FMS Photo A Day Challenge

Week 4

Prompts for the week:

*  1/19 - Homemade

*  1/20 - Window

*  1/21 - In a row

*  1/22 - Collection

*  1/23 - Something far away

*  1/24 - Playtime

*  1/25 - Black and White

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Texture Tuesday with...

Kim Klassen

This week TT challenge is Another Free and Easy Edition!  All we have to do is use any of Kim's fabulous texture, that's it!

First I opened my photo in GIMP and used "Dawn Clouds" script.  Then I used Kim's texture Minus 43, sorry I'm not sure which blending mode I used more than likely it was Multiply at approx. 87%.  I took the saturation down a bit and increased the contrast in curves.

This picture was taken on my last visit back home (Texas) this is down in Kemah on the boardwalk.  

For more information on Kim's Texture Tuesday, click here.

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Photo Art Friday

This weeks challenge is to use Pixel Dust Photo Art's fabulous free texture, "Dropped Petal" another one of PDPA's texture and use one or two images of your own/one you can get from the web for free.  You can as always use any photo art of your choice.

Here's my first attempt:

I started off with the texture, dropped petal and added my two photos, 1) leaves on a tree, 2) a church steeple, both at blending modes overlay anywhere from 85% - 100% (I can't remember).  I then added PDPA's texture "leafy landscape" blending mode overlay 100%.

I thought it needed a little something so I added another photo of mine 3) seagulls

using blending mode difference at approximately 95%.

 

It really changed the whole photo.  Here are the actually photos I used...

Be sure to go to Pixel Dust Photo Art blog to see more fabulous photo art, click here.

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Lines - Photo Art Friday

This weeks challenge is "lines" and of course any photo art of your choice.  I didn't have enough time to take a new shot for this challenge (as much as I wish I could have), so I had to look at some of my photos I've already taken.  

The photo I chose, I took while I was visiting my sister in Texas. 

I first added a soft blend script to the photo then went into my instant effects and added the "tone map high".  I used one of Bonnie's fabulous free textures, "Other Worlds" Overlay mode, blend at 100% and lastly I added a little vignette.

After all the processing, not sure if you can see or even notice the seagull flying by the Ferris Wheel.

If you're interested in Photo Art Friday click here.   Please be sure to stop by Bonnie's blog, Pixel Dust Photo Art, to see not only her work, but today's photos of this challenge.

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Gratitude eDition - Texture Tuesday

Our challenge this week is "gratitude" and to use two of Kim Klassen's textures.  I'm grateful for so many things in my life, but one thing I've been needing is "solitude", a little alone time to center myself.  I think as mothers, wives, sisters and even friends, we lose ourselves (or I know I do).  I'm grateful for my alone time...my me time.  So this photo of a lone horse reminded me of "Solitude".

I used Kim's Portrait, blending mode Multiply 100% and Canvas Back blending mode Multiply 100%, erased some of the texture from the horse.  I really didn't have a clear idea or image in my head, but I like the way it came out.

To learn more about Texture Tuesdays click here.  Also check out the other fabulous photography while you're there.

I've been working on my editing skills and applying textures to some of my photos.  I'll first show you the original and then my edited version.

This was taken during my trip back home to Texas.  We were driving along and I just had to stop and grab this shot.  So my next photo will show my editing and textures.  I was going for an old time photo look with a little grunge to it.

First I added a New Adjustment Layer - using the Hue/Saturation Levels and lowered it to -65.  Then a New Raster layer added         Kim Klassen's textures Just Cause (using Color at 65%) and February Magic (using Dodge at 88%).  I then used my burn tool to darken up some areas and to bring the horse and lone tree out a little more.  As always I copied the original picture to make all my changes.

So what do you think?

Happy Editing!