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Bubbly photos – a tutorial

August 25, 2012 by Isabelle 3 Comments

I was inspired this week by some posts I had seen on Facebook about bubbly photography.  I read the tutorial and decided to add my own twist to it.  Not that the tutorial wasn’t clear enough, just that I had another idea I wanted to try and since it worked, well I’m sharing now my own version.

What you’ll need is pretty simple.  A clear glass container,  preferably with flat surfaces,  like a square vase,  I used an old fish bowl.  You will also need sparkling water,  any regular carbonated water will do.   Make sure it’s not a sugared one,  it will get sticky.   And a lens that allows you to get close enough.

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Harvest time recipes

August 23, 2012 by Isabelle 2 Comments

Since my garden is literally loaded with herbs, tomatoes and other yummy veggies, I decided it was time to cook so nothing would go to waste.  After all, I can’t eat that many tomatoes on the same day!  So I started by doing some Basil Pesto, then I moved on to Tomato Sauce and then I baked a Lemon and Zucchini loaf (Recipe found on Pinterest, slightly modified).  And of course I documented the process with photos.

Here are the recipes, please note that I’m not good at measures, and that for Pesto or Tomato Sauce, I improvise depending on how much I harvested. But the basic ingredients and process stays the same, so I’ll share anyway.

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Before and after, a tutorial

July 19, 2012 by Isabelle 1 Comment

Here’s the tutorial for this underexposed image.  I could have only corrected the exposure, BUT if you know me, I could not leave it at that.  I needed to make something more, add my artsy touch to it.  So today I’m sharing this editing recipe,  complete steps whether you use PS or PSE,  you’ll get the same results.

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First Post of 2012 and a Match Color Tutorial

January 4, 2012 by Isabelle 3 Comments

Happy New Year everyone!  Wishing you all a wonderful new year, may your dreams and hopes come true,  and may your projects succeed.

For this first post of 2012 I’d like to share  a quick tutorial for Photoshop CS users.

This tutorial will be about a quick and fun way to edit your images by using the Match Color adjustment feature