depends on what you end up using the final photo for.
Is it to deceive others? That's most certainly cheating.
If it's just to see a 'What if' then no, have a blast.
I photoshop my pictures all the time, but if they're for posting online, then all they see is colour correction/exposure etc
NOthing wrong with photoshop, it's called pride in your work ;)
Samantha hits the nail on the head. I will crop and balance. A friend of mine has "enhanced" a couple, and they are really pretty to be sure. However, I tend to want to represent me as is, leaving my art to dressing and makeup techniques. I want to be able to walk in the room and get the live "you are beautiful" response.

[yuri]

I don't use photoshop because what I capture in photos will exactly be what others see of me, and it's important to know which parts I'm lacking to pass perfectly.

[Julogden]

Nothing wrong with doing that for fun, but don't use the altered photos to fool people into thinking that it's how you really look. That just leads to complications.

[Erin Lafleur]

I very much enjoy photography and have all of my life. I go back to the film days and had a darkroom in my home for many years so playing around with final images is very much in my nature. Now that everything is digital, the darkroom process is infinitely easier. No messy chemicals, long waits and lots of money. Just the click of a mouse, couldn't be easier!
I use Photoshop frequently as I take pictures much differently now. I generally shoot things fairly wide and high res now and leave the majority of composition etc to post. So much easier that way. The current editions of PS make it quite easy to make bigger boobs, thinner thighs etc but I try to stay away from that, I just like to enhance what is genuinely there.
I've attached a couple of before and after images that I did for a CD friend through e-mail (therefore, not super high resolution). She looks much better without the changes being too heavy handed I think...

[drEdge]

Depends on what you end up using the final photo for.
Is it to deceive others? That's most certainly cheating.
If it's just to see a 'What if' then no, have a blast.
I photoshop my pictures all the time, but if they're for posting online, then all they see is colour correction/exposure etc
NOthing wrong with photoshop, it's called pride in your work ;)

Well I have used some for at least a little deception yes. <.< I guess I'm a bad person ... >.<

although mainly I just keep them to myself or post on tumblr.

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I like realism in Sherry's pics. So, I don't use Photoshop. But, do use a photo editing program that came with my computer to edit out small defects, color tone, and brightness.:)

Yeah I usually don't actually use the real photoshop either for i am broke.

yeah I typically go in with a brush and highlight dark areas or smooth blemishes on the skin, then apply a blur to smooth out rough features and then mess with the lighting. Crop if necessary.

[Heidi Stevens]

I think we all do a little to improve lighting and stuff. And then sometimes we go overboard!
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[JenniferR771]

I am still learning how to do cutouts, face smoothing, layers and masks. I am using and outdated version of Serif for photo editing. One of my favorites involves placing my cutout image on a dark clouds background. I also sometimes add some major cleavage by borrowing from a bra ad.

[NicoleScott]

It's funny to hear guys who use women's clothing, makeup, and wigs to look like a woman say it's deceitful to use photoshop.
I use photo makeup and face makeup for the same reason: to achieve the look I want.

[drEdge]

It's funny to hear guys who use women's clothing, makeup, and wigs to look like a woman say it's deceitful to use photoshop.
I use photo makeup and face makeup for the same reason: to achieve the look I want.

Hahaha... well said!

[RobertaFrancesca]

I think its a nice touch. Great pics everyone.

[reinasblack]

Dove - Evolution Commercial its amazing!

There are advanced Photoshop classes and tutorials to help you.

Did you see the Dove Commercial about real beauty?its called


Dove - Evolution Commercial
Youtube search it

I stopped using PS for the most part when I got good with makeup, lighting, and color theory. I can now limit photoshop to cropping, resolution changes etc

[Kate Simmons]

I never felt the need to utilize it myself. All of my pics are untouched in ambient lighting. :battingeyelashes::)

[sometimes_miss]

There are photoshop tutorials on youtube that will show you how to completely change the contour, color, etc., of every part of your body. It all depends upon how far you want to go. If I remember correctly, if you use the right filters and effects, you can even make yourself into a cartoon. Then there are the apps that we can use to merge someone else's picture with our own. All to try to see how we'd look if we were female.

The degree to which you can change someone's looks using it is incredible.

This one was amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17j5QzF3kqE

And something like this is what it would take for me to approach looking like an attractive GG, but see, it can actually be done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Ae2ouGaMQ

[Lucy Lou]

I have never used photohsop. Mybe I should get it to see what I can do.

