Love the lomo effect...
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Always wanted to enhance the colors in our backyard pics, my camera never captures the beauty... adjusted the levels and sharpness in this one. I love the richness of the colors!
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
experimenting with PE
Okay, so for years, I've had Photoshop Elements on my computer. I did have a little bit of instruction in the use of Photoshop in college... but not enough. And although I have the newest version, my knowledge of how to use PE is pretty much limited to adjusting some colors and creating really funny faces using the... shoot... what tool was that? Okay, see... I'm not very good at Photoshop.
BUT, I'm a total Photoshopper Wannabe. So I've been doing some research online to find some fun things that I can try out on my pictures. I think my first one turned out pretty cool... I used the instructions on this website (http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-digital-photos-look-like-lomo-photography) to make it look like lomo photography, a style I've always thought was pretty awesome looking. I think maybe I could've made it a little more dramatic - but I have a tendency to keep things light - I have to push myself a little more in that area. (In my college oil painting class, my end-of-the-semester project ended up looking like a watercolor... it was either my fear of getting things too dark, or the fact that I was a dirt poor college student and didn't want to have to buy more oil paints...)
Anyhoo... what do you think?
BUT, I'm a total Photoshopper Wannabe. So I've been doing some research online to find some fun things that I can try out on my pictures. I think my first one turned out pretty cool... I used the instructions on this website (http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-digital-photos-look-like-lomo-photography) to make it look like lomo photography, a style I've always thought was pretty awesome looking. I think maybe I could've made it a little more dramatic - but I have a tendency to keep things light - I have to push myself a little more in that area. (In my college oil painting class, my end-of-the-semester project ended up looking like a watercolor... it was either my fear of getting things too dark, or the fact that I was a dirt poor college student and didn't want to have to buy more oil paints...)
Anyhoo... what do you think?
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why a blog?
So, the big question... why am I starting a blog? It's not for you, the unfortunate readers who have happened upon it. It's for me. I've just always wanted to have a blog. At 31 years old, and after 8 years of teaching elementary art and a couple of years designing specialty cakes... I'm afraid I'm losing my creative spark.
So I'm using this blog as inspiration. I'm hoping it will reignite my imagination and passion for creating. Bring back the fun of learning, experimenting, and dreaming. The blog is kind of a way of holding myself accountable for my creativity. We'll see. Here goes....
And if I've peaked your interest... follow along! Join in the fun! Start your own creativity blog! I dare you!
Let's go chasin' fireflies!
So I'm using this blog as inspiration. I'm hoping it will reignite my imagination and passion for creating. Bring back the fun of learning, experimenting, and dreaming. The blog is kind of a way of holding myself accountable for my creativity. We'll see. Here goes....
And if I've peaked your interest... follow along! Join in the fun! Start your own creativity blog! I dare you!
Let's go chasin' fireflies!
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