I'LL BE BACK

They're also a pain in the you know what for me to make. I only have Photoshop Elements *GASP* (I'm not made of money, OKAY?) and Elements has a lot less features that make creating my beloved bubbles easier, especially with making reflections. It's still possible, it's just not as simple.

As I have mentioned before, when I first started using Photoshop I was not aware of stock photo models, so I ended up using myself in every design that I needed a person in. This was rather disappointing, as I am not fond of posting pictures of myself (believe it or not; I do realize I have posted an inordinate number of photos of me on here). In this photo, I decided that I did not want to be as visible, so I started experimenting with different effects until I came upon what you see above. I thought the glow effect not only looked really neat, but also hid my face, so it was a win-win.

On top of that, it also solidified (in my mind, anyway) the fact that this looks like a terminator arrival from the future (hence the title of the image). I did add lightning in my original design, but it looked cheesy so I omited it. The forcefield thing is far from perfect, and in some ways it looks more like a soap bubble with the swirls than an energy field, but I still like it. Probably the most simple thing to do here are the shockwaves in the ground, but they are my favorite part.

I took this photo while I was visiting a friend. As you can see in the behind the scenes photos below, I placed myself onto the balcony in post production. I didn't trust myself to balance the camera on the balcony rail without it falling so I decided to do it this way. That's what Photoshop is for, right?