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for the love of flares {170/365}

posted by janice on June 19, 2010 · 18 Comments

Honestly?

I'm pretty sure I peed my pants when I opened this shot on my screen ...

I was playing around with the sun and light but I had no idea I had captured this coolness. I'm totally, most geekily, thrilled. heh.

I processed it with one of the many fabulous free actions from Isabelle Lafrance. This one is Make It Last from her Lift Up Your Soul set. Isabelle is one talented lady. And generous! (and a fellow Canadian .. woot!) You can check out her inspiring photostream on flickr and be prepared to stay awhile.

Here's the original shot, SOOC (straight out of camera) ...

170SOOC_web

You can see how the action and a few tweaks and adjustments that I made on the first one, deepened the colours and made everything rich and bright.

Thanks Isabelle!

You know, years ago (many, many years ago!) when I didn't know how to do anything other than press the button on a toss-away film camera from the drugstore, shots like these with sun flares or 'strange' light would show up here and there and I'd throw them in the garbage, cursing them for being ruined.

Ruined!!!

omg.

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filed under around the web, project365 - Tagged: photography, photoshop, project365, signs, SOOC, vintage

ripen {107/365}

posted by janice on April 17, 2010 · 4 Comments

What to do when it's cold, rainy, dreary yucktastic weather?

You remember Amy's new group and slap some tomatoes on your windowsill (of course!) ...

Everything looks pretty in a windowsill. Trust.

While you're checking out Amy's group (and really, why aren't you?) you really have to take a look at her flickr stream too. She's fabulous. Browse around and tell me that you don't come away with at least thirty a few favorites. Here's one of mine.

In other news, it snowed today.

I am not pleased.

(it didn't stick, it's all gone, but still .. snow? yeesh)

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You can find my 365 project on flickr or check out the flickr group for Shutter Sisters.
For all daily photos posted here - Click project365 in the Category list in the right sidebar.

filed under around the web, project365 - Tagged: fruit, project365, still life, windowsills

cookies {99/365}

posted by janice on April 9, 2010 · 9 Comments

Today's shot is courtesy of PW's newest photo challenge.

The theme for the new Photography Assignment is…MACRO. I love macro photography, after dabbling in it for a short time a couple of years ago. I love how beautifully a macro lens opens up a whole world.

I LOVE messing around with macros. If you browse around my flickr stream, you'll find tons of your typical florals and creepy crawlers (some good, some oh so horrid), the kind of stuff that just begs for a macro lens. Fun!

But I wanted to try something different today, so I did this ...

100mm - f/4 - 1/60 - ISO 400

Cookies!

I've been asked before if I have a lightbox, and the answer is no. I'd like one though, if you're giving them away. I take shots like this on top of my stove. Yes, my stove. Today I fooled around with some fancy lighting (which would be the light in the hood vent with a paper towel cover) (have a fire extinguisher handy should you attempt) and some fancy flash equipment (a coffee filter over my pop-up flash) and this is the result. Feel free to emulate my trashy ways.

PW's contest runs until ... ummmm, hell I don't know. But she starts posting groups (photos that stand out in the stream) on Monday, so I guess you have the weekend at the very least, and you're allowed to post one photo to the flickr group per day. I think I'll stick with this challenge and see what else I can catch.

There are some amazing submissions already. Go browse the group.

And start snapping those macros :)

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You can find my 365 project on flickr or check out the flickr group for Shutter Sisters.
For all daily photos posted here - Click project365 in the Category list in the right sidebar.

filed under around the web, project365 - Tagged: chatty, cookies, macro, project365, PW challenges