Converging Lines

The next DPS assignment is "Converging Lines" and is due by next Tues. I have not officially submitted anything for it yet, but I needed a photo for today so I thought I'd try to come up with a possible submission. This shot (taken at the Sonoran Desert Museum) has a lot of converging lines: the stairs, the hand rails, and also the shadows on the right side of the wall. But as much as I like this photo, I'm not thrilled enough with it to submit for the assignment. So, onto more photo taking!

So, what exactly is meant by converging lines? Lines that run parallel into the distance or that actually converge at some point.

Post Processing: converted color image to b&w, added sharpness, and also a vignette.

Assignment: Angles

My submission for this week's DPS assignment - ANGLES. Picture frame angles! These are frames from around my home. I thought this shot turned out quite cute. :) Heh, heh.

Post processing: Photo was taken in RAW, with an added vignette. Click on photo to view larger and more clear picture.

Mama Bird

"Where the birds make their nests: ...O LORD, how

manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all:"

(Psalm 104: 17 & 24)

This photo was taken outside of our house this afternoon. Mama bird is protecting her newly hatched baby. She built her nest on top of one of our outdoor lights. I tried to get a picture of the baby, but was unsuccessful.

So, what new technique did I use here? Not really a technique, but it was taken in the RAW format. My first uploaded Camera RAW photo! I can totally see a difference in quality. It's a lot more sharp than JPEG and you have more flexibility in adjusting the various elements. It's great and I'll be trying to take more photos in this format.

Prayer Warrior

"Pray without ceasing"
(1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Our pastor's son during our prayer time at yesterday's baby shower. What a fine example of a godly young man living for Christ and for His Kingdom.

Baby Shower

We attended a family baby shower today for one of our church families. It was such a joyful time in fellowship! Our friends are expecting their first boy in about 3 weeks and this is their fifth child. Children are a heritage from the LORD. Amen and amen!

I will try to post a couple more pictures from the shower when I have more time.

Uncut Grass

Because we have been busy almost every weekend this month, my DH has not had the time to mow the lawn. Thought I'd take a few photos of our 3 week-old uncut grass. LOL :)

The only post processing I did was unmask sharpen (on both photos) and then adding a glaussian blur with an overlay setting to the first photo. This gives it a little bit of a dreamy feel.

Floral Beauty

The glory of the Lord is evidenced in His creation!

This beautiful geranium was taken outside my mother in law's home a few weeks ago. My MIL has the most beautiful flowers! The focus of this photo was on texture layers, brush layer, color fill, and the photo filter.

Just Boys....

"As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man;
so [are] children of the youth."
(Psalm 127:4)

This photo was taken in our backyard earlier this week with two of our son's friends. I used a sepia photo filter layer and also the distort/lenscorrection filter.

Although I think this photo turned out great with the effects, I'm particularly not liking the shadow of the roof overhang interrupting the flow of the wall upwards. Oh well, that's okay! I loved the candid photo.

Assignment: Circles

This week's DPS assignment is "CIRCLES" and the above photo is what I submitted. I'm learning more about various elements and I tried to incorporate as much as I can with this photo. What I focused on was composition, depth of field, and rule of thirds.

The only post production I did was sharpening the image a bit using the unmask sharp technique. The photo is a floor lamp that's in our guest bedroom.

The Love of a Mother

My good friend, an example of a godly & loving mother

I learned a new technique today - "cross processing"! It is the procedure of deliberately processing photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film (Wikipedia). In digital photography, this is done through photo editing software such as Photoshop.

Living Water

"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
(John 7:38)

Another photo from our Sonoran Desert Museum trip last week.

Run the Race

"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..."
(Hebrews 12:1b)

Original photo:

My first attempt at "antiquing digital photos" via another DPS tutorial.

Today, our son and his friends ran in a track meet. They did a great job! I thought this was a cute photo to try the tutorial on. Although, now I'm not so sure. The modern shoes don't really give it an authentic antique look. LOL. Oh well.... :) I achieved the look that I wanted, nonetheless!

This was another fun tutorial.

Evidence of Spring

Spring is definitely in the air here in Arizona! Actually, summer is already peeking around the corner. This photo was taken at our latest trip to the Sonoran Desert Museum. The post edit technique I used is from DPS' Photoshop CS2 tutorial, "Mono, with a Dash of Colour". I then added a deep inner shadow around the edges.

New Hobby for a Lasting Legacy

"Precious Joy"

Digital photography - my new hobby! I am a total novice with this but am so excited to learn. Aside from the creative & fun aspects, my primary reason for getting into photography is to help fulfill our family's vision in leaving a lasting and godly LEGACY for future generations.

As I grow in this hobby, my photoblog will take you along my journey. May the glory of the Lord be visible in all that is seen!

The above photo was post edited in Photoshop CS2. It's my first attemp using the blur/overlay technique I learned on DPS' "Post Production Techniques and Tips" page.