textures Archive

8Thu June 2, 2011
Before & After: Ominous Skies

I love taking pictures of dramatic skies! During tornado season in Texas, there’s no shortage of them. This article will quickly take you through my…
17Mon May 30, 2011
Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Scavenger Hunt Sunday is weekly photography scavenger hunt. Five themes and/or techniques are presented by the inspiring Ashley Sisk and you have a week to…
13Thu May 5, 2011
Before & After: Abstract Blue Sunset

The other day I was outside playing with my boys when I looked up and saw a triangle silhouette against a rich, gradient blue. Contrast,…
4Thu February 24, 2011
A Closer Look at Abstract Photography

On Flickr this week, I’ve looked through over 200 abstract photographs and many more in search of abstract examples. As you’ll see in tomorrow’s Friday…
0Tue February 8, 2011
Smoothing a Textured Overlay

Have you ever tried adding an overlay to your photograph only to realize it’s too texturey? Some textures would look absolutely amazing over a photograph…
2Wed September 1, 2010
Is It Luck? 4 Tips To Win Giveaways

I have amazing giveaway luck. I’ve been entering them for about a year and have won no less than 10. Really, I’ve lost count. Just…
10Mon August 2, 2010
Close-Up Filter: Textures

I got my $12 close-up filter set from Amazon a few weeks ago and I haven’t used it all that much. I’m starting to think…
14Fri July 16, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #62

It’s such a fun I Heart Faces Fix-it-Friday this week! We get to edit this photograph of a beautiful and happy little girl taken last…
7Thu July 15, 2010
Before + After: Flare Out

I was going through old photos to use as examples for my actions and textures series and found this sun flare shot taken at the…
0Thu July 15, 2010
Introduction to Actions and Textures

I’ve shelled out a lot of my hard earned cash to purchase action and textures, however there are a plethora of free resources on the…
3Sun July 11, 2010
Completing The Kaliedoscope

I know I gave Clickin Moms a less than stellar introduction on my Five Ways to Feed Your Creativity for $35 or Less post, however…
16Sat July 10, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #61

After a break last week to get adjusted to their new digs, I ♥ Faces is back again this week with Fix it Friday! This…
13Thu July 8, 2010
Nothing Special

I’ve been having a hard time accessing my site lately. Yesterday the server was down for 30 minutes. Daily, I cannot access my site for…
11Fri July 2, 2010
Friday Finds: Reflections

Welcome everyone to another week of Friday Finds! This week, I found a lot of interesting links to keep your photographic wheels a-spinning! Whether you’re…
19Fri June 25, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #60

It’s Fix-It-Friday! I was so excited when I saw this week’s wonderful capture by Susan Keller of her teenage son. I instantly knew that we’d…
4Thu June 24, 2010
Before & After: Texture Experiments

Have you noticed that lately I’ve become a little bit obsessed with textures? I’m trying not to go overboard with applying textures to everything, but…
1Sat June 19, 2010
Low Angle Play Room

This week’s DPS Forum Assignment is “Low Angle“. This is a great one for me since I’m almost always on the ground taking photos. With…
14Fri June 18, 2010
I Heart Faces: Fix it Friday #59

It’s time once again for I Heart Faces Fix it Friday! This week’s photo is of a beautiful little baby girl, taken by IHF Contributor,…