On the other end of Wabi Sabi photography is the ability to make many edits using all sorts of editing software.  You can use Photoshop, Photosops with Plug-ins from Topaz, Nik, and others, and a whole host of editing software either computer based or phone/tablet based.

I play around with all of them.  It comes in waves.  There are months when I just use Lightroom to simple edit my photos.  Then there are other times when I use a whole repertoire of possible programs ranging from simple apps on my phone to much more complex programs like OnOne Raw and Photoshop various forms.

Today I played around with Topaz Studio.  I've been a Topaz fan for many years and have most of the the apps before they introduced Topaz Studio.  I have to be honest, I haven't been using Topaz lately.  I am more in a minimalist, more Wabi Sabi mood, in the past year or so.  So today, I decided to experiment with Topaz Studio.

Here's my starting image....

PAD Sept 25 Leave on our deck, the original

Just a little bit of fall when the acorns are falling and leaves fall when the winds are blowing.

Now, it's time to play.

PAD Sept 25 Leaves on our deck and variations

This photo is a slight use of a filter within Topaz.  Opacity is about 20%.  Subtle, yes; Effective for me, yes.

And then I played with more obvious filters.  Not depicting reality really.

PAD Sept 25 Leaves on our deck and variations

And then I played a bit more...Reality, distorted.

PAD Sept 25 Leaves on our deck and variations

Lots of fun to play around with filter and Topaz has a wonderful array on the computer.  I actually love to play with them and appreciate that there are apps out there that allows lots of creative expression.