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Extreme Makeover!


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   Extreme Makeover!
Extreme Makeover!

Joy Brown

 
 
 

Joy Brown
 

Here's the before...


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April 03, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  I just love the stuff you are doing with PS lately, Joy! You have great vision, and the results have been awesome. :)


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April 03, 2004

 

Gianna Stadelmyer
  WAY cool!!!


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April 03, 2004

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  Just incredible, Joy! How are you learning all of this stuff? Taking a class?


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April 03, 2004

 

Joy Brown
  Thank you sooo much, Kathleen, Jan, and Carolyn!

No classes, Carolyn - just "experimenting" and loving it! Trial and error (lots of error!) and checking out all those funny little icons in PS!


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April 03, 2004

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Wow, Joy!! This is excellent!!


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April 03, 2004

 
- Bonnie C. Lackey

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  I want to live in this house! What a lot of work you put into this fantastic piece!


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April 03, 2004

 

Allan L. Whitehead
  Joy, this is terrific. I love everything about this. The PS effects are stunning and magnificent. Your experiments are going very well. But there is a lot to learnn, isn't there. Well we all just keep on, keeping on. Extremely well done, my dear friend, I'm happy for you - Allan


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April 03, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  great image Joy!


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April 03, 2004

 

Darren Smith
  Fun, eyecatching image Joy, well done.


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April 03, 2004

 

Roseann E. Dreasher
  Very creative and wonderful colors!!


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April 03, 2004

 

June Marie Sobrito
  This is really fun! I love it!!


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April 03, 2004

 

John Matthews
  awesome Joy! very clever and artistic....


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April 03, 2004

 

Donna W. Neal
  OMG...what a difference from the original photo. Your trial and error experimenting is paying off in a BIG way! Very NICE Joy!


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April 03, 2004

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Wonderful Joy! Great colors, looks like you're having a lot of fun in PS!


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April 03, 2004

 
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  Bright what colors great effects Joy


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April 03, 2004

 

Terry R. Hatfield
  Nice Creation Joy The Colors Look Great!


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April 03, 2004

 

Charlene Bayerle
  AWESOME work JOy!!!!! Stepping out of your box is a lot of fun!!!!!!


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April 03, 2004

 

Judith G. Secco
  This is just terrific, Joy. Your color selection is wonderful and the sun just really does it for me!! Great PS work.
Judy


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April 03, 2004

 

Shirley L. Carpenter
  Excellent work and image Joy!! Love what you did to it!!


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April 03, 2004

 
photosbysharon.com - Sharon E. Lowe

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  Joy - this is so great! Love the colors and everything you did with it!!


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April 03, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  Great title and image Joy! These bright pop-art works are terrific and so much fun to view! You've really found a niche for these stunning images and I can't wait to see the next one :0)


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April 03, 2004

 

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  Wow this is wonderful!!!!


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April 03, 2004

 

Stephen Zacker
  You are really good at this Joy! Love these graphic images you do!


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April 03, 2004

 

Gary O`Dell
  WOW!!! what a Kalidascope of colors..very nicely done Joy..keep up the good work..Gary O


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April 03, 2004

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  Wow Joy! Fantastic work!


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April 03, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  Now this is extreme; I love it!!!!


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April 03, 2004

 

Susan T. Parady
  That is an extreme makeover! Great colors. Terrific work. I love it!


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April 03, 2004

 

bob cornelison
  Extreme Makeover...Home Edition.
Nice work!


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April 03, 2004

 

Joy Brown
  WOW - thank you ALL, very, very much! I really do love doing these and I'm so glad you all like it!


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April 03, 2004

 

Patricia Marroquin
  This definitely has the WOW factor! Trial and error, huh? You put us to shame, Joy! You're amazing. This is outstanding! I certainly hope we see it again, and I think we will! :-)


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April 03, 2004

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  Wow, amazing color!!! wow, does this one stand out!


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April 03, 2004

 

RICKY RIDDLE
  Nicely Done Joy Great Photo.


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April 03, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  WOW.... Great work, Joy! Love it!


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April 04, 2004

 

Joy Brown
  Many, many thanks, Patricia, Susan, Rick and Evy!


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April 04, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  WOW! What a great image, Joy! Very impressive PS work!


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April 04, 2004

 

Theresa McCloskey
  nicely done Joy :-)


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April 04, 2004

 

Colleen Braun
  great effects, you sure painted the town...


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April 05, 2004

 
BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke

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  Hi Joy,

Cool pic. Since we are featuring this in our Digital Darkroom newsletter, can you please describe what you did to create this effect? Thanks,


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April 20, 2004

 

Arthur Rosch
  This is lovely, Joy. I'm glad it's
being featured so I got to see it.
It evokes a lot of feelings, all of
them pleasant.

art


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April 20, 2004

 

Kerry Drager
 
And now the word from Joy! (in response to Jim's question):

Hi Jim - that's great! Now...where do I begin??? First I cloned out the branches and wires. I isolated different parts of the building so I could color them different colors (I probably changed the colors many times 'til I got what I really liked). I also used poster edges to accentuate the lines. The sky and "sun" came from the gradient tool. Once I picked the color combination, I changed linear to radial to get the sun. I didn't want the sun in the middle so I started cloning it to the side, and "accidentally" also cloned part of the roof which turned out to be great. To balance it out, I cloned a small part of the roof on the right side. The procedure was quite tedious and time consuming but well worth the work. Glad you like it. Hope that all makes sense! Joy

Thanks, Joy, for providing the "story" behind the making of this photograph!
Kerry



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April 21, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  Me too love your work here and the other similar you´ve been doing. Really amazing!!!!!!! Keep up this great creative work!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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April 21, 2004

 

Sherrie H. Penny
  Joy, wonderful work... Great JOB! Keep it up.


