Just a quick post.....If you enjoy playing around on Photoshop and have never tried using Actions, you are missing out! You can Google search Photoshop Actions to find lots of free actions and tutorials on how to use them. Very very easy and the results are so beautiful (and at times just weird and interesting). Here is a photo before and after an action:
Photos need to be on paper ( I believe) and with the wonderful world of digital photography people are taking more and more photos but seldom take the time to go through them to print the best. It is quite a job to stay up to date with printing and editing photos so today I decided it is TIME. Here are some of the photos I edited today (which will be printed tomorrow).
Tasha loves to pick flowers for me and she will very seldom walk past a flower without trying to pick it for me. I hope I remember all the little things, maybe this is why I love scrapbooking. With journaling it becomes a bit of a creative diary for me.
Eventually edited the photos from the Powerhouse museum. I will definitely visit it again. Lots to see and the kids will learn something new every time. They have clothes that the kids can dress up in. Their favourite place at the museum was Zoe's house - where there is a pretend building site. Very cute.
Then a photo of me and the kids on the first day of school and a photo of Tasha in a hat that I ONLY bought because I thought it would look good in a photo!
Scrapping is a bit of an evolution type hobby. At times we scrap, we sort scrap stuff, sort photos and take photos. For now I am in a taking photos stage. Apart from taking photos I am working on taking everyday stuff.
So, this is another "non-perfect" shot (with some bright colours added using a Photoshop action). The truth is this is what she looks like most of the time. I don't know what it is, but the hair is ALWAYS wild and the face.....well if you have kids you will relate.....dirty is the norm!
Went to the ballet last night. Beautiful!. My favourite 7 year old was in it and watching this shy little girl on the stage with so much confidence was totally amazing.
Taking photos at concerts can be a challenge. Terrible lighting, heads in front of you and moving kids! But for me it is not about getting the perfect shot, but more about getting a photo that captures the moment. This does it for me...so I am happy! Got my photo.
Still a bit buzy (so sorry for being MIA|). Eight weeks to go before we move to Australia....My "to-do list" is not getting shorter and at times I am going a bit nuts!!!!! Wish me luck.
Sometimes playing with the colours on your photos can give it such an interesting look! With this frame it just seemed like the right thing to do. I can already imagine this photo printed on canvas.....gorgeous.
I always tell new photographers to invest in some black velvet....get some lovely photos with it (remember to get some you can wash and I would suggest getting around 3 meters),
This little boy was such a great model - it surely helps when they love the camera (or their mommy jumping up and down behind me!)
If you have a new baby or a friend with one offer to take some photos - play around you will love the results!
Using Photoshop masks is an easy way to give your photos a new look. I bought these from Designer Digitals http://www.designerdigitals.com . It is pretty easy to use them.
Open a new document. Drag the mask on the new document (you may have to resize it. Then drag the photo on top of the mask. You now have three layers. While on the photo layer (the top one) just click CTRL ALT and G. The mask will clip through the photo.
Look around at some scrapping digital websites you will find some beautiful masks to make your photos a bit different.
I had two sick kids last week so that is why I have a bit slow on the blogging side. Hopefully this is a better week. Wish me luck....
Okay, he might hate me for this photo one day...but for now he can't read (yet) so I can still get away with it.
I took the photo some time ago - looked at my son this day and thought he looked like a bum! He even had a baby on his back.
Staying in South Africa this is something we see alot. People on street corners asking for money or food....so I got some "street" inspiration made him a sign from some cardboard and took this photo.
The problem is scrapping it!!!! I think I need some newspaper type paper....or something that looks dirty! Still waiting for the right inspiration, till then I will just enjoy the photo and the cute smile on his face.
I finished a whole bunch of Heidi projects yesterday, will take some photos today and post them tomorrow. Just love her new stuff , had lost of fun with it.
Just wanted to post this photo. It is a super challenge to get this one to co-operate. Lucky for me she came down the slide a hundred times and I knew that I would eventually get my shot!!!
I definitely do not take enough "natural" photos so when I get my hands on a good one I can not wait to scrap it.
Let me go take the photos of the new pages :)
