Tuesday, February 28, 2012

texture tuesday

texture tuesday theme over at kim klassen cafe this week is 'white'
i used kims 'sweettreat' texture and added a photocopy filter than paint blobs and text
to come up with 'white canvas'


Sunday, February 26, 2012

weekend texture

i'm sure enjoying these tulips... can you tell!
this one is using kim klassen's weekend texture called 'happy heart'




snow day


Saturday, February 25, 2012

if i was a tulip

winter returned again - woke up to cold, light snow and a gloomy looking sky.
so to cheer myself up, i bought a bunch of orange tulips that were so beautifully displayed
when i walked into the grocery store... do ya think they planned it that way :)
to brighten my day, i played around with a painterly effect and finished it off with
'shine' texture from kim klassen cafe



















text reads...
If I was a Tulip
And you were wind's wings,
I would not count
My broken dreams,
But bless the coming spring.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

texture tuesday

a little behind this week, but here's my texture tuesday 'fading winter' using kim klassen's felicity and cherish.
before the textures i added gradient map, hue/sat and levels adjustment layers.

Monday, February 20, 2012

week five beyond layers - painterly effect

awesome lesson this week at beyond layers.  we're creating a painterly effect using kim's finale and sienna textures and different adjustment layers.  the one comment that stuck in my mind when adding the textures is to have them complement the picture - not fight with it... i think i achieved that here

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

new lens

how's that for timing... ordered a new 50mm lens last week and it arrived today - happy valentines.
so far i'm lovin' it.  and guess who gets to be my model!  mr. maxie sure knows how to work the camera :)

texture tueaday and happy valentine's day

i used kim klassen's  softly, and than some and 123 overlay textures for todays
texture tuesday theme - happiness

Sunday, February 12, 2012

week four beyond layers - gradient map technique

the challenge this week was to experiment with the actual photo set up and than experiment with the gradient map tool or hue/sat adjustments in pse to get a vintage feel.
i set up two foam boards on my kitchen table with afternoon light shining through the window.
than set up the shot using red wrapped heart chocolates at the base of a red vase.
the original shot, to say the least, was quite red.
using kim klassen's revolution texture and experimenting with the gradient map tool (awesome technique), i got the overall vintage feel i set out to achieve.

  

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

texture tuesday

in anticipation of spring, i searched my last years photo archives and found this one.
i used kim klassen's organic and awaken textures both at soft light

Saturday, February 4, 2012

week three beyond layers - storyboard

wow! are these going to be fun to do... creating storyboards with daily time capsule photos.  thank you so much kim and xanthe for the inspiration.  the possibilities are endless.
this afternoon the temp got to +12c (54f) and the best part - no WIND (remember this is early february in southern alberta)  it was so nice the puppies and i headed to the dog park for the afternoon and here's my storyboard memory.  enjoy