[reinasblack]

Here is the very 1st dove Body Evolution viral video

https://youtu.be/iYhCn0jf46U

[Teresa]

DrEdge,
This question comes up every so often , so yes I've played around with Photoshop and spent too much time filling CDs with fun images.
Sorry I'm using a couple I have used before, some day it might happen well OK in my dreams !!

https://www.crossdressers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=260409&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1461404466https://www.crossdressers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=244653&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1391109673

[Micki_Finn]

My feeling is this. There are exactly two kinds of people who view your photos: those that have/will meet you in real life and those who won't. Those who do will quickly realize that the photos were "enhanced". And if I'm never going to meet you real life, I don't particularly care that my photo doesn't meet some artificial standard of beauty. Not that I'm trying to seduce anyone anyway so "enhancing" my physical appearance doesn't really serve a purpose anyway.

[DanielleDubois]

When I taught photoshop to high school students I used to tell them "if you can't do it in Photoshop it can't be done" as the software is extremely versatile once you learn the ins and outs. In my photos I use it mainly for color correction, balancing, contrast etc. The only enhancement I will do is to blend in the edge of breast forms or remove a shaving nick or blemish. If you want to experiment with creating a very female face there are programs such as PortraitProfessional which allow you to make subtle changes to your eyes, face shape, lips, and everything else. You can even make very extreme changes and if I can find examples I have done with my photos I will post them.

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Found the comparison photo for using the above mentioned program PortraitProfessional. On the left is a photo similar to my avatar and no effects applied. On the right is a very exaggerated version of Danielle. Makes you realize all those fashion models on magazine covers in many cases have also had a lot of artificial assistance in their looks.

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[drEdge]

DrEdge,
This question comes up every so often , so yes I've played around with Photoshop and spent too much time filling CDs with fun images.
Sorry I'm using a couple I have used before, some day it might happen well OK in my dreams !!

https://www.crossdressers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=260409&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1461404466https://www.crossdressers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=244653&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1391109673

Oooo I like those, very nice

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My feeling is this. There are exactly two kinds of people who view your photos: those that have/will meet you in real life and those who won't. Those who do will quickly realize that the photos were "enhanced". And if I'm never going to meet you real life, I don't particularly care that my photo doesn't meet some artificial standard of beauty. Not that I'm trying to seduce anyone anyway so "enhancing" my physical appearance doesn't really serve a purpose anyway.

Yeah there is a third type of person who view my photos though: myself. In some ways I'm doing this for myself, I just like to see myself this way.

[Krisi]

It's funny to hear guys who use women's clothing, makeup, and wigs to look like a woman say it's deceitful to use photoshop.
I use photo makeup and face makeup for the same reason: to achieve the look I want.

I suppose it is but it really depends on what you're doing with it and why.

I don't use Photoshop, but I do use a different photo editor. The reason I take photos in the first place is to try to improve my look and/or find what needs improvement. I don't enhance my makeup or things like that but since I'm using a self timer, I usually need to do some cropping and perhaps compensate for a bad angle or eliminate background clutter that I forgot about when taking the picture.

In my early days, before I had my own wig and clothes, I used software to put a wig on my head and put my head on a woman's body. That was many years ago.

[njcddresser]

I consider myself a semi-professional photographer. I have had several photographs published as well as having sold many more at art shows.

I'm pretty good with photoshop, considering myself probably a 7 on a 1-10 scale.

I'm not going to make a moral judgement on whether the use of photoshop is right or wrong but I can tell you for a fact that probably 99.9% of all photos you see on the web or in print have been edited in some capacity. Simple edits may include correcting the color of the light, removing an unwanted item or blemish from the photo to as far manipulating the models body quite significantly. Is it wrong? My opinion is that no it is not. As a photographer, I consider a photograph as a work of art and will take the necessary measures to create the best photograph that I can.

I don't recall ever doing a job and the client telling me that they want the end product to be exactly what I initially shoot.

In respect to photoshop, it is one of the most complex pieces of software I have ever worked with. I've probably been using it for about 18 years. I only consider myself a 7 with photoshop because there is so much that you can do with it. A 10 can do way more than I can.

If you'd like to do simple edits, there are many products out there that will do these for you easily and a whole lot cheaper.

Just my 2 cents.

Jackie

[Alice B]

Photoshop is a professional tool mainly desgned for graphic artists, but used by photographers as well. Using it to remove slight blemishes, dirt,etc. is totally acceptable. Slight color sorrection is also common and accepted, as is cropping and alignment issues. Over staurating colors is a no no and one of the biggest mistakes made bu those entering photo contests. Photoshop is a darkroom in a box.You can do a lot and get very creative. As long as you are honest about what you do - then go for it and have fun.

