Foggy Morning

Foggy Morning, a photo by BackwoodsPhotographer on Flickr.

There's a field I pass everyday and I have been watching as different wild flowers take it over as spring morphs into summer. The reds have changed to yellows.

I processed this in Photoshop with Kim Klassen's Mini May Texture Set - Tea Time and then Total Grunge on Color Burn.

Via Flickr:
If you were a spider, where would you put your web? In a field full of flowers. :) Texturized with Kim Klassen's Mini May Set.

Texture Tuesday - Black and White with a touch of Color

Having to relearn Photoshop

so I googled the best way to 

turn your photo to Black and White.

I recognized PhotoFocus so I tried their link.

"Better Black and White Photos with Photoshop"

by Richard Harrington

Very nice tutorial with a video using the 

adjustments layer "Black and White"

Worth checking out and very good Black and White results.

Not flat.

After the conversion, 

I used Kim Klassens KK-1402 magic texture.

Awesome Texture!!!

I set it on Color Dodge in the Blending Modes

at 100%

Then I used a mask layer and painted in 

my flowers to add that 

Touch of Color :)

Here is the original I took with my Droid Razr.

Linking up with: 

Texture Tuesday (too Late to Link up)

I have nearly forgotten how to use Photoshop.

Dusting it off,

I used Kim Klassen's Abstract Texture,

following her 

Quick Tuesday TiP on masking 

to create this to submit to 

the Color - Pop Edition

of 

Texture Tuesday

Here's the before

shot with the android, 

I've got to start taking the NIkon out more.

Old Court House, Brunswick

Old Court House, Brunswick, a photo by BackwoodsPhotographer on Flickr.

Satilla River, Fishing and Photography - November 2012

Satilla River Fishing November 2012, a photo by BackwoodsPhotographer on Flickr.

We made the trip up the Satilla river this weekend. After they make it to their fishing hole they dump me out on the bank to wander around and take as many pictures as I want. I love this time. It's quiet and no one is rushing me.




When I'm real quite, I get to see some wildlife.



There are more photos of the cypress trees and river at Flickr

Make Your Own Facebook Timeline Cover on Your Droid

Playing around with my photos this morning I found that Vignette

has a Facebook Cover frame option to make your own Covers.

I'm using 

Vignette

and

Pixlr-o-matic

on my Motorola Razr.

Upload your original photo to Vignette...

Choose your effects.  I chose the Fake HDR and made sure the

Frame Type is 

Facebook Cover

and it applies your filter and instantly resizes it to fit across your Facebook page....

I love photography and I love pixel pushing, so we gotta add something to this....

after saving your photo in Vignette upload to Pixlr-o-matic.

Add your film effect.... I used Anne here.

Add your texture or highlights... I used Gritty here

Then add your frame... I used old.

And WaaaLaa!  Instant Facebook Timeline Cover.

I love the little clothes pins they use to hang your photo to dry :)

Then save and share it with yourself via email, download to your computer then 

upload to Facebook.

I bet I could send this to Phonto, add some text

and use it as a blog header.

 hmmm

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Math Word Problems and Blurb

If you use 4 each of 6x6 photo grids in a 2x2 photo grid,
how many photos will you have in the grid?

I had to break out the calculator.

The answer is 144.

I created a 6x6 grid here to create an October recap Collage.
  The app I used was PhotoGrid HD. It limits you to 9 photos per grid,so.....

in order to get 36 photos on the grid, you need to make four 3x3 photogrids and

 place them in a 2x2 photo grid. 

Ok enough of the math word problems, LOL

Make Instagram Books with Blurb

Earlier this month, It's Me Sunday let us know about a 

Blurb coupon code to make one of their new

Instagram books.

For this my first book, I just let Blurb bring in all of my intstagram photos.  After the import you can just drag and drop them where you please.  I didn't have any rhyme or reason for making this book except getting my pictures printed, so there is no order or theme.

After having this book in my hands, I would love to try it again 

with a more pre-planned approach and maybe 

use more collages to get more photos on the page.

Here are a few snaps of my book on the inside.  

I was surprised to find that photos were not blowed out, enlarged to take up each page.  

I am really happy with the book and will definitely be making another.

Blurb makes a little widget so you can flip thru the whole book.

Our World in Instagram 2012 by Lynette Batton | Make Your Own Book