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Friday, November 15, 2013

hands to work - part 1



Pulling together the many threads of my thoughts of late, I searched for and found these two photos of my mother. (Don't even try to follow my train of thought when I'm in The Zone.) They were part of an assignment for Karen Russell's online photography class, which I took in 2008. If you ever get a chance, do take this class! I believe the assignment was about exploring depth of field, and my own Mom and Dad allowed me to 'shoot' them. Thanks to Karen's class over five years ago, I have some  wonderful photos of my parents...










While I was thinking about what I wanted to do with these photos, what should appear in my Inbox but two important emails from Kim Klassen:
  1. The long-awaited release of Kim's new Waterfront Collection.
  2. A brand-new post for our Beyond Beyond class, complete with a new Lightroom preset and tutorial as well as one for texturizing in Photoshop.
Kim was thinking 'still life' and, naturally, I had portraiture in mind. But I figured I could make it work. I applied her new DarkDay preset, as well as her SummerHaze. Jumping into Photoshop, I did a bit of texturizing, but I used a different texture: kk_waterfront20 - a little more subtle for my needs. The little tip about selective sharpening was perfect for Mom's hands.

Look for Part 2 next Friday - I should have it pulled together by then.


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Hands to work,
hearts to God.
Shaker proverb


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8 comments:

  1. Oh this is so personal and lovely!! I related wholeheartedly to having a mom that loved to stitch - If only I had photos of her doing things like this. I do have a lot of her sewing items though, and her talent for sewing. The preset and texture worked beautifully on these!!

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  2. I love these photos of your Mom, what a treasure to have. All thanks to a photography class 5 years ago. Photography the skill that keeps on giving.

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  3. OMG This is more than precious! What I would give for great photos of my mom. Sooooooo soooooo awesome. I just love it.

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  4. These photos are fantastic! Wonderful focus and I also love the vintage feel!

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  5. The focus on the hands is truly awesome, truly glorious.

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  6. Gorgeous photos! Wonderful work. :)

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  7. A beautiful emphasis on the hands! This is lovely.

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  8. Beautiful shots and such a great memory of your Mom !!!

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