[Donna June]

I use it for the basics, but do a little bit of enhancing too. Nothing to feel guilty about, as long as you don't overdo it. If they can enhance photos of gorgeous young gg actresses and models, and they do, then nothing wrong with us doing it.

[Tracii G]

I'm kind of glad I have no clue how to use it because it makes me more confidant in my female presentation.
I wouldn't feel right to alter my looks and have people actually meet me and think I was a fake.

[Gwyneth]

I don't even have MSOffice on my laptop. Much less Photoshop. Maybe that's another reason I don't have an avatar. I've always heard the Playboy models get airbrushed. Maybe for real until this software appeared. Watched the Dove youtube. Wow. No wonder our girls have an inferiority complex. How can you look like a supermodel when the supermodels don't look like that either. Then I look at me in the mirror. Not close to Tom Cruise much less Nichole Kidman. How do I upload photoshop to this mirror?

[Becky Blue]

I love Photoshop, I use it to make loads of fun artistic pictures of myself. I have never used it to touch up a picture to make myself look better. But it can be a lot of fun taking a picture where perhaps I like the dress I am wearing but really don't like how I look, being creative and artistic can make a picture that can look amazing.

Take this one for example as an artistic work
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[drEdge]

That's really cool :)
I should do more like that!
Inspiring.

[Jeri Ann]

Samantha hits the nail on the head. I will crop and balance. A friend of mine has "enhanced" a couple, and they are really pretty to be sure. However, I tend to want to represent me as is, leaving my art to dressing and makeup techniques. I want to be able to walk in the room and get the live "you are beautiful" response.

I am in Meghan's camp on this one. A couple of my pictures, the ones you might find in old threads that I didn't start, have been altered some by someone else but I never have done that. I have always made every effort to be as authentic as I can. It is very important to me and this has been a place where I can do that.

This forum meets a variety of needs. Some come to be something they are not. Others come to be themselves.

[Alice Torn]

I have used "Paint" to alter some photos backgrounds, and to make legs longer, but i don't post those.

[Teresa]

Jeri,
I don't alter my pictures from going out socially but the ones I posted were some fun images with outfits that will never happen . Ok they were a while ago but no one is saying CDing shouldn't be fun !

[Becky Blue]

Thanks drEdge the point is the original photo was awful, it caught my rather large nose at its worst. So the picture would have been assigned to my trash folder. Using Photoshop at its best created a fun and interesting picture. I would never alter a standard picture of me when I am out etc...

[Judy-Somthing]

I've been tempted to alter photos of me and played around with Photoshop for quite a few hours.
I've found that makeup with contouring, good lighting, a smile, and the right camera angle is much easier than Photoshop.
And of course a decent wig and dress.
I do use Photoshop to remove items in the background that someone who knows me might recognize and I crop and change contrast and brightness.
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[Aunt Kelly]

I gotta tell you, Judy. Not many places have pink forklifts. Right now, there's some warehouse worker at home going... "Wow. That looks just like..." :laughing:
I do love that shot.

[dynastycarol]

I used PS cause it's a great tool.
Its a industry standard photo editing software.

[ClosetED]

I am not a professional artist, but used Photoshop since beta version 0.56. Never had a lesson or read the manual. I use it to fix things I have to settle for in life (like use Field Blur to hide some arm/leg hair I was asked to not shave), to correct lighting, or make pictures smaller for posting here. But the most fun is to combine drab and Ellen pictures. I have done several with one of each, but just posted a new thread about a party I had with over a dozen Ellen's and drab self. I posted a preliminary picture with many sitting like Heidi
Hugs, Ellen

[njcddresser]

I have fun playing with photoshop

Thought I'd show you a 'before' and 'after'. Not passing judgement, just showing what the program is capable of.

[Paula2]

I have never used photo altering software. Just the crop and functions built into my camera. I will say my Coolpics camera takes a much better photo than my cell phone ever could!!

[Dana44]

My daughter sent me a picture of her, when she was young and asked me to clean it up. It was and old photo with a crack going through it. I removed the crack and restored the color and brightness and sent it back to her. She thought it was fantastic. and thanked my for it. I used Gimp and it is a very powerful editor. I also have a couple other editors.

[cdtraveler]

I find photo edit apps like ucam make up to be a lot of fun to play around with as they kind of show me as I.mighy have been with the right hormone package!

[KrissyCD]

I have used ucam on a some of my photos just to see how with a great makeup app I would look. It does give me inspiration to learn to get better at makeup,if only I had the private time to practice. :sad: