another frame it

beyond layers week eleven - frame it

this week over at beyond layers we're learning several different methods to framing.

i played around with gradients to turn the fluffy white clouds gray to match the 'lonely tree'

than added kim's texture 'crackerjack'

i used the rec marquee tool method to frame it and changed the blend mode to lighten at 77%

just enough to show a hint of the photo. 

   

somewhere over the rainbow

beyond layers week 10 - colour week

over at beyond layers we're doing a colour a day this week.
oh my! the posting page is soooo awesome to scroll through - the colours are spectacular.
earlier this week i found a six pack of different coloured egg shaped chalk.
i love how the texture looks (and i'm still loving black/white and touch of colour) so i decided
to use the chalk eggs as my base theme for colour week.
here's my six (storyboard) days in one post...

saturday - rainbow

friday - red

thursday - blue

wednesday - pink

tuesday - yellow

monday - green

texture tuesday

the black and white edition
high level bridge with chinook arch to the west
added kim's faved texture

week nine beyond layers - beautiful black and white

happy st. patricks's day to all of you.  it's not green here - rain and snow mix, but i couldn't ask
for anything better... gave me time to play with the blk and wht conversion techniques.
this first photo i took today but the rest are from my stash.  i went searching for high contrast
photos with either lines, texture, tones - something i thought would convert to blk and wht.
i found so many... after playing most of the afternoon, these turned out to be my favorites.
hope you enjoy the beautiful black and whites as much as i enjoyed spending time tweaking
and learning different techniques.  all photos have kim klassen's texture from beyond layers "aurora"
and what a great texture this one is - thank you kim.

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quote reads:
May your pockets be heavy
and your heart be light.
And may good luck pursue you
each morning and night.

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had to give my tree photo another run through.  not a lot of difference but
i like this one best.  i really love how all the different size branches pop

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this one i took last winter (when we actually had snow)
max has such great contract, tones and texture in his coat
it made this conversion fun to do

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and i'll finish this post with a picture of one of my favorite flowers...
the peony - shot last spring in my garden

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texture tuesday

so much experimenting with this one... ended layering with kim klassen texture 'paperlove'

week nine beyond layers - black and white

picture i took looking up at the trees was so simple to turn to black and white.
i added a levels adjustment layer, moved both black and white sliders to
the middle, than added kim klassen texture 'lookup' soft light at 100%

text reads...
Wisely and slow.
They stumble that run fast.
Shakespeare

week eight beyond layers - whisper techniques

texture tuesday

theme this week at kim klassen cafe - the happy heart edition

week seven beyond layers - black and white with a touch of color

oh my! i think i'm in love with b&w and a bit of color...
had to add another one to this post