One of my photos from the Oscar de la Renta show that was held in San Francisco earlier this year. These gowns were in the Hollywood room and were worn by various stars at different events.
Digital
Mannequins
Finally got around to finishing the editing on this Mannequins shot taken in San Francisco. The Creative Black & White course with Sebastian Michaels has great tutorials for making black and white images have more going on than just a straight shot.
Smudged Loveliness…
Love playing around with Topaz Impression filters.
“A Scar Is Not Always a Flaw…”
I found this quote on Goodreads by Dean Koontz and thought it a good one for these organic pears from Gowan’s Fruit and Veggie Stand in Philo, CA. Although a bit bruised and battered, their flavor was delicately fresh and sweet. “A scar is not always a flaw…”
Country Scene…
Digitally Fractured
I wanted to play around with my first Fractured angel painting in Photoshop. I had fun adding some textures and design elements using Design Cuts new Vintage Pack, http://www.designcuts.com. I also used a Gelli Plate painting for an overlay over the original painting. It doubles the pleasure of painting when you can then transform them digitally as well. If everyone in the world painted or did something creative, there would be less strife and tragedy.
I have a great idea- why not make warring leaders sit and paint each other’s portraits? Perhaps they would come to better understandings by taking the time to do this. :)
Something Marvelous…
This week’s Texture Tuesday theme is nature. I took this shot a couple of weeks ago at Madrona Manor in Healdsburg as we walked amidst the garden. I used a Lightroom Preset- kk_classicwarm, along with 3 of Kim’s textures- kk_3003-2; kk_weathered; and kk_hello. I used an Aristotle quote with the fonts “Dear Sarah” and “Editor.”
I Do Hope…
I love this verse from the book of Psalms. It lightens and strengthens my heart. May it cheer up your heart today!
I used Kim’s kk_franklin in two different layers, adding a hue/saturation adjustment to each and also switching the layers to a Soft Light Blend Mode. In between I added a Filter Forge 4 “Soft-focus Amplify” filter. For Kim’s Texture Tuesday. http://www.kimklassen.com
Embrace Simplicity…
Another simple composition for Kim’s Be Still 52 class. I used Kim’s LR Preset, kk_walnut2 for this shot. I then added some RadLab filters, and made the background its own layer and added a Gaussian Blur. The lace is an old Christmas tree skirt. Photographed outside on a foggy morning with my Nikon f1.4 lens.
Effortless…
I used two of Kim’s textures, one was “empty page”, the other I have named kk1; I think it’s name got removed when moving files around one time. I also used two of Kim’s Lightroom Presets- Classic Warm 2, and Days of Old. I also added a couple of RadLab filters as well. I am enjoying shooting very simple layouts; I used a scarf I own plus a wheelbarrow that has a found bird nest and a ceramic bird. Effortless composition!
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