tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746689251636830932024-03-05T16:20:15.624-05:00Christine Marks PhotographyChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-76277935038779675122014-04-09T07:37:00.003-04:002014-04-09T07:37:54.224-04:00I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - Black & White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month's challenge is for a black and white photo. I just took this photo of my daughter a few weeks ago. I think having it in b&w adds to the already moody feel.<br />
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This month the I Heart Faces Challenge is for a picture of someone smiling! I love this photo, the smile says it all!</div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-33715410699642250852014-01-18T13:30:00.001-05:002014-01-18T14:27:00.364-05:00I Heart Faces Best Face of 2013 Photo Challenge!It's hard to pick your favorite face picture from a whole year of photos. This is one I took of my daughter in November while on vacation at the beach.<br />
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This month the challenge is for a picture with someone jumping. Here is my shot!</div>
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This month's challenge is a photo taken from a distance. This is a photo I took while on vacation a while back. I love the angle and thought it would be perfect for this contest.</div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-81548310516842357232013-04-13T13:33:00.000-04:002013-04-13T13:33:09.641-04:00I Heart Faces April 2013 Photo Challenge ~ Wind<div style="text-align: center;">
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This months photo challenge was wind! I love taking photos on windy days! Here is one of my favorites, my friends sweet little girl!</div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-35187118270195921202012-11-09T17:21:00.003-05:002012-11-09T17:21:35.975-05:00I ♥ faces November 2012 photo contest ~ Orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This months challenge was for a photo featuring the color orange and a face. Here is my best shot!<br />
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-57809813728830898292012-08-22T17:31:00.000-04:002012-08-22T17:31:26.038-04:00Continuing on with my pictures from Ireland!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The Creamery Bar. This was the first place we had lunch in. It was really cute and right next door to the Bunratty Castle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPlQx1YX7RJXiE34zN_HBWjT0QDRREIWGdeUA6r5dcLagQhUetJrOFY9qe9vm7wTwH1EfSFCfZt7IIfwxKR5Bf_e468yVLZmWbQOcLvbNIQUJ38EHQZkDF1qPy1OZHaN2c17m2YfuWO8/s1600/IMG_7617_Snapseed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPlQx1YX7RJXiE34zN_HBWjT0QDRREIWGdeUA6r5dcLagQhUetJrOFY9qe9vm7wTwH1EfSFCfZt7IIfwxKR5Bf_e468yVLZmWbQOcLvbNIQUJ38EHQZkDF1qPy1OZHaN2c17m2YfuWO8/s640/IMG_7617_Snapseed.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A windmill in Ireland! Can you believe there are palm trees too, and of course I didn't get a picture of one!</div><br />
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Our trip was with CIE Tours. It was a 10 day, 9 night trip. I wasn't sure what to expect with a tour but I have to say they were very professional and it was run very well. I would recommend them to anyone!</div>
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Our driver was Tom Keane, he was funny, smart (like this guy knew everything there was to know about irish history), interesting, caring and very good at his job. Here he is on the right, with the entertainment on the trip, Cahal Dunne. Cahal is an irish singer and he was pretty good even though I had not heard of him before the trip.</div>
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Tom driving us in the rain.... it rained a lot while we were on the bus!</div>
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The people of Ireland are very proud of their homes and most had lovely flowers on the windowsills.</div>
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This was an old church and graveyard in Connemara</div>
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I loved all the brightly colored houses!</div>
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I can't believe I have been home for almost a month and a half already! Time goes by so quick lately. I still have plenty more pictures to post so check back soon.</div>
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</div><div align="center">This was a door at Knappogue Castle. We had a dinner banquet and show there.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We passed this golf course and it had cows all over it! They all walk when they play golf in Ireland, unlike America where we all like to ride in carts.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This remains of a castle was right next to hole on the course. All castle ruins are preserved in Ireland, they can not be torn down. I loved seeing them all over the landscape!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our second hotel. The Raddison Blu Hotel in Galway. It was the most modern place we stayed.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tour bus drove all oversouthern Ireland and stopped at certain places for us to take pictures. If I had been smart I would have taken some notes on where we were. Look at that house! Can you imagine living there, what a view!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More great views!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still have lots more photos so keep checking back!</div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/289/EC31D26AD6056752366704A415F916DA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-58798713072522640262012-08-07T10:33:00.000-04:002012-08-07T10:33:07.901-04:00I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Pet Faces {August 2012}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCO1lGFIrlZKNpjU3LLeYMNkMMk5MMknRMoKLiPTU10NR0ZvTTA14U8BqI-pl6K-ajq_nxdWvJ__GdmbZeSiwRCXspVBDDhdWF0vXlWiqP6ZoSp5T8axD9gC6tmj7uaiej56rf8U2s5Y/s1600/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCO1lGFIrlZKNpjU3LLeYMNkMMk5MMknRMoKLiPTU10NR0ZvTTA14U8BqI-pl6K-ajq_nxdWvJ__GdmbZeSiwRCXspVBDDhdWF0vXlWiqP6ZoSp5T8axD9gC6tmj7uaiej56rf8U2s5Y/s1600/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This months contest is for a picture of our pets face. I have three cats, but my cat Booey is the MOST photogenic one! I love taking his picture because he is just such a sweet, beautiful cat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously, isn't he just beautiful? To see more great pet photos head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2012/08/monthly-photo-challenge-pets/">http://www.iheartfaces.com/2012/08/monthly-photo-challenge-pets/</a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/289/EC31D26AD6056752366704A415F916DA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-38939795176933605722012-08-03T18:20:00.000-04:002012-08-03T18:20:31.487-04:00The Cliffs of Moher ~ IrelandThe Cliffs of Moher is one of the biggest attractions in Ireland. Since the weather can be so bad in Ireland many people can get to the Cliffs and not be able to see anything. It was alittle coludy when we arrived and the fog started to roll in as we left but luckily I was able to get a few shots of this natural wonder!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously, have you ever seen a more beautiful place? I really could live there and look at this view for the rest of my life!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/289/EC31D26AD6056752366704A415F916DA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-51621066063310793442012-08-02T13:29:00.000-04:002012-08-02T13:29:41.568-04:00More from my trip to Ireland!Another interesting thing in Bunratty Folk park was this old church. I'm pretty sure it was called McNamara Church.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We flew Aer Lingus, it was ok, but I honestly was expecting better. Our seats were very cramped!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had total jet lag when we arrived because I had only slpt an hour the night before we left and I did not sleep in the plane. We left NY at 6:30PM, the flight took about 7 hours and we arrived at 6:30AM. I had another whole day to be awake and I was already feeling like a zombie! Our first hotel was nice. It was the Bunratty Castle Hotel in Clare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Most hotel rooms in Ireland use twin beds. The rooms were very nice and comfortable and we didn't have any problems with our electrical items, we brought an adapter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Right behind the hotel was an old church and grave yard. It wasn't creepy at all. I actually found it quite beautiful and peaceful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Across the street from the hotel were some cute shops and Bunratty Castle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A short walk from the castle was Bunratty Folk Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was like a small town with lots of old buildings to look through.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saw lots of cottages with real thatched roofs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was taken inside Bunratty Castle, it was really quite beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another from the main room. I'll post more later. I took lots of pictures, I hope you enjoy them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had some free time so I thought I would enter this weeks Edit Me Challenge. The picture is of a cute little girl dancing in her pretty dress. Here is the before:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8INE9t0oL5qaHMmNeyJ5p4icEXPZSj6XqpUSNyajPvvRpXaUfAU04IRUjkZIlU8e_MGGFgmQnnWK3PzeZo65k8PFnu0GA2fbzjo2gtc-_u8-6kB0_8Yc85VZA81IFabaPccQiE64513Q/s1600/em2012wk19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8INE9t0oL5qaHMmNeyJ5p4icEXPZSj6XqpUSNyajPvvRpXaUfAU04IRUjkZIlU8e_MGGFgmQnnWK3PzeZo65k8PFnu0GA2fbzjo2gtc-_u8-6kB0_8Yc85VZA81IFabaPccQiE64513Q/s640/em2012wk19.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I use Paintshop Pro X2 for my editing, it's just as good if not better the Photoshop and about 1/4 the price. I cropped, sharpened, adjusted the curves. Added an overlay and dodged and burned select areas. Let me know how you like it. To edit your own or see more great edits head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/edit-me-2012-week-19.html">http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/edit-me-2012-week-19.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I Heart Faces is having a new photo contest for May ~ Hey Girl! This is a recent photo I took of my daughter. I saw this hat at Ross and just had to have it! I think it looks really cute on her... I'm such a sucker for sequins!<br />
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I Heart Faces challenge for the month of April is Happiness.... here is my entry. I was trying to take a picture of my daughter standing in the door of an old barn. She kept laughing at her friend and not looking at me! Sometimes it's the shot that you don't expect that means the most...<br />
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I Heart Faces is now doing a monthly photo challenge. The challenge for this month is a beautiful B&W. I took this picture of my friends daughter a few months ago. I just love it for so many reasons. She was such a good, little model! She really looked into the camera, she has such strong eyes for such a little kid. I love her wind blown hair, I even love her little chapped lips. I love everything about this photo and I hope you do to.</div>
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Another edit me challenge! I just thought this picture was too cute not to work on it. I went for an aged look this time. I cropped it to make her more of the focal point. Used a few textures to warm up her skin and give it an aged look, then added the frame to complete the look!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the before image:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF10MNvr_mFe0O3bICjZoO9jfjNK8rycGW_MSL_Ln_doSAo0H5O6blgMKgnGPSlVX9iaWHofnsR0Eouj0N8CU_YR0Tektaib1tyE8wIO3TJoripfeME82IWdTQ0iy1XmpotyBGNVMEv0/s1600/em2012wk8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF10MNvr_mFe0O3bICjZoO9jfjNK8rycGW_MSL_Ln_doSAo0H5O6blgMKgnGPSlVX9iaWHofnsR0Eouj0N8CU_YR0Tektaib1tyE8wIO3TJoripfeME82IWdTQ0iy1XmpotyBGNVMEv0/s400/em2012wk8.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my edit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHwRtabNRvQ_teg9jc7rGABHXj_3xfuN7WVvyTUtOstXQApX1yQVoIXyovTUksKxt-lkRL7iKviLJpPQfTpdp5aAzF23vGzisAMFAfVYx4hpSQIEnwr8IGEkPNrEntOBtmX1PtH8hdb4/s1600/little+g.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHwRtabNRvQ_teg9jc7rGABHXj_3xfuN7WVvyTUtOstXQApX1yQVoIXyovTUksKxt-lkRL7iKviLJpPQfTpdp5aAzF23vGzisAMFAfVYx4hpSQIEnwr8IGEkPNrEntOBtmX1PtH8hdb4/s640/little+g.png" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I had so much fun with last weeks Edit Me Challenge I thought I would do this weeks. I love this photo! What a beautiful place! I wish I lived near something like this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the original. It is really beautiful already!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxIhTULuz0X15koPILTzb2dHQ3k1gHEodR1zIKQ5Z-1FkJxAB4yYvwY8zGtVwebJBHq7w__U4L4OSSCDDYbWaGVIkOzgm38u-oL2_aDAf4PCsG6yT8gh3I8VshjjtBFrg3r67JEH5fss/s1600/em2012wk5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxIhTULuz0X15koPILTzb2dHQ3k1gHEodR1zIKQ5Z-1FkJxAB4yYvwY8zGtVwebJBHq7w__U4L4OSSCDDYbWaGVIkOzgm38u-oL2_aDAf4PCsG6yT8gh3I8VshjjtBFrg3r67JEH5fss/s640/em2012wk5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my edit, I cropped it to look like a panaroma. I used two textures in overlay mode to change the colors. Then I did a fake tilt-shift just for fun. I hope you like it, let me know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SjvXQw5Ink4e9Qy9DV73BT-lEpe8sxUefqohT4witG7HGTPi-uGiJfKIZAXXwsxxdyiG6CmEaGC9B7LScwjoklFgpNZHMloWCJ3tM9MM8R46Km6ewPZ5sa1c0OiSTabWoU4DwCPwDOw/s1600/em2012wk5c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SjvXQw5Ink4e9Qy9DV73BT-lEpe8sxUefqohT4witG7HGTPi-uGiJfKIZAXXwsxxdyiG6CmEaGC9B7LScwjoklFgpNZHMloWCJ3tM9MM8R46Km6ewPZ5sa1c0OiSTabWoU4DwCPwDOw/s640/em2012wk5c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To edit your own or see more great edits, head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/">http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought I would have some fun editing this cute photo taken by Ashley Sisk. I enlarged it because I thought his eyes needed a place to land instead of looking outside the frame. I also wanted to apply the rule of thirds for more symmetry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my edit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVonbWcf80A2fNY7UQMMt7EX7EeJgMuKSUVzJ5H8ny4xAM1Y8Q74AS_Fx_bYCc2GwzO7U9NxznafrKN1oYThOV1AvmNxAIDMeCrdg401t4qheoLy6R1MVfbjw37sEGaj33U4VJO0RW9bA/s1600/editmeboy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVonbWcf80A2fNY7UQMMt7EX7EeJgMuKSUVzJ5H8ny4xAM1Y8Q74AS_Fx_bYCc2GwzO7U9NxznafrKN1oYThOV1AvmNxAIDMeCrdg401t4qheoLy6R1MVfbjw37sEGaj33U4VJO0RW9bA/s640/editmeboy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use Paint Sop Pro X2 so it's hard for me to tell you what I did. I can say I blended the original photo against a white background so I could extend it. Then I added some textures in overlay mode and hardlight to add depth and contrast. Lastly I added the quote because I thought it was cute. To see more great edits or to play along head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/edit-me-2012-week-4.html">http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/edit-me-2012-week-4.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This was hard, but I finally chose a picture I just took this month. It's a photo of my daughter that I used for our Christmas card this year.<br />
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This week the challenge is for your photo to have some black in it but not be a black and white photo. I just took a bunch of pictures of this cute little girl for a friend of mine. I love the way the black stands out against the background of gold.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To see more great Black shots or to play along, head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/11/photo-challenge-black/#more-6640">http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/11/photo-challenge-black/#more-6640</a></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/289/EC31D26AD6056752366704A415F916DA.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474668925163683093.post-14788267841004727092011-11-03T08:56:00.000-04:002011-11-03T08:56:16.284-04:00Edit me challenge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Our tiny BIG Life" border="0" src="http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/adams925/Our%20tiny%20BIG%20Life/editmebutton.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another edit me photo challenge! I loved this picture of a vintage camera so I thought I would play around with it and see how I could edit it. Here is the original:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't own Photoshop. I used Paintshop Pro X2 for my editing. I used multiple textures to create this look. I also cropped it pretty tight to really focus on the camera itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me know what you think! To see more great edits head on over to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/">http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/289/EC31D26AD6056752366704A415F916DA.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547300889155854632noreply@blogger.com5