Finding Joy in Simple Pleasures... Photos!: January 2011

1.24.2011

February Photo Hunt

I am so happy to say that I will be hosting the February Photo Hunt! There will be 12 themes, and all submissions must be taken between Feb 1 and Feb 28. The list will be posted on Feb 1, so get ready to start shooting!

1.19.2011

LNR Lab - Prairie Collage

I am taking part in the LNR Lab, which is a mini-workshop of sorts. It is being run by Kristy from Life-n-Reflection. This lab is VIP only!

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Our next experiment is all about collages! Kristy has posted some collages that can only be found in the Goodies section on the Lab blog. Here is the first one, a pretty Prairie collage:

1.18.2011

LNR Lab - Postcard Texture

I am taking part in the LNR Lab, which is a mini-workshop of sorts. It is being run by Kristy from Life-n-Reflection. This lab is VIP only!

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Our second experiment involved a texture that can only be found in the Goodies section on the Lab blog. Here is my ending result:

These are my layers: My photo as my background, after adjusting levels/brightness/contrast; texture overlay at 77%, texture overlay at 20%. After stretching the texture to fit horizontal, I didn't like the strength of it with just one overlay at high opacity, so I made 2 overlay layers. I also wanted to move the bottom half of the texture up to showcase the text, so I used linear burn at 50% and erased off the clouds.

LNR Lab - Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec

I am taking part in the LNR Lab, which is a mini-workshop of sorts. It is being run by Kristy from Life-n-Reflection. This lab is VIP only!

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Our first experiment is creating calendars using the frames that she made. I've decided to focus on gemstones for my calendars. Time to finish up this experiment and start on the next one! September's gemstone is sapphire, October's gemstone is opal, November's gemstone is topaz, and December's gemstone is turquoise.

I've watermarked and resized my calendar, so I don't mind if you save it to your computer and use it as wallpaper for your pc. However, DO NOT repost it on your blog/flickr or claim it as your own work. And if you do decide you want to borrow it, please give me a shout out on your blog!

1.17.2011

LNR Lab - July & August

I am taking part in the LNR Lab, which is a mini-workshop of sorts. It is being run by Kristy from Life-n-Reflection. This lab is VIP only!

(Click HERE for more info.)

Our first experiment is creating calendars using the frames that she made. I've decided to focus on gemstones for my calendars. July's gemstone is ruby and August's gemstone is peridot.

1.15.2011

december 2010 photo hunt

I completely forgot to post these! I know the linky list is closed, and there is no judging, but I needed to put these up. It just wouldn't feel right if I didn't show off my effort last month.

A tree

Selective color

Something red

Something precious

Something peaceful

Ornament

Noel

Motion blur

Macro

Something hot

Holiday treat

Holiday spirit

Holiday lights

Holiday icon

Something green

Something cold

1.03.2011

Reflections 2010

This is 2010 displayed in 20 photos, inspired by some worded prompts. Some of them have been seen before on my main blog, but others have never been seen.

A Day In My Life
Sitting in traffic is something that admissions reps just deal with.
There is no way around it.

All Smiles
Graduation
Credit for this photo goes to my dad.

Autumn Harvest

Birthday
My little brother turned 20 in August.

Celebrate
The cake at Jon's and my engagement party.

Dressed Up
My little brother and his friends at their prom.

Family
Many thanks to Jon for taking this photo.

Friends
I honestly don't know who took this photo at the engagement party.
Many thanks to everyone who passed around cameras to capture that great day!