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Friday, June 25, 2010

Photo Friday: Unexpected Loves

Welcome to Photo Friday sponsored by the brilliant and beautiful Calliope of Creating Motherhood. This weeks theme, Unexpected Loves, was suggested by Stephanie of Life After Single. One of my unexpected loves is photo editing. I've always loved taking pictures but, honestly, I never realized how much fun it would be to mess around with them and change up the style. In the past year or so, I've discovered I really love playing around with photo editing. Since I have NO CLUE how to take a picture of photo editing, I'll show you what a difference a filter applied to a photo can make.

I started out with a photo of this kind of cool and funky manhole cover...

Then I selected these photos to use as filters...



and, then I added the filters to the original photo...


Now, head on over to Calli's y'all and check out everyone's photos this week...and, break out those cameras and participate next week.

12 comments:

Wishing 4 One said...

You got mad skillz girl. I love your TV idea too, you SO deserved to win my friend! Happy Friday. xoxoxo

Strawberry said...

Very cool. Photo editing is fun, although my patience for it can get short :)

Kakunaa said...

I so need to do more with the photo editing! I tend to be a purist and have a hard time fiddling with photos, but then they always look so cool. You rock my world, woman!

Calliope said...

very cool!
(& being a TOTAL dork, so forgive me, but these are actually textures you are adding as layers- which are soooo fun to play with and you did a great job)

My favorite lazy girl photo editing thing is actions- if you have not met actions let me know because it will freak you out in the BEST way

Anonymous said...

Wow! What kind of camera do you have?

Shelly- Mom Files said...

wow cool! I use the free site Picnik to edit photos but I don't think you can do the kind of stuff you did unless you get a paid membership. Since I am the queen of free, I will have to stick with the basics!!

Terry Elisabeth said...

Amazing ! I didn't know one could do that. You can see here I know nothing about editing either...

chicklet said...

Nicely done! And I'm tempted by Calliope's comment re actions - I've never used actions, just layers, contrast, and some good old cropping.

Stacie said...

Pretty cool! You've inspired me.

I have yet to fully understand Photoshop. It is on my list of things to do this summer, though.

Hugs!

Quiet Dreams said...

That's amazing! I love it!

Suzy, Not a Fertile Myrtle said...

I love this layering! Such fun.

blueeyedtawni said...

very wicked :)
gotta love photoshop :D