What's the worst that can happen? Another way to have fun with those average photos.....

I was reviewing a couple of images,recently that had a surprising bit of success, from just playing with effects just for fun. Corel, Photoshop and other software programs have given us the ability to change and modify images in ways we never dreamed of in the old dark room and airbrush days. 
I've found that sometimes I spend too much time thinking about what will please others vs. doing things that I like.
The original images were pretty average photographs from my files. The chairs were along Route 66 in Seligman AZ and the Pontiac taillights were take at a local auction in a poorly lit livestock building in our local fairgrounds.  I have a background in graphic and sign painting. I use this as a way to go a bit wild with my Corel Paintshop program just for fun. The key is just opening up to trying a lot of things that you would not typically do.
The chair photo became a postcard that was selected to be part of the national postcard museum from an open submission.
The Pontiac was selected for a couple of automotive art exhibits in California, was used as a T-shirt and as part of a car show poster.
The best advise I can share from this is to have fun and do what pleases you. There's no "right" picture, just various views of the same thing. 
 These experiments help develop and define your view of the world around you. Have a great time.
Michael