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Weekly Photo Challenges are fun and interesting ways to embellish your photos.
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Tag: photo editing
Sisterhood of the World Bloggers AWARD
Whilst many bloggers don’t like awards, I think it is an honour for someone to think your blog worthy of such attention. It a great way for readers to discover other blogs that might hitherto be unseen, and as a bonus, with this award, one gets to read some interesting facts or opinions about the blogger, that is me, and I rarely post anything personal. Furthermore, I also like and encourage others to create their own logo, so it initiates creativity.
However, I do fully understand the uninvited extra work involved in accepting an award and thus, I place no conditions, on the blogs I nominate, to pass it on to others. In bestowing this award, I merely wish to say thanks for having a great blog and I like that you are here in the blogging community reading what I have to say. In addition, please note that I gain so much enjoyment from visiting your blog.
So it is with this sentiment, that I say many thanks to Millie Thom who has nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.
The answers to the questions that address the award rules (see below) are:
How would you describe what your blog is about?
I blog about things that are important to me or information that is useful to others, with a heavy emphasis on my traditional art and craft, photography and essential life matters but this is not fixed in stone.
Do you see your blog changing (as in expanding or developing in any way) at some stage in the future?
I certainly hope so, but if it stays as it is, my own almanac/ journal for future descendants and anyone interested enough to read it, I will be content.
Do you write your blog posts straight onto the WordPress page or onto a word document first?
Straight into the html wordpress page, as I have had trouble getting consistent formatting with Word. Why? The computer gremlins inside my devices may wish to explain that for me…
When you write, do you need to be on your own or are you happy to write with others around you?
Easy to write when it is quiet, unless it is a photographic post and then I have no problem if my family are close by chatting. But I prefer to participate in social situations, to resort to technology on those occasions, is isolating.
Which is your favourite species of tree, and why do you like it?
Conifers! They are evergreen, even in the snow, and have intriguing branchlets instead of leaves. Normally I would like something functional as a favourite object, ie. something that doubles as a food source as well as being aesthetic, but conifers are exceptional! They come in so many varieties and always have a welcoming permanence, and a nice shape.
If you were to have a day out somewhere easily reachable from your home, where would it be?
To somewhere near the water with lots of greenery and fresh air to breathe. Not a problem if the greenery is covered in snow, but that is extremely unlikely to happen, so either way, it’s all good.
Which ‘celebration’ (annual or otherwise) in the country where you live do you enjoy the most?
A fireworks spectacular or a food festival. It is fun to try different dishes or cuisine, and who can resist a fireworks display. Huge waste of money, and so transient, but darn mesmerizing when it happens.
Which way would you choose to travel, given the choice: car or train?
Both appeal, so this is difficult to choose either one. Perhaps the car as it affords one more freedom in terms of the route chosen.
Which subject did you enjoy the most at school?
Japanese and when I could no longer do that – History and Geography – isn’t that a given?
What do you think is the best thing about being a woman today?
The freedoms we have that are denied to some people, be they male or female: freedom to travel and move about, to vote, to love who we want, to work where we wish (mostly), the freedom to wear fashionable clothes, or not, if we wish. There is more work to be done but we have self-determination, and the freedom for a man to romance us if we choose. Freedom to vote is very important to me, given that woman once were willing to go to extremes to achieve this simple right!
Nominees: thanks for having a great blog and I like that you are here in the blogging community reading what I have to say. In addition, please note that I gain so much enjoyment from visiting your blog.
Mabel Kwong
Pillows ala mode
Leya
IScrap2
Coffee Grounded
Master of Something Yet
Everyday Life in Vienna
I don’t really like to dictate questions, so I would be interested in them answering the final question above, if they wish to participate.
What do you think is the best thing about being a woman today?
- Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
- Answer the questions given to you.
- Pass the award on to other bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated.
- Give your nominees questions to answer.
- Include the logo of the award in a post or on your blog – your choice which one.
Something to Ponder About
Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge: Editing and Processing
Doodling with a pencil or paintbrush can assist in tapping into the right side or more artistic side of your brain as the logical left brain gets silenced.
I developed a new logo for my artwork a day or so ago, whilst doing just that. As there was blobs of crappy mistakes in the original taken with snapseed, I employed the phone camera apps Picsart and Aviary to help me edit and process the photo into something better and useable.
Taken on my Nexus 4 with snapseed.
This is posted for Sallys phoneography challenge which happens each week on a Monday US Time at Sally’s blog. Join in here
A new logo for your business from a phone photo of a product….
Definitely not Something to Just Ponder About
Snappy H’appy Photo Challenge Week 1 – Light Bokeh
Photo Editing is a field I know little about and being involved in this challenge will be a good way to upgrade my skills in this area.
Week 1 of this challenge co hosted by weliveinaflat and Firebonnet revolves around the use of effects of light, or bokeh (rhymes with okay for those who are ignorant of this Japenese term up till now)
The Bokeh effect should enhance and not distract from the photograph.
I used Picsart to add a Bokeh type lens effect to this photo:
An improvement on the original which you see below:
The original had already been adjusted a little through VSCO Cam App with a C1 preset effect, which turned the pitch black night sky a bluish hue, which I feel allowed more depth.
Something to Ponder about.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Shadows
Cee has some wonderful shadows in her challenge this week. Shadows can be fun, especially when we are children, shadow puppets on the wall at night.
I had a little trouble finding appropriate photos, for this challenge, so I created these:
Or is you are old enough to remember ‘ET’:
I added this one because the shadows were very ‘Lord of the Rings’ -ish
Oh, just found another and have to include it on account of the Yellow Danish house!!! see previous post
The following are as a result of tutelage and inspiration from M.R. on my other post who suggested having a secondary object in shot for size referencing:
There is more fun here:
Some shadows to Ponder About.
Snappy H’appy Photo Challenge Week 7 – Turn your photo into a Sketch
There is a new photographic challenge on my blog.
This challenge from weliveinaflat asks you to (1) share a good photo that you took or edited last week, (2) run it through a photo app on your smartphone or mobile device and share with us the result. We’re back to the theme of Art effects this week – Sketch effects. 
I think this app could definitely be useful for artists and my artwork. And it produces a striking photo, especially with the surreal option. The subject pops out at you. When taking landscape shots, the pencil sketch/outline apps of other photo editing software is often messy and too light/too hard, but Firebonnet, has done a wonderful job here: http://firebonnet.com/2014/03/27/snappy-happy-7-sketching-bougainvillea-blossoms/
as has completely disappear with a lovely tree photograph.
Something fun to ponder about and use in one’s photography.
