Jan 29, 2010

fix-it friday #42

               It’s another Fix-It Friday at I heart faces. I loved the picture they gave us to work with and had lots of fun applying textures.

                                                                                               Click on the logo to see all the great fixes!

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                                                                                                       The Original Photo

Fix-It FRiday #42

                                                  

                                                          Fix #1

 

Fix-It Friday #42_version 2                                  I cropped the photo, adjusted levels slightly, added a soft light layer, and sharpened with the unsharp mask.

 

                                                                                                                   Fix #2

Fix-It Friday #42_fix 1                                                                                  Applied pareeerica’s *Starry Aqua Skies* texture to Fix #1.

 

                                               

                                                         Fix #3

Fix-It Friday #42_fix 3                                                                 I tried a different crop and used pareeerica’s *Milky Way* texture.

        

 

                                                                                                               Fix #4

Fix-It Friday #42_fix 4                                   This is the same as Fix #4, except I added another texture by pareeerica,*White Xmas*.

 

                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                  Fix #5

Fix-It Friday #42_fix 5                                                                            In this fix I added pareeerica’s *Swirly Fabrix Pattern* texture.

                                 

                                                                           

                                                                                                          Which fix is your favorite?

Jan 27, 2010

wishing for summer!

It’s another cold winter day and I’m ready for summer! I guess the next best thing to the real thing is pictures.

 

Horses of a different color B0001759

Dill

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Coneflower

Jan 25, 2010

textured photos

          Picking out a picture for this week’s i heart faces contest was not an easy task! Which textured photo is you favorite?

Ryan_amber texture                               “Amber” texture by alphabet soup studio.

 

Ryan Texture_Caramael Grunge_Crackles                                “Caramel Grunge” texture by pareeerica and “Texture #2” by alphabet soup studio.

 

Ryan Textured (Caramel Grunge)                             “Caramel Grunge” by  pareeerica.

 

                             Chanel_amber                                                           “Amber” texture by alphabet soup studio.

 

Anika_amber background                                                               “ Amber” texture by alphabet soup studio.

 

Jack Textured                                                           Amber” texture by alphabet soup studio.

                                                                                       

                                                                                            It’s so much fun I can hardly control myself!

Texture photo challenge

The theme this week at i heart faces is “texture.” It can either be a natural element in the photo, or added in Photoshop. Below is my entry.

I used Texture #2 from alphabet soup studio on Flickr. Hope you like it!

I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125                                                                                              Click on the logo to see more great textures!

Ryan Textured

Jan 22, 2010

fix-it friday #41

                                           Today is another Fix-it Friday at i heart faces. Click on the logo below to see more great fixes!

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                                                 The Original Picture

Fix-it Friday #41

 

                                                                                                                        My Fixes:

 

Fix-it Friday #41 version 1 copy                             Fix #1. I cropped the picture in a heart shape & added words. Also added a “Soft Light” layer.

 

Fix-it Friday #41 version 2                             Fix #2. I cropped the picture, added a “Soft” light layer, burned the edges, sharpened, and slightly adjusted Levels.

 

Fix-it Friday #41 version 3                              Fix #3. The same as fix #3….I just changed it to black & white.

Fix-it Friday #41 version 4                              Fix #4. Same as fix #2….except I removed some color.

Fix-it Friday #41 version 5

                               Fix #5. The Same as fix #2. This time I added some radial blur!

                              

                                                                                                              Which fix is your favorite?

Jan 19, 2010

sunsets

    Susnet

Silos at Sunset

 

 

Clouds over an old barn

 

 

 

Sunset

                                                                     I can’t decide which sunset  I like the best. Which is your favorite?

Jan 18, 2010

"We Are Family" Week 3 i heart faces challenge

Akina & Daddy                                                 I love the this picture because you can really tell how much my cousin Anika loves her Daddy!

          The theme this week at I Heart Faces is “We are Family” and this is my entry. Click on the logo below to see the other great pictures!

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Jan 15, 2010

blue eyes

A blue eyed kitten

          This is one of my favorite cat pictures of the many I’ve taken. This blue-eyed youngster is sitting in his food dish begging for milk.

         His older brother and namesake  (Willie) is also quite the mooch!

Jan 11, 2010

Week 2 challenge: "Best Face Photo"

I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125                                 This week’s contest at  i ♥ faces features your “best face photo” taken either in December or January.

                                                                              Click on the icon above to see more great face pictures!

Goofy Seth                                           

                                              I know this picture’s not perfect, but I absolutely love the expression on my brother’s face!

                                           My picture was taken January 8th. As you can tell, my brother can be quite fun to photograph!

Jan 10, 2010

hiding place

Puddles in the closet

                          Our kitten Puddles has a favorite place to go and hide: the closet. She hates the vacuum cleaner and will run as far away from it

                         as she can when it is turned on! Her refuge is the closet in the laundry room. She’ll nestle in on top of the pants or shorts

                          and hide from whatever is scaring her. It’s a great place to sleep because it’s warm and dark. Puddles thinks so at least….

Jan 8, 2010

fix -it Friday #40

                     Today is Fix-it Friday #40 at  I ♥ Faces. The picture to fix is a birthday photo since the website is celebrating it’s first birthday.

                                                                                         Click on the below button to see all the great edits.

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                                                                                                             Here’s the original picture:

fixit friday #40

                                                                                        

                                                                                      fixit friday #40_version 2 copy                                                                          Fix #1 .  I cropped in to focus on the boy and added some fun radial blur.

                                                                    I also removed the green spot on his head because I thought it was a little distracting.

 

fixit friday #40_version 2                                                                                     Fix #2. I basically just cropped and tweaked the color.

 

fixit friday #40_version 3                                                                         Fix #3. I had fun adding motion blur to this one. I also cropped it a little.

 

fixit friday #40_version 4                                                                                Fix #4. I added some grain and adjusted the color in this edit.

 

fixit friday #40_version 5                                                                                                      Fix #5. I think this one is my favorite.

                                                                            I adjusted the color and cropped the picture and added radial blur.

 

fixit friday #40_version 6                                                                                       Fix #6. Here’s the same edit in black and white.

 

                                                                                                          Which fix is your favorite?

Jan 6, 2010

Curious

Nosey Heifer                            

                                You know the phrase “curiosity killed the cat?” I think could easily be changed to “curiosity killed the cow.” Cats

                              are curious animals, I’ll grant you that, but I think cows may be even more curious. Just try walking in a pen of

                             yearling heifers, you’ll be totally surrounded by curious noses in a few seconds. Then they’ll start licking you to see

                             what your clothes taste like. Then they’ll sniff your boots to see where you’ve been. Then they might even rub on you.

                              (If they’re especially friendly!)

Jan 5, 2010

Week 1 - Jan 4-8 - "I ♥ Faces” contest

I am submitting these photos into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website

I had lots of fun incorporating the logos into my photos. I hope you enjoy them! To see more click on the below button.

 

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anika & ethan iheartfaces_edited-1                         This my cousin Anika and my brother Ethan during a hike we took at Devil’s Lake in southern Wisconsin this summer.

 

seth iheartfaces                                                                                  This picture of my brother Seth was also taken at Devil’s Lake.

                                                                               

pacifier iheartfaces                                                                                            This little guy goes by the name “Baby Duke.”

 

Ethan and the grain truck iheartfaces                                                                   Here’s my brother Ethan again with one of our old feed trucks.

 

Baby Blue iheartfaces                                                                  And last but not least….an animal photo. I think this one is my favorite.

About Me

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I love God, my family, spending time with my friends, reading a good book, riding my horses, showing my cows, walking in the grass with my bare feet, watching a sunset or sunrise, listening to birds chirp and the wind blow, a good nap, taking pictures, corn on the cob, a cold glass of milk, quiet time, laughing, singing really loud just to annoy my brothers, playing with photoshop, the fair, ripe tomatoes with lots of salt and pepper, playing with my kitten, and just enjoying life.

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