Texture Tuesday & Wordful Wednesday

                   mouse over to check out the before

My husband bought me lovely yellow tulips for my birthday last month. I snapped a few photos one morning before they all dried up. I propped a frame I bought at a sale last summer against the wall and put the vase inside it. I liked how it framed the flower. I used Kim Klassen's Let Go watercolor texture and really liked the result. 

But I wanted to enhance this photo further, really make it something special. If you mouse over my photo, you can see the original photo ... its really pretty dull. I opened the photo in Photoshop and added a hue/saturation adjustment to tone down the yellow flower. I added a layer of Let Go at soft light 100% opacity. Next, I added a duplicate layer with a layer mask and brushed the flower at 50% opacity. I think it adds a vintage effect. I topped it off with the verse by Ralph Waldo Emerson in CK Ali's Hand font.

Adding texture to a photo can add a whole new vibe. If you sign up for Kim's Texture Lovin' List on her site, you can receive a free texture each week! Another great source for textures is Life-n-Reflection. Kristy also offers amazing textures. If you check out her site, she has some freebies along with some great tutorials. As a matter of fact, I just purchased a texture package yesterday. I'm really looking forward to trying these new textures out! 

Thanks for stopping in! 

-tish xoxo

Texture Tuesday ... On Friday

I've finally had some time this week to delve into Photoshop and really begin to learn and explore all that it has to offer. One of the things I wanted to learn first was how to apply textures to my photos and use layers. I was referred to Kim Klassen and I was able to explore her site this week. Wow! If you are looking for great tutorials on how to apply textures in Photoshop, her site is a wealth of information. Her work is stunning and every photo is truly a work of art. 


I went to her Textures in Ten Classroom and used the FREE tutorials. My final image is above! I'm in love with the result!! I photographed this beautiful Magnolia flower down the road at one of our local parks. The tree was loaded with flowers and the fragrance was euphoric. I just love how this photo turned out. I applied two of Kim's textures, first Be still and then Faved.


I also learned this cool mouseover photo trick from Project Alicia. You can mouse over my photo to see the original SOOC shot. I have copied the code below if you want to give this trick a try for yourself, or you can find it on Alicia's site here. 


<a href="TARGET URL GOES HERE"><img src="URL OF FIRST IMAGE GOES HERE" onmouseover="this.src='URL OF SECOND IMAGE GOES HERE'" onmouseout="this.src='URL OF FIRST IMAGE GOES HERE'" /></a>


I'm off to walk my pup. It's a bit cool here today, but the sun is shining brilliantly! 
Have a great weekend! 


-tish xoxo