I love photoshop!

I love photoshop!

I read this blog-ish page almost daily. They always have amazing design ideas and inspirations.

I tried out one of their tutorials, and came up with this. Also see my facebook page - pics #14 & 59 (Em for Pres)!

I originally took this pic last Christmas (2007) when we all got matching hats for our trip to Brianhead. The final came out ok for how underexposed the original was...

Specs of original pic:
1/400 second
ISO 400
F13
Focal Length: 18mm

PS - I have more images for sale now! Someday istock and dreamstime will concede to having some of my portfolio on their site...

Firefighters

Haha, I'm having fun with plastic, paper and fire tonight. Firefighters are plastic toys. Trees are a photoshopped printout of some trees in the Uintah mountains. The fire is real, but on a MUCH smaller scale. This is a composite of the 4 images shown, and lots of layers in photoshop :)

Specs don't really exist, because it's a composite of so many images, but here are some facts:

-4 years to create (1st image taken with a point and shoot Canon 2mp in August 2004)
-2 hours+ shooting firemen and flames
-2 hours of photoshop messing with adjustment layers
-1 bored husband asking when we can do something fun. :)

Army Dudes

Haha, so I was searching for some photo ideas, and ran across these photos on flickr. I got all crazy and ran to the dollar store to buy some army dudes. Every dollar store has them, right? Wrong. Had to check a few. Then I spent a couple hours shooting, and this is one of my favs.

Specs:
10sec
f/8
ISO 200
41mm focal length
18-55 kit lens
430 EZ Flash with green post it
Lighter

My drawing

I've been thinking lately I really don't consider myself an artist, but I tell everyone I'm a designer. But a designer should be artsy and understand light, and lines and perception, right? Well, I was always taught if I want to do something, I can. I just have to try. So a week or two ago in church, I decided to draw what I saw. This is what I came up with...maybe I'll take some art classes after I graduate. I love school :)

PS...I got accepted as a contributor to 3 stock sites - istock, dreamstime, and bigstock photo. Only 1 image has been accepted for sale so far, but I'm gonna keep trying!