Before I begin I will say that each image, no matter how many times you do it will not turn out the same. Each adjustment is made to taste and completely depends on your image.
Start out with your image and adjust the blacks, contrast, and clarity (along with any exposure/fill adjustments) in ACR
I am exhausted and haven't prepared a "real" post for today. See, it is my little son's birthday weekend and we have been so incredibly busy with family and friends. So I have to confess I don't have the energy to post a really great freebie or clever photo or even a half-interesting quote. I have tons of stuff to put out here and I will start getting it together this week. Thanks for being so patient!
So I am off to sink in the couch in front of the TV and veg a bit. I hope you all had a great weekend (that didn't necessarily involve chasing around two hyper boys ). :-)
Oh, I wanted to mention my new toy. My husband's office is paperless and he had an extra Wacom Bamboo Fun (Small) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse and Graphics Software
You can use it in most of your programs including Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and LightRoom. In fact, it comes with PSE6 (free!), so if you don't have PSE or have PSE5 or an earlier version and want a tablet you might consider upgrading now. I have PSE6 and love it.
I have already been drawing some fun doodles and swirls and plan on using it to make some freebies to post here. I have just started thinking about all of the ways I can use this little tablet and it is so exciting! You can use it instead of a mouse, but I keep my original mouse plugged in and just use the pen when I want to do something "artistic". I haven't touched its potential yet.
Now, back to my lovely soft couch. The computer is going off!
A wonderful tool for photographers is to make a watermark and use it! When I put up images on an on-line gallery, my website, or facebook page they have my watermark on them, that way anyone who sees the image knows it was produced by me :)
I make my watermark on my own (shown in this tutorial) and I use Rita's Watermark Action Kit to websize and apply my watermark to my images as well as add frames, rounded edges, drop shadows or just plain jane.
The first step in making your watermark is to open a new blank file. You do this by going to file>new>blank file. The size of the file depends on your watermark size.
I selected white for my background color
I am honored to have Morgan step in and teach us something new! This tutorial works great in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Once again I am learning something new from Morgan! I can't wait to play with this one. :-)
First open your image. This is a great example of how on cloudy day everything is great but you can miss the beautiful blue sky.
Little Boy
Tall grass
Warm hazy sun
Chickens be wary-
Red trike rusty
He tells me
Combine dreaming
Blogger makes it easier than ever to post large images now. I would suggest cropping your images web-sized before uploading them so your original large images won't get stolen. I usually don't load images larger than 1000px wide.
You might remember my post the other day about my struggles to save little children from snake and fire ant bites and keep destructive people out of my little bluebonnet patch. I put up a No Trespassing Sign (with a handwritten PLEASE!) and it was working, until yesterday. Yes, Imp's Army Guys are back, with a vengeance... On a side note, "why doesn't Blogger's new post editor have a spellcheck?" she asks when she tries to type "vengeance".
I was out inspecting my bluebonnet patch for damage and trying to find the perfect bluebonnet to photograph when I heard a rustle in the middle of the field. I gingerly tiptoed through the weeds, flowers, and snakes and spied this:
Happy Easter everyone!!!
I am one of those people who shoot mainly in Aperture Priority (Av) Mode.
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