encaustic class

For whatever we lose

(like a you or a me),

It's always our self

we find in the sea.

~e.e. cummings

my favorite place to be is near water

above are two shots

one of the luety life guard station

near my home

and the second of a light house

in pacifica, california

just outside san francisco

for the background i used

sounding maps from lake ontario

then added some clear wax and cheesecloth

and some umber oil paint to

highlight the texture

windows and doors

thursdays challenge

windows and doors

i could have posted a thousand photos

one of my favorite things to photograph is architecture

above are two taken at alcatraz

and this one taken in old montreal

try and try again

after yesterdays post

i was wondering "how did i do that?"

it's been 2 years since i created that one

i've learned a lot since then

one thing is to save every stage!

so i figured since i did it once i could do it again

first step, find the pictures i used

one was from alcatraz ( a great source for decay)

and the second from a light house near pacifica

just outside san francisco

second step , which i always do

play with the hue/saturation

the brightness/contrast

and shadows/highlights

plus i aways have to see what a picture looks like in b/w

step 3 is adding color

just for fun and to give some contrast

step 4 layer one on top of the other and

use the "multiply" blending mode

find the right positioning and crop and save

then the fun begins

i love to try on every mode

just to see what happens

below are just a few alternatives from the original

you never know what will happen after playing in ps

california dreamin'

feeling a bit under the weather

don't know if it's the cold meds but

i 'm california dreamin'

more texture

i'm now addicted to textures

i love how they change the simplest picture

into something wonderful

awhile back , when looking through my favorite blogs

i came across two who really appealed to me,

Roben Marie and Denise Lombardozzi

and linking through all their favorites

i found texture addicts and flickriver

i have been inspired every since!