Somewhere near Fayetteville, NC stands this old sign. The longer you look at it, the more words and numbers you end up noticing! The original was crooked and flat (too bright outside!) and had telephone wires protruding from the back of it. I cropped to straighten and then cloned out all wires (not perfectly though).Continue reading “Colonial Eagle Gasoline Sign”
Category Archives: Photography
Bohemian Dreamer
I went shooting with a couple photographers from the Miami area and my girls stood in as the models. I shot with a 50mm lens – I’m used to having my 17-55 and zooming whenever I need so this was a challenge to frame properly. In most of the pictures a body part is choppedContinue reading “Bohemian Dreamer”
Fresh Veggies Farm Stand
The greater Monterey, CA area is called the Salad Bowl of America. As you head east from Monterey to Salinas, you pass from a temperate coastal zone to a hot climate with fertile soil. The produce around that area is amazing. Fresh from the dirt. The original photo had a dark and somewhat yellow cast.Continue reading “Fresh Veggies Farm Stand”
She chose a golden leaf
Everything is magical for the young (and the young at heart). When I looked at the original of this picture, I realized I needed to brighten her face and maybe sharpen her eyes. So I did that using an adjustment brush and a radial filter. I didn’t even mess with the background. It was aContinue reading “She chose a golden leaf”
Gaggle of Wagons
They tend to congregate around little kids. I remember having one as a kid and we had to get one for our little girls. These were gathered together at a pumpkin patch, to carry both kids and pumpkins. The original was just plain. When I took the picture I knew I would want to editContinue reading “Gaggle of Wagons”
Fall Dam
We came upon a dam in the twilight. It was actually pretty dark at this point in our shooting. I used several adjustment filters to adjust the different parts of the picture. I also adjusted some of the colors individually. I had to decrease the noise quite a bit since the original was so dark.Continue reading “Fall Dam”
Not So SAHM 