Took a bit of time today to play with one of the images I had shot in San Francisco a few weeks ago. I have been spending a bit of time working on my sketching skills for an upcoming trip to Italy; it will be focused on hands-on art as opposed to photography. I need to decide if I want to lug along my Nikon with its large lens, just use my iPhone 6S, or invest in a small but good quality point-and-shoot digital camera. Decisions, decisions…
Sebastian Michael’s Creative Black & White course teaches some really cool effects. Love how this photo taken a couple of weeks ago has an aged look after applying some of his techniques. Finally gotten through Module 2!
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.
Love playing around with Topaz Impression filters.
Taking part in Sebastian Michael’s AWAKE Photoshop Course. This piece was inspired by a photograph I took last September in Mendocino of a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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…”
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.”
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.
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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