Self Portrait

A Photoshop experiment

Orchids….

 Flowers can be very difficult to photograph properly if you don’t have good light set up.  A good light set up in this case is just one of my windows in the house.  The sun is lower, its afternoon, and it is shining directly onto the flower from the back.  The flower diffuses the light creating this effect.

First dance…

That old vintage look….

I just love the feel of an old photograph, and making new looking old is one of my favorite things to do.

tulips

Tulips can be so dramatic…just put them into dramatic lighting and here are the results you can get.

Little model

My daughter Isabella is often trying to run away from the camera…but today she was workin’ it. 

Texture…

Taking two photographs and merging them in Photoshop or any other image editing program can give you amazing results.  In this example you see a tree branch in wha it looks like a snow storm or a reflection in water.  The second image, the less apparent one is acutally am image of a rock that has been reduced in opacity and blended with an overlay layer.  Come and see more of my work on my website.

Did you see the moon last night?


full moon 2011

Portrait

Great portrait tip:  Zoom in a bit closer, after all the face is what we notice first when we meet new people.  Don’t be afraid to cut off some hair or the forehead, because when it come to portraits, the eyes have it.   Come and see more portraits at my main webiste.

Once upon time in Egypt (2006)

Here are couple of my photos from Egypt….