by Sherri on March 21, 2012
Old Barn in Taylorsville, California after the makeover.
As I was looking for something to add to my
Northeastern California Album this morning, I came across this photo of a barn I shot in Podunk Taylorsville, California. It was taken at noonish...the worst time of the day for photography in most cases. It had power lines in it, an ugly sky and was very close to getting tossed. Something told me to see if I could make a "keeper" out of it.
I made a virtual copy of the original file in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, converted it from color to antique and removed the power lines. From there, I took it into Photoshop CS3 and added the filter "poster edges." The difference is amazing...it went from an "Ugly Duckling" into something that inspires me.
Old barn in Taylorsville, California before the makeover.
This is what the original image looked like straight out of the camera! Did you find this tutorial helpful?
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by Sherri on December 3, 2010
Joshua Trees in Jawbone Canyon, California.
Joshua Trees (
Yucca Brevifolia, as they are scientifically known) are really fun to photograph, I discovered on our recent trip to Southern California. They are a American plant, found only in the Southwestern United States.
Jeff & I were exploring Jawbone Canyon and came upon this cluster of Joshua Trees backlit and nearly silhouetted, by the sun hitting the mountain behind them.
I wanted to show a little more detail in the trees, which I did easily in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, by adding a little fill light. In case you missed this, here is another
photo of Joshua Trees I posted a few days ago. You might also like to see our brand new
"Bakersfield & Beyond" Gallery.
Have a great weekend and be sure to come back to see more photos from our trip.
~Sherri
by Sherri on October 5, 2010
Summit Lake Reflections - Sierra County, California.
This image of trees reflecting in Summit Lake is not very original. I see this type of image quite often actually, but I love them! When we (Big Jeff, Little Jeff and I) arrived at Summit Lake during a hike, I saw this scene in the water and decided to go for it. I captured a few, but this one stood out from the rest. What I didn't like about it though was that the image was too green. I wanted the blue to stand out more.
In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, I beefed up the blue. I also added some fill light. I think it's a "keeper" now! What do you think?
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Cheers, Sherri
