Sunday, April 22, 2012

One Picture, Three Edits...

is this week's homework over at Kim Klassen's Beyond Layers~52 Weeks of Inspiration. Here is my straight-out-of-camera shot, with a square crop.

I took this photo on a beautiful rainy Saturday morning. I wasn't sure what I would ever do with it, but decided to give it a go for the Beyond Layers homework. It was a lot of fun and I was pleased with the editing effects below.

For this one I used Kim's texture I Am and then ran it through Rad Lab with the Rumpus and Meadow Lark stylets.

This one I decided not to use a texture, but to run it through the newly developed on-line editing program PicMonkey. I have to say, that I am impressed with the program and look forward to the new additions I find each time I go there. It is quickly becoming one of my favorite editing programs.  Anyway, for this photo I used the Dusk and Cross Process Red functions, at varying levels.

I also used PicMonkey on this photo. With PicMonkey, you can upload Kim's textures and apply them as simply as in Elements. I used Kim's Framed texture and then processed it using the curves default function Daguerreotype Shiro. That was one of my favorite effects in Picnic, so I was delighted when PicMonkey added it to their curves functions.

O.K. it is time to get posting to see what wonderful edits everyone else has come up with.
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10 comments:

  1. DeannaApril 22, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    First, the original is gorgeous...I have to say the 1st & 2nd ones you processed are just down-right heavenly!! I have tried picmonkey and find it super simple.

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  2. LisaApril 22, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    They are all gorgeous ... it's funny when we set a photo aside but there always comes a time when we are inspired to use it ... beautiful processing Cathy.

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  3. marie grady palcicApril 23, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    i love them all, but the first two are my favorites. i am going to try picmonkey - never heard of it, thanks for sharing!

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  4. BecsApril 23, 2012 at 5:05 AM

    These are all so beautiful. I think the first one is my favourite, but all of them are fantastic. I haven't tried Picmonkey yet, so thanks for the tip, I'll have to give it a try. Love the radlab treatments too, something else to have a look at. Love the bokeh you've acheived sooc and those glistening water drops are just lovely.

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  5. AinaApril 23, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    they are all very beautiful, they are all special . I love the most golden one

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  6. Kay RhodesApril 23, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    Incredible.... love the photo and the processing is great!!

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  7. A Creative GraceApril 23, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Lovely, the first and second are my faves, gorgeous composition :)

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  8. CATHYApril 23, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    So pretty - I like the second one with the greens. I love the way the textures shows through. A fun exercise.

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  9. Cheryl McCainApril 25, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    So lovely! I can't even decide which one I like best. Your edits are awesome! I just KNOW I'm going to break down one of these days and get Rad Lab. <.....sigh>
    http://scrapyourlife.net/myjournal/2012/04/25/beyond-layers-day-27/

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  10. PhotoholicApril 27, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    I love what you did to these pictures! Especially the second one... and the first one.... and the third one... haha! I don't know which one is my favourite! They're all so lovely!

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