Blue Jays Baseball

Well, my husband and I were given AMAZING tickets to see the Jays play. We were right in front of the Jay's dugout... really wicked!

We had a great time, and of course, I brought my camera. I did have some trouble. Many of the pictures came back blurry, because of light and shutter speed constrictions... I'll have to work on that and figure it out.

In any case, I fooled around in Photoshop with these. It was fun. I enjoy playing in PS, but I don't want my pictures to look gimmicky... I'd rather just take really great photographs that speak for themselves. Still fun though.

:) Roon-bop

Last Week's Class

So after much internal debate, I have decided to show what I learned in last week's Photoshop class. The reason for the debate is that we learned to remove wrinkles, and as such I will be posting a photo of my mother, that will in turn ask my dear readers to notice how many she has, and how amazing I am for making her look better.

Let me just preface by saying that I think my mother looks great for her age (wrinkles and all). I am a firm believer that people should embrace aging and try to do it as gracefully as possible and always naturally. People seem to forget that not everyone has the chance to grow old.

So, last week we used the healing brush, Gaussian blur & diffused glow. Original will be first followed by my work.

:) Roon-bop


Original

Gaussian Blur

Diffused Glow

Original

Healing Brush

A Fault of Digital Photography

One things I've been thinking about as a fault of digital photography is that because there is no film, photographers may perceive that they don't need to take as much time thinking about the photograph, because there is no limit to the number of pictures one can take. Perhaps, its just me, because I'm so used to point and shoot cameras, where you're taking pictures of your life events, but it seems to me perhaps we've just lost our patience in an age of instant gratification.

Back in the day when plates were used to take photographs, you only had a few tries to get it right. As such, you had to really concentrate to make sure the lighting was right, the picture is framed properly, the exposure is correct, etc. I've been thinking about it quite a bit. So my latest resolution is to scope out and think about my pictures more before I start shooting. This should hopefully make my photos better.

We'll see.

:) Roon-bop

PS Curves Tutorial

Hello,

Well, as you may or may not know, I missed the second half of my photoshop class last week. Because I was missing it, my teacher suggested that I watch some tutorials on You Tube to learn more about Curves. I found this tutorial and found it to be very useful. I had NO idea before I watched this. Me thinks I shall be using curves much more often & more effectively from now on.

:) Roon-bop

Carbonmade.com

Well, I've just created a portfolio for myself online.

You can check it out here:
http://roonbop.carbonmade.com/

It's a great site for anyone who wants to showcase their work & it looks pretty pimp... not bad for a free registration.

Go to Carbonmade's website to make your own!

:) Roon-bop

Totally UN-photography related

I just wanted to take a couple of minutes to let everyone know about an AMAZING band from Vancouver, Canada. They are Mother Mother. I have seen them play a couple times now and have a new album coming out September 16th called O MY ♥. They are currently promoting it on their myspace page (here) or visit their website. Seriously... they are absolutely wicked, and fun and quirky and lovely. I am in love with their new tracks & still listen to the old ones. Maybe one day they will let me photograph them... lol! I will most certainly be bringing the cam next time I see them live.

Everyone, GO! Listen! Enjoy!

:) Roon-bop

Profile: Natalie Norton

Hello!

So, I thought I would take some time again to profile another photographer that I admire: Natalie Norton... I've never met this woman, but I've read many of her blogs. She has been a guest blogger on DPS and also has her own blog: Pics and Kicks. So I came to know of her, through DPS and then went to check her out. She is great. She uses her blog for personal purposes, such as wishing people a happy birthday, for professional purposes, by showing teasers for her clients and as an educator, helping people like me. She is able to write in ways that are easy to understand and more importantly NOT boring! :) (Thanks for that). One of my favourite things that she does is interview other photographers for her blog. It's brilliant! I love learning about others.

I don't just admire her for her wonderful blog that keeps me informed and amused. She also takes wonderful photographs. Her focus is definitely on portraits. She takes great portraits using lighting, angles and colour to create some fantastic shots. Not your run of the mill photographer. She is able to take great group shots too! I adore this one. Such a creative way to shoot a family, using depth of field. I love it!

So, a big thanks to Natalie Norton for inspiring & informing me.

Now, I want you all to go check out her site: Pics and Kicks

:) Roon-bop