Lost Treasures

I was going through some of my old photos searching for something I didn’t find.  But, I stumbled upon this shot of Ginger and thought “How did I ever miss this?” .  IMO, it’s one of the nicest ones.  It was taken with a Canon Powershot S5 IS. I loved that little camera.  Unfortunately, I do not have it anymore. We were just hanging out in the kitchen and I had to crop and frame in order to remove my son’s foot from the photo. It can be challenging when I have an impromptu opportunity for a shot not to have something distracting in there.

I applied the Clarity filter from Topaz Adjust, but the original was very nice also.

with Topaz Adjust applied

Original photo-no adjustments:

At least my son's socks are clean!

Fun with Photoshop Elements

I hang around Elements Village  on a regular basis.  Whether you’re new  or a seasoned vet to photography or Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, it’s a place you will always learn something new or perhaps share some of your own wisdom.  The people that frequent it are a great and helpful group.  There’s no question too dumb or image that will be ridiculed.

One of the things I always enjoyed and learned a lot from was the weekly challenge.  This week I hosted the challenge and chose a tutorial by Gavin Hoey to do.  It’s called making a 3D Ball and Reflection.  I fell in love with this tut.  It’s simple, fun and the final result is very pleasing.

These are my final results:

Some scenes from Puppy Tails, a 4H club of volunteer puppy raisers for the Seeing Eye.

Scenes from Chicago