Monthly Archives: November 2012

I messed up!

I got my numbers mixed up.  I put up the wrong “favorite” photo the other day from Rita and Richard’s photo shoot.

THIS is the second one they liked.

Seriously, aren’t they adorable?

Day 318 – Mini Ice Storm?

I think the sprinklers may have inadvertently come on early this morning.  I thought Sweetie had shut them off for the winter, but I guess not. Anyway, I came out to icicles on the rose bushes which, surprisingly, still have most of their leaves.

My side-garden fence had some icicles too.  I really like this shot.

Day 317 – Fun with Photoshop: Selective Color

I couldn’t figure out how to use the selective color feature in Photoshop, so instead I added a black and white layer and erased part of the layer to leave just the pink of my t-shirt. A few more tweaks and voila!  I’ve had this t-shirt since our local Planned Parenthood was working with the state legislature in an attempt to standardize sex education across the state. Unfortunately, the measure did not pass and we continue to have a patchwork of curricula that vary drastically from county to county.

Another shot…Black and White conversion in Photoshop with some tweaking in Nik Color Efex Pro. I’m having entirely too much fun with this software!

Day 316 – Photo Shoot

A friend of mine asked me to do some portraits of her and her husband. We did the photo shoot today.  Next weekend I’ll be shooting a young family. I’m quite nervous about it!

Maya helped me test out my set-up.

As for the portraits? About twenty photos made the final cut from which they chose six they liked best. This one was their fave:

And they liked this one too.

FYI – – – I messed up and thought the photo above was one of Rita and Richard’s faves.  I got my file names mixed up.  The correct photo is this one.

Day 315 – Me, the cats, and a stool

While cleaning out Sweetie’s office today I came upon a brand new canvas drop cloth.  I thought it might make a good backdrop, so I pinned it to the wall, grabbed the stool and set up some lights.

Maya was quite cooperative.

My turn!

Jezebel would not sit on the stool, so I got down on the floor with her.

One last one of me.