FIF #99

Sun & Lensflare

Florabella Mixture

BEFORE

It's Fix It Friday #99 over at I Heart Faces again this week.

From the looks of it, it's been since January since I've participated,

or for that matter...posted anything on my Blog.

Above is the before of the photo and the other two

"fixes". I used Florabella actions on both in my very own

blend. First I added a center fill, and then I added "sweetness" to it

after the sweetness, I used B/W Blush and 58% opacity. I like

black & white photos....but this one has just a hint of the original

colors, making it intereting.

The second "fix" is much of the same, but I added sun & a lensflare

for depth. I wanted the colors to pop just a bit and not

seem so flat, therefore I added the sun.

Hope you enjoy my fix!

Fresh Face Amelia

Best Face Forward

This was from a photo shoot I did of Amelia this Fall.

It was a beautiful day and with the lace tablecloth in

the background, it shaded her beautifully and

created an etherial look.

I used one of Florabella's actions on this photo.

And I am submitting this picture

as my favorite face of 2010.

Hope you like it!

Scenic B&W I Heart Faces Contest

This is Jack!

Jack at FALLS OF THE OHIO

State Park.

This was our vacation.

The first vacation by ourselves (mostly)

in a very long time.

This is Jack!

Taking in the views.

Fix It Friday #67 - A First

My first Fix It Friday entry. Over at I Heart Faces they have a Fix It Friday challenge. They give you a picture and let you edit it with your own programs. The bottom picture is how this photo started out before I started playing with it. I used the Florabella Photo Shop Actions....which I love...and created these edits. This top one is the Florabella Luxe "Ruby" action.

This one is Florabella's B&W Actions Rich Vintage.


This one I used Florabella's Cosmopolitan and Vignette Actions.

This is the original.

I'm not sure which one is my favorite....what do you think?

Amelia

So, I've been away for awhile. I am staying more than busy at work and with being the Assistant Director for the play "Steel Magnolias" which will be presented in September in Greenfield, Indiana. It's been a lot of fun so far, but I have little or no time to create art. So for now, I'll stick to my photography and begining in October...I'll be back to art.

Amelia was my gracious model for the day. We have a meadow full of Queen Anne's Lace that I wanted to shoot in, so I asked Amelia to put something white on for the shot. She has a few antique items, so she picked this slip. I love it on her.

We took some props with us into the meadow...an antique lace table cloth and an antique chair. Even though the shoot started out a little rocky, we soon got into a groove and were creating magic.

After we decided to call it quits because our legs were being eaten alive, we quickly came in and downloaded the pictures and I began to play. After making some minor adjustments and cropping the photos, I opened them in Photoshop and started using some PS Actions created by Florabella. I'm loving these Actions and find that it makes editing so easy.

As you can see...Amelia makes it a joy to photograph her.