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April 24, 2004

 

Mary K. Robison
  Congratulations on your hard work paying off with a finalist spot, Joy! Hope it goes even higher!


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May 13, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  I knew this would be a winner, Joy! Congratulation's!!!!!!


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May 13, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Joy!!


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May 13, 2004

 

zcaley
  Fun shot! Super cute idea and well done! Congratulations and Good Luck!


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May 13, 2004

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  Congrats Joy!


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May 13, 2004

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Love it Joy! Congrats!!


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May 13, 2004

 

Terry R. Hatfield
  Congrats Joy!!


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May 13, 2004

 
- William C. Raco

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  Astounding editing work, Joy.
The end result is stunning!!
Congratulations and best of luck

bill


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May 13, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  One of my FAVS and so creative Joy! Congrats!!


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May 13, 2004

 

Marie Fields
  Congratulations, Joy!!!


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May 13, 2004

 

Dorothy Neumann
  This is so creative and well done! Happy to see it as a finalist.


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May 14, 2004

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Congrats again, Joy!!!


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May 14, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congrats again, Joy!


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May 14, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congrats again, Joy!


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May 14, 2004

 

Kenton L. Elliott
  FANTASTIC, Joy. I knew I loved this, and it's a credit to you. Best of Luck!!!!!!


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May 14, 2004

 

Gary O`Dell
  Congratulations Joy..Gary O


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May 14, 2004

 
photosbysharon.com - Sharon E. Lowe

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  Congrats again Joy - knew this one would be here!!


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May 14, 2004

 
- Gail Vitikacs

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  congratulations! love the title!


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May 14, 2004

 

Patricia Marroquin
  Congrats, Joy!


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May 14, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congratulations! -K


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May 14, 2004

 

Sherrie H. Penny
  Joy, CONGRATS! I do love the colors in this...again great job!


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May 14, 2004

 

Karen Lewis-Gunn
  A great fun image!!! Congratulations!!


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May 14, 2004

 

Donna W. Neal
  Glad to see this one in the finalist Joy. It's wonderful.Congratulations!!


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May 15, 2004

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Congrats again Joy!!


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May 19, 2004

 
photosbysharon.com - Sharon E. Lowe

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  Congrats again Joy! Your hard work really paid off!!


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May 19, 2004

 

Dale Ann Cubbage
  Congrats on this colorful winner, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 

Dale Ann Cubbage
  Congrats on this colorful winner, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Congrats, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  Should have been higher placed. Congrats!!!!!


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May 19, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congratulations on your win(s) Joy! This one placed much higher in my contest :0)


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May 19, 2004

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congrats again, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 

Donna W. Neal
  Awesome, Congratulations Joy !!


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May 19, 2004

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Congratulations, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Congratulations again Joy!!


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May 19, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congrats again Joy - I'm happy for you! -K


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May 19, 2004

 

Joy Brown
  Thank you ALL for your wonderful and supportive comments!!! I really appreciate them all!


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May 19, 2004

 
hasmiksphotography.com - Hasmik Hatamian

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  Great Extreme Makeover "Home Edition" Joy! Those guys should hire you :-)
Cangratulations on your win, well deserved.


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May 19, 2004

 

Susan T. Parady
  Congratulations on your second win in the April contest!!! Well deserved!!!!!


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May 19, 2004

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Funky!! Congratulations!!

Nancy
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May 19, 2004

 

Colleen Braun
  I love this...congratulations


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May 19, 2004

 

Darren K. Fisher
  Love the show and love the image. Another congrats to you Joy.


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May 19, 2004

 

bob cornelison
  I knew this would win! Congrats! ~:0)


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May 19, 2004

 

Colette M. Metcalf
  Congratulations again, Joy!! I love this!!


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May 19, 2004

 

Dolores Neilson
  You artist you!! Your creativity in this image is outstanding! I would have picked it as winner too ! Nice going! Always nice to see your work, Joy.


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May 19, 2004

 

Deborah Sandidge
  Wow! Congratulations, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 

Carolina K. Smith
  Congratulations on your electric entry!


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May 19, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Joy!


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May 19, 2004

 

Mary K. Robison
  Glad to see this Up There, Joy! Congratulations on your win!


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May 19, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Many congratulations on your win, Joy! Well deserved! Love this image!


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May 20, 2004

 

Marta Azevedo
  Excellent makeover, Joy. Congrats


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May 20, 2004

 

Judith G. Secco
  And congratulations again, Joy. I just love this! I knew it would make it to the end.
Judy


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May 20, 2004

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  Congrats on the win Joy!


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May 20, 2004

 

Allan L. Whitehead
  Joy, congratulations, my friend. This is very well deserved. Very, very well done - Allan


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May 20, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  Congrat's, Joy on your win!!!!! I knew this was a winner!!!!


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May 20, 2004

 

Judy Rae
  Congrats Joy!!


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May 20, 2004

 

Alisha May Furbish
  Congratulations!!!


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May 20, 2004

 
- William C. Raco

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  Very, very deserving of recognition.
Congratulations, Joy!!

bill


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May 20, 2004

 

Karen Lewis-Gunn
  A well deserved win! Congratulations!!


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May 20, 2004

 

Maryam S.
  Congratulations,Joy!


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May 24, 2004

 
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