More Autumn Pics

Felicia and I were taking advantages of the always short Fall season. -- Stella

Autumn

I just love this picture. Taken on Rt. 31 on the way to find autumn leaves :) -- Feli

Photoshop : Lomo Effect

I am on a role, aint I? I always love the Lomo effect. I even bought a Lomo camera once but could not stand the 35 mm film....I need instant result :) -- Stella

My dear daughter took this picture. I thought it was kinda artsy :)

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After:

Another before:

..and after:

Photoshop : Vintage Effect

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Photoshop : Washed Out Effect

To get the Washed Out effect as seen in October 2nd post :

1. Create 2 layers from the original picture.

2. In one layer, adjust the saturation all the way to left (b/w)

3. In the other layer, select Soft Light mode.

4. Adjust opacities for both layers to desired effect.

Chicago Landscape

We took these pictures by hand holding the cameras in high wind (Chicago style wind).


This one was taken 15 minutes after. Look at the difference in the color of the sky. Amazing. William photographed this one, I was already freezing to death.

Back to Photoshop?

Couple years ago, I was introduced by my friends to this photographer's wedding photo blog, Axioo. I was in awe then on how creative the Axioo team was with background setting, make up and poses. Since then, I have been following their blog and I never got tired of it. Although some themes are repeated, they always managed to keep me interested on what they will come up with next. My favorite from this year was when the Axioo team did an Alice in Wonderland pre-wedding theme. It was awesomely cool! (You could tell I am a fan).

Anyway, looking at their pictures, as much as I like plain sharp with vivid color pictures now, I also like how your creativity is challenged with what you could do with photoshop. Unfortunately, like taking pictures, there is no one class or school that you could go to, and suddenly become an expert at photoshop. You have to have the art skill and experiment with it.

So, once in a while I will post "modified" pictures, starting with this one below. This one was just slightly modified to wash out the color so the picture looks softer. Which one do you like better? -- Stella