I’ve enjoyed putting some of my pictures into sepia … and keeping part of the picture in colour. To do this you need to work with your layers, and make the top sepia layer into a layer mask – then “paint” with black where you want the colour to come through from the other layer. […]
I took a slightly different approach with these pictures. I thought I’d try putting a vignette around them. Each of the flowers were taken with a neutral, blank background. The bottom one is actually a white rose, and was taken with backlight from a window, then given a pink tint. Still practising, still learning.I’ve learned […]
I’ve recently been using Raw Format when I’m taking photos. They do take up more space in the camera so that you can’t take as many pictures as you can when you have your camera set to Large (jpeg) for photos. It takes longer when you download and when you open the photos. The photos […]
After the Rain Lily During January, I thought I would put up a variety of photos I’ve taken over the last few years – as a record for myself of where I’ve been so that I can make comparisons as I learn and take more photographs. I hope to continue to put photos up on […]
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year! To take pictures of water drops, I need to prepare for the shot. It could not be taken unless this preparation takes place. There are more sophisticated methods for taking these photos than I am using … but they still need to be set up in order […]