I posted a photo of this flicker to my other blog and on my Flickr page, but edited this photo for Day 32 of Kim Klassen’s Beyond Beyond class. I used her copper 2 preset for Lightroom as a start then added a few of my own tweaks for this image. I used KK_Chase texture but only at 6% opacity and at a Soft Light setting. This flicker returned October 1 to my yard, and his distinctive call always says “fall is here!” to me.
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Memories of Summer
As I was putting away books I had gotten out a while ago, I took another look at some of the pages I had marked in Deborah Schenck’s Fern House. This is my take on her photos of flowers laying on open books. I used some dried roses from the summer and a vintage dictionary. The lace is from a runner that belonged to my husband’s grandparents; made for a nice vintage touch to the background. This shot was taken indoors; I used a gold reflector to the side and had a diffuser on my external flash that I aimed at the reflector. I used a kk_daysofold Lightroom preset; added a kk_canvasgrunge texture, and a Photoshop Artistry Grunge Edge Effect.
What you have…
One of my photos from this past Saturday. I was touched by Kim Klassen’s postings, and as I looked through some old journal quotes, this one struck me as apropos for this week’s Texture Tuesday. I like to write down quotes as I read books, and this one is from The Forgotten Garden.
Autumn is in the Air
I set up a variety of vignettes to photograph in my studio today while we had a bit of rain- first of the season!
Photoshop Artistry Challenge
This is my entry for the first challenge for Photoshop Artistry. I used a photo from my garden and one I set up in my studio. For the challenge we were to use one to two of our own images; a Film Edge Effect, and two of Kim Klassen’s textures. We were then to paint with colored light, a technique taught in the class. I chose to bring out some of the rust tones and turquoise from the oxidized copper heart. I added a bit of those colors to the edge using the same effect. although the roses image that is overlaid on top on the main image isn’t technically a landscape, it was taken outdoors in my yard. Check out the class at www.photoshopgrunge.com.
Oops! Forgot to use the vector image as stated in the challenge… will have to redo….
Travel Theme: Through
This large sculpture is found on the road to Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa, CA. I love how the view though the letters is different depending on where you stand for the shot. My photo for this week’s theme for Where’s My Backpack?- http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/09/20/travel-theme-through/
Dogwood in Autumn
I got a chance to take some photographs in the backyard today and the dogwood leaves are turning. I had watched a Tiffen DFX webinar earlier today so decided to add a few dfx effects to this photograph. I also used a grunge edge effect from Photoshop Artistry.
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