La Tour Eiffel

During our anniversary trip, we made it to Paris. One of the most iconic structures in the world: With the edit I was going for an old-world look. I really liked the original photograph, below. Tonight my challenge was one of speed (not much time to get on the computer) and just finding an editContinue reading “La Tour Eiffel”

Vanishing

Transcontinental East meets West: American Expansion explodes I envisioned the black and white when I took this shot. The clouds were a bonus from God. ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~   ~~~

Famous Residence

Is it as recognizable in black and white? I liked the original photo, and I think it would do on its own. But I wanted to see what it would look like in black and white. Editing a white house in black and white isn’t easy. Or, at least, I’m not totally sure I likeContinue reading “Famous Residence”

The National Archives

One of the most important buildings in America. Think about the magnitude of the importance of the documents that are housed here. With all our faults, we are still one amazing country. I must have been trying to get creative with the angle that I shot this. I cleaned that up, turned it black andContinue reading “The National Archives”

White Out

While it was budding springtime in Yellowstone and the valleys of Wyoming, it was still snowy in the mountain passes. People pull over on the side of the road, get out, and ski. The original wasn’t as stark of an image as I wanted to evoke. Plus, it wasn’t bright enough. That blob with theContinue reading “White Out”

Columns

Here’s an example of making use of what you’ve got. I wish I would have waited about five or ten more seconds to take the shot, so the woman would be in better view, but this is what I shot. Editing it made it more interesting and worthy of a travel scrap book. (Also, takeContinue reading “Columns”