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Silhouettes

Yesterday I had the privilege to have a good friend of ours come over for a sitting at my home. Jenny and her daughter Madisen had some photos taken and I asked Jenny if I could do a shot of the two of them together. The photo you see is of them in front of a planet which I designed from scratch. The brush was made from one of the photos I had in my collection. I must say I was rather impressed how well it turned out. It is also an example of one type of work which will be displayed in my other blog. "Click this Layer that" is a sight where I will have photos for sale. It is not yet ready but hopefully will be soon.

New software for photos

I recently purchased software to improve my photos. Fluid mask 3 is a wonderful way to pull an image from its background as to the current one I am using in photoshop. This will come in very handy when getting around things like hair and trees. It gives your photo a more natural look when placed into a background of your choice without the rough cut look. I have to do more practice on it to get it down to a science but you can see by the image I have posted, how fun it can be.

A Tribute to 9/11

I came up with this idea sometime ago and with the eighth anniversary here, I wanted to share with everyone a little tribute of my own to all of those who were effected by the travesty of that fateful event which changed the lives of so many. The message is clear and fits well with the photo. God bless us all

A simple background idea

Here is an interesting way for anyone to bring a background to your photos. I photographed a sheet of scrapbook paper from my wife's stock and merged it with a picture of my daughter. Using photoshop, I shot her against a black background, screened it and dropped it in for a fun way to do pictures. By doing this it also helps when it comes to creating a page to scrapbook since it was made from one. By the way, I asked my daughter to give me the look when she does not get her way and as you can see by her expression, its either give in or watch as she becomes possessed by a little demon.

The Past Meets the Present

A few weeks ago I had a wonderful lady named Lila come into my studio for a sitting to surprise her children with some portraits. Having looked through my sample book, she saw a picture of an elderly woman masked together with an old photo taken of her in the 1940's. Lila asked if I would be able to do the same for her. I did with a few of the older photos she brought and after seeing them, she was very happy with the results. My plans are from here on that I will be posting one or two of the best from each sitting I do providing I have permission from my customers to do so. Thanks again Lila. Your warm heart and kindness is an inspiration to all photographers.