Lightroom 2...and Amish Community

My friend 'convinced' me that Lightroom 2 is the way to go for photographers...so I went ahead and downloaded the trial version. I absolutely love it! I would recommend this program for any photographer. I will be purchasing this program and using it for photography hereinafter.

To check out Lightroom 2, click on the image below:

Today my mom, sisters and I drove an hour out of town to shop for produce within the Amish community. During this exciting venture, I encountered amazing barns and buildings that could not have been passed up for photographing.

Update on 'Green Beans'

I have posted this photo editing project before in one of my previous posts, but I don't think the clouds looked realistic, so here's an update.

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Blueberries...Driving...Horses...and Waffles

Blueberry Picking

Noah

Grant

Drew

My eldest sister Brittany

Driving Priviledges

My first parking job

Grant

Lonely horses

Waffle Night

Waffles

Sweet Tea

Dutch Blitz

Photoshop: Extracted Tree

Today I focused on extracting objects from other pictures. In the image below you will see that I combined three images to create a more appealing and characterized look.

Photoshop: Removing Power Lines From Image

Here is an image that I edited in about, oh, 10 to 12 minutes. The following changes were made to the original photo:

1. Color enhancement
2. Object removal - power lines
3. Enhanced sky with blue
4. Added clouds to sky

Photoshop: His Handiwork Logo

I am attempting to design a catchy logo for my 'business'.

Here's what I've whipped up today:

Photoshop: CS4 Design

Here's my latest design:

Photoshop: Adding Clouds To Sky

Today I sought out to find a way to bring more depth to a picture by adding clouds to a sky with the brush in Photoshop CS4. Here is where I learned how: Click here

Original Photo

Photo With Clouds

More Independence Day Photos

Dinner at the Burton Home...

...and although these two definantly do not
mix, I suppose they both deserve a certain
amount of respect. :)

Pictures From Independence Day

I've decided to broaden my horizons with my photo-
graphy and take some snapshots of a flowers:

Photoshop: Candlestick Banner

Here is what I've created today

Photoshop: 3D Text and Red Sphere

Here are two Photoshop images that I created from scratch today. Click on the images to get better quality.

"Photoshop CS" 3D Text

Red Sphere