Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fun with Photography

Here's a before-and-after kind of thing.  This is a tiny Tequila Sunrise rose (the plant is no more than 6" high at this point) in my garden.  The blossom is beautiful, but the background is not great, so I've used some textures on it to make the background more harmonious.  Here's the original, SOOC (straight-out-of-the-camera):


And here's the one with textures on it:  



I wanted to enhance green in the background, so I used the following Flypaper Textures (and blend modes):  1)  Grosgrain (hard light), 2) Verdegris Mist (soft light), and 3) Florek Ice (color burn). 

I think the result does justice to my little flower . . . 

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17 comments:

Ashley Sisk said...

The subtle use of texture looks really great here. Nice job.

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thanks very much, Ashley --

koreen (aka: winn) said...

I like the texture, but your sooc is perfect the way it is. ;)

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thanks very much, Koreen --

Unknown said...

Elise, this is great! Love the texture!

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thank you, Kristy! I appreciate it.

Unknown said...

It really does justice your flower, beautiful work.
My flower was ranunculus, I love them and I think I will never be bored to them:)

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

I'm with you -- they are my favorites and so photogenic --

Courtney said...

Beautiful! I love the subtle texture. The color is so pretty!

Tess Kincaid said...

So beautiful to these color-starved winter eyes. Thanks for stopping by Willow Manor today. Hope to see you again soon!

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thanks, Courtney and Tess -- thanks for stopping by!

Cedar said...

Very lovely flower!

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thank you, Cedar!

Valeria said...

Nicely done. Simple and powerful

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thanks, Valeria!

Unknown said...

such a beautiful edit!

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Thanks, Jill --