Welcome to the Friendly Friday photo challenge, hosted right here by me!
My little summer break is over – my helpful blogging buddy Manja did an excellent job co-hosting the challenge, and hopefully she’ll do it again sometime. Thank you, dear friend!
Today, I was thinking about the word Fake.
There are so many ways to interpret it. The connotation is negative, but does it have to be? Fake nails can look pretty, and what’s the harm?
I decided to try a starlight filter on a fairly boring photo I had of a building – the effect looks fake, unreal, but I kind of like it.
It makes me think of story time just before going to bed. The stars look like they are about to pour in through the windows – maybe the stories are pulling them in!
I’m not a photography purist but I know many people are quite opinionated about heavy photo editing. Well, here is your chance to do it with permission – let’s be fake this Friday!
If you’re not into the idea of photo editing, there are other ways to interpret the theme. You could, for instance, post photos of plastic flowers, the contents of your makeup bag, or even a tofu burger. The options are unlimited!
Feel free to bend the rules and interpret this challenge any way you like! I’m looking forward to seeing it.
How to participate:
- Create a post responding to the theme, Fake
- Link that post to this one with a pingback
- Add a comment at the end of this post, introducing your take on the theme
- Check out some of the other entries!
Optional:
- You’re welcome to use our logo if you want
- Tag the post Friendly Friday in WordPress so it can be easily found
Next Friday, it’ll be Amanda’s turn to host the challenge again.
Hope you’ll join in this week! Happy Friday!
48 replies on “Friendly Friday: Fake”
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Lovely effect!
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Thank you, Maria!
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Fantastic theme, Snow! I like it a lot. Let’s fake it till we make it! Lol!
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Yeah, that’s the way to go! Heheh! 😋
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Gorgeous photo and I love the thought of stars and story time! I’m listening to a book where there is a reference to a cup with stars at the bottom, so when the child drinks her milk, she will be rewarded by seeing the stars when the milk is finished 🙂 Would love a cup like that!
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Thanks Suvi! I wonder why all cups aren’t like that!! 🤗 Well, at least kids’ cups should be! 😊
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Welcome back Snow.
Here’s my contribution this week.
Have a lovely weekend everyone 🙂
https://amindfultraveler.com/2019/08/09/friendly-friday-photo-challenge-fake/
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Thanks so much Lorelle, loved your post! Happy weekend! ☺️
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You too Snow 😊
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Welcome back!
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Thanks Sheree!
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Magical!
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Thanks!!
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This theme has great potential. Welcome back in the saddle!
I prefer to not fake it and not make it, though. Today I made three exceptions, just for you. 😉
https://manjameximoving.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/friendly-friday-fake/
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Thanks Manja for seeing the potential! 😁 And taking the time to join in 🌺
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What a fun challenge! (Alas, I still don’t have time to find, take, or doctor up a photo …) Maybe I’m naive or dumb, but I would not have known those stars were fake! I want to do that now! 🙂
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Thanks Lexi! The starlight effect was a random choice, not planned at all. Most of the time I’d say it’s too over the top, but on this pic it seemed just right 😊
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I like how this looks, Snow! I am taking a Light Room editing class over the next two weeks, so I can improve my editing! I will be linking to this post on Sunday 🙂
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Looking forward to your link! 😊 Hope you learn what you need and get unexpected ideas from your class! I got a crash course from my brother but I mostly use Adobe CC’s mobile apps now, they are way easier to use! 😁 If you don’t need the storage LR offers.
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Love your photo.. These days loads of fake things look so real.. 😉
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Hard to tell, sometimes!
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[…] week’s Friendly Friday challenge theme is ‘Fake.’ See more responses here. I don’t really have many photos that fit this bill, but this one does. This exotic-looking […]
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I like the starlight effect. It brings the night sky into our earthbound lives. Here’s my somewhat fishy fake (as I see you’ve already found out): https://grahamsisland.com/2019/08/10/threadfin-jack-juvenile-2/.
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I agree about the stars. And I’m not opposed to editing photos. As for your entry, there really was something fishy about that jellyfish… 😁
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A real challenge this week again, but at least I managed to take part. Here is my take
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2019/08/10/friendly-friday-fake/
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Happy you participated! 🤗 Looking forward to checking it out – right now
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[…] This is our entry in THE SNOW MELTS SOMEWHERE’s FRIENDLY FRIDAY: FAKE challenge. […]
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Here is our fake: https://iballrtw.com/2019/08/10/fake-fear/
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Thanks very much for joining in! 🤗
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Thank you for hosting the challenge! 😃
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[…] This is my sideways look at the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge: Fake. […]
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Here’s my sideways look at the challenge:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/08/10/friendly-friday-fake/
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[…] is my entry for Snow’s Friendly Friday Photo Challenge with the topic of […]
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I’ve never seen this topic. It’s wonderful!
Here is my entry. Enjoy!
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/08/10/friendly-friday-photo-fake/
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Thanks Cee for participating in this! 🤗 I try to be original when I can!
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My pingback didn’t seem to work, so here’s the link https://blackbodyblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/11/window-dressing/
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Thanks very much! Will hop over right away! 😁
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… Loved it!!!
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[…] These are both submitted for Snow’s Friendly Friday “Fake.” […]
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Absolutely love the starlight filter!
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Thanks Véro! 🤗
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