Photoshop Day 5

In this lesson we worked on adding textures to our photographs, so that one can manipulate the ultimate appearance of the photo by adding "grunge" which sometimes makes the photo appear antiqued.

This was my project...

Compared to the original.. (which do you like better?)

Photoshop Day 4

I've gotten a bit behind in my Photoshop Tutorial. Matt and I were SHOCKINGLY busy yesterday as we visited the Orange County Fair (more on that later). For now, here was the focus on Day #4 of my PS lesson. We worked on masks today, creating a "grungy" edge on our photo. I chose one of my favorite photos, taken while we kayaked in the Milford Sound in New

Zealand in December. Here is my creation...

Subtle, but I can see its uses. On to Day #5...

Photoshop Day 3

Today we worked on playing with hue & saturation of photos, giving some pictures an "old fashioned" look. We also played around with hand tinting. I didn't have too many photos that I liked for this purpose, but I did work on 2 photos from last year's visit to Paris...

The original...

The updated...

One of my favorites while Matt & I enjoyed a picnic lunch beneath the Eiffel Tower. The original...

The updated...

Which ones do you like better??? What photos have you edited that you're proud to show off? Post them here in the Comments Section!

Photoshop Day 2

Today we worked on the Brush Tool (aka "stamping" your photos). My creation is lame, but I'm just learning the basics for now...

Photoshop & a "Special Message" to a special reader...

I'm using some of my abundant free time this Summer to learn a bit about online scrapbooking & Photoshop. I just started a class today (don't worry...it's free) and had to experiment a bit with word art & frames on photos. All participants were asked to post our project on a web source, so in fitting with today's holiday, I'm posting this to my special reader, Addison Walker...

Happy 3rd Birthday!!! From Mommy's Friend, Courtney