Tulips in a Row

SOMETIMES FLOWERS JUST DON'T COOPERATE!

Here are 3 tulips and like I said in a previous posting tulips just aren't known for cooperating. They like to lean or flop over. In this case, none of the three tulips have a really pretty bloom....but.....

I looked in my records and I took 2 different poses of these tulips. One of the poses was on that colored plate/dish I spoke of earlier and then I took this photo.

I think what really makes this image at least decent is the background I used after I got the photo into my computer AND by smudging everything in the picture.

Anyway, I really like the softness of this image.


Challenge for today:

Take a photo of some flowers and then use the smudge tool in some photo software.

Still Not Quite Wedding Flowers

THIS IS PROMISED IMAGE NUMBER TWO

Well I told you last week that I would post an image for the next few weeks leading up to THE IMAGE THAT I USED FOR MY WEDDING INVITATION!

Well, this isn't it, but I'll be posting it in a few more weeks.

Now back to the image.

Last week I explained all about getting the props and how I took a lot of photos with different poses, different flowers, etc.

Nothing has been added in this image except for general clean up of some scratches, dust, etc.
I really do like this photo and if I had entered it into competition I would have named it, "Waiting in the Wings."


Challenge for the day:

Nothing except enjoy yourself.

Bradford Pear Blossoms in Blue Vase

WHEN WHAT YOU WANTED DOES NOT SUCCEED

The above image is what I finally settled on.

I first off photographed the white blossoms in the blue vase and thought a yellow background would look good. However the yellow scarf background was not big enough so I had a "draped" yellow scarf and a yellow dress was in the foreground.

When I got the image into the computer the shading and draping of the scarf just didn't look quite what I wanted.

So, I started off smudging all of the yellow in the image. Then I chose a background I had worked on previously and placed that background on the image as a layer. Then I ended up going for a "wild" look. I left enough of the draping of the yellow scarf because when I completely hid the draping of the scarf it looked like the vase was sitting in mid air.

I like this picture because it REALLY DOES LOOK LIKE A PAINTING. But it wasn't my original idea!


Challenge for the day:

See how the draping of material can alter the look of an image.

A Wedding Bouquet

GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY!

A couple at our church got married and left two vases of flowers.

So I took the opportunity the day or so after the wedding to go back to the church and photograph the flowers.

You can't believe how hard it is to photograph arrangements of flowers without making them look like they are just "occupying space."

I place the two vases together so there would be an abundance of blooms. I also wanted to show off the bows so I had the vases together yet each is sorta separate from the other. The same with the plants stands. I staggered them a bit.

Then when I got home I got one of my created backgrounds and worked with it in the image to give the whole image of sense of being a painting.

The family was thrilled with the result!


Challenge for each day:

See what opportunities you can grab in getting extra flowers to photograph.

Happy Mother's Day

JEWELRY OF THE PAST

My husband's mother died when he was in his 30's. I never knew her, but I hear she was wonderful.

This is one memory of her he treasures and really, I just photographed this as a last thing.

When I was on my 2nd roll of film and only had 2 shots left, I decided to place this on the table I had been working on.

You can see the results.

Please, treasure your mother today and always.

Floral Basket with Book

GOOD MATCHING OF COLORS BUT......

I like this photo because the colors of the basket and the colors on the scarf match up SO WELL!

But I have a question to ask and I want your opinion......

As a photograph is this image "too busy" because of the pattern on the scarf conflicts with the flowers in the basket?

So I am asking your opinion....is this image too busy?????

Antique Iris

JUST A TOUCH OF AN OLD FASHION IMAGE!

I have many different versions of this - some more green and some less old fashion looking. But I chose to present this image.

I placed the the 3 flowers on a light background. Then when I got a pose I enjoyed I scanned it into my computer. (This was before my digital camera.)

I chose a background I had created earlier and set to work using the arithmetic tool in Paint Shop Pro. When I got just the right look, I quit. This image has no smudging - just working with the arithmetic tool and layers.


Challenge for the day:

See what blossoms you can bring inside and place on some light material and just photograph the flowers.