Photography

Vignette Layers in PSE

May 18, 2010

I’ve decided that I needed to learn Photoshop.  As much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE Aperture 3 and I still plan on using it, almost all professional photographers use Photoshop.  So, I opened up my Photoshop Elements and googled some how to’s and started experimentin’. Now, if you looked at my favorite blog list, one of [...]

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Malta, Idaho – population 200

May 13, 2010

I don’t know why, but every time I tell someone that my family lives in Malta, Idaho, or that I’m going there or that my mom grew up there or whatever, I always add on “population 200.”  I think it tells you a lot about the place.  It is a small town.  But the local [...]

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PW Photography Assignment: Landscapes

April 30, 2010

The Pioneer Woman did another Photography Assignment this week. The theme – Landscapes. I was blown away by the competition. She needs to choose more semi-finalist for today and tomorrow, but I don’t think I will be chosen. Sigh. A lot of the photos look like they are done by serious professional photographers. Many of [...]

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Forever Young

April 27, 2010

When you work in a high school, sometimes it feels as though you are reliving your high school experience. This last weekend was no different – it was the Prom. The theme was Forever Young. But not the really cool song that we all know and love from the fabulous decade of the 80s, but [...]

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PW Photography Assignment: Macro

April 15, 2010

Just a reminder – tonight at midnight the contest to win a $40 gift card from me ends. And onto this post . . . The week Pioneer Woman has given us the assignment of Macro photography.  That is getting really close up to something.  They even have special lenses for this, but I don’t [...]

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Shooting on Manual

April 12, 2010

Some people are just so experienced at taking photos on Manual mode that they can just do it.  They set their aperture, set their shutter speed and go. Not me  . . .  well not yet that is. Step one:  I knew when I went to an indoor rodeo that I would not have good [...]

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PW Photography Assignment: Green

April 6, 2010

Last week, the Pioneer Woman did another photography challenge.  It was Green.  I was unprepared.  And to top it off, winter has descended on us with a vengeance and so I could go out and shoot some new photos.  Here is what I submitted: They aren’t too bad, but compared to the finalists (check them [...]

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I succumbed and bought . . . .

March 31, 2010

Okay, okay, I just couldn’t help myself.  I was looking at all the new things that Aperture 3 has and I bought it.  Well . . . the upgrade. I was going through the website and looking at all the changes they were making, when this caught my eye – What?!  200 + new features. [...]

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Black and White Filters

March 25, 2010

Apple recently released Aperture 3.  I’ve been debating about buying the upgrade or not.  (In reality, I know I will buy the upgrade, but I’m just waiting for a good time.)  So, in the mean time, I’ve been looking at the differences.  One of the changes in the new version is that you can apply [...]

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Wise Words from Ansel

March 21, 2010

A friend of mine gave me a book for my birthday that is the collected letters of Ansel Adams – combining my love of photography and writing.  I have loved reading it! Ansel Adams was a thoughtful young man.  I am only to the point where he just got married.  I wanted to share a [...]

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I heart Photography

March 20, 2010

I really, really do love taking pictures.  Just wanted y’all to know that. I love this picture because my uncle took it of me while in Florida.  You can’t really tell, but I’m standing on a bench, adjusting my camera settings so that I could get this shot to the other end of the walkway. [...]

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Saturation and Vibrancy

March 12, 2010

Recently, I have only been using saturation and vibrancy to edit the photo’s that I take.  I have found that making these two, very small adjustments in Aperture 2 is not only easy, but quick.  For a while I would choose a color to boost individually, but doing it this way makes every color “come [...]

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Amsterdam

March 9, 2010

I recently was reminiscing and going over photo’s with a student and I came across this photo I took in Amsterdam.  I love this photo!  There really were so many bikes in Amsterdam.  I wish I could go back now that I have a “fancy” camera.  I’m sure I’d get some even better shots.

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Straight Out of Camera (SOOC) Shots

March 7, 2010

For my birthday, a friend of my roommates was staying at our house and she bought me a bouquet of flowers (only my 2nd time receiving flowers!).  They were simple, yet beautiful.  After reading up on aperture, ISO, shutter speed and whatnot I did some experimenting.  Below are my favorite shots that I took.  They [...]

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Edited Photo’s from Florida

February 18, 2010

Below are some of my more artsy photos that I took from Florida.  I have edited them a bit.  In a few days, I’m going to post about my new favorite editing technique in Aperture.  Let me know which are your favorites.

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PW Photography Assignment: Sunrise/Sunset

January 19, 2010

I read a blog called The Pioneer Woman.  Every once in a while, she challenges us to a photography assignment.  This week it is a Sunset/Sunrise photo. Here is a link to my flicker page. Here is a link to Pioneer Woman’s Group flicker page, where you can see the amazing talent of people all [...]

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How to NOT Edit a Photo

January 12, 2010

For Christmas gifts this year, I took photo’s of Temple Square, framed them, and gave them as gifts.  I was in such a rush and with few days to get this done that I edited my photo’s at 11 pm one night. Don’t do that. Don’t edit your photo’s at night.  When you’re tired.  When [...]

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The Lights on Temple Square

December 28, 2009

With all my swollen face and pain, I realized that I stayed in bed and didn’t move for about a week.  And then before all this happened I was crazy busy working two jobs and getting ready for Christmas that I never posted some photo’s I took of the Lights on Temple Square.  Here are [...]

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Christmas Decorations

November 28, 2009

My roommate recently put up her Christmas Decorations.  Here are a few edited photos.  On each of them a used the vignette setting in Aperture 2.  I really like it because it is much more subtle of a setting than it is in other photo editing software I have used.  I also used a single [...]

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