June 8th, 2009, posted in Horses, Photography, Photoshop
The following pictures were taken yesterday during and after our ride up the mountain. We ran into Pa & Chris, my good friends and neighbors.
Pa with his horse "Bud"
- Stillwater Ranch Ponies
And this photo was taken after our ride of the Stillwater Ranch ponies!
I brought both pictures out of Lightroom and into Photoshop and dodged, burned, blurred and applied the tonal contrast filter from Nik Effects; it was sorta cloudy and overcast so I think this really brings out the subjects in each photo.
February 10th, 2009, posted in Photography, Photoshop
Not really, but I’ve been working all afternoon and thought I’d take a little break to post this quick little burstof creativity from this morning.
Nothing special,enjoy!
Self Portrait
February 2nd, 2009, posted in Photography, Photoshop
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It was a gorgeous spring like day so I grabbed the camera to take with me to the barn. The horses had their blankets on and I thought it would probably feel really nice to have the warmth of the sun on their backs instead of their blankets.
As I was grooming Indy someone fired off a round in the woods and I was lucky enough to get this shot,her ears forward, eyes wide and body alert.
I played around with it in CS3 using some brushes, the dodge tool and a couple of Nik filters.
I really love how this one turned out…it is now my favorite picture I have of her.
December 12th, 2008, posted in Photoshop
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It must be the rain or maybe I’ve just come to find a new passion. Here is an old photo of my step mom and dad from 6 years ago. I only had the 600×480 version but I brought it into Photoshop and changed the resolution so I could have a larger version for painting.
I really love how the expressions stayed the same but I really liked how it brought out the nice coolpastels…my dad’s right cheek was a little tricky but I think it came out really special, al least to me 
December 11th, 2008, posted in Photoshop
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Another experiment with an old photo…I loved how the shadows and highlights came into effect once I started adjusting in Lightroom. I then brought it into CS3 and did a little pixel bending and painting 
Smudged, painted and experimented with…
October 13th, 2008, posted in Photoshop
Bovine Painting
This was done entirely in Photoshop, using the smudge, dodge and paint brush. I had taken the photo in a low light situation with my Nikon D80 and Nikkor 70-300mm. His eyes were really what drew me into him from the herd of cattle he was standing with.
Initially I wanted to remove the tag, but after looking and working with the image I decided I liked the balance and color it brought to the image.
As always click image for the larger version. Prints can be purchased here!
August 25th, 2008, posted in Photoshop
I was playing around with an old photo of Rick’s and came up with this really dark but moody effect. I messed with the development settings in Lightroom and then brought it into CS3 for a paint/smudge job! The title reflects his thoughts on the final piece…I think if the Sopranos comes back to HBO he will definately audition.
Below is the original and my interpretation…enjoy!
Rick on the waterfront Seattle
Smudge Painting in Photoshop
He definately is my muse! So handsome…so in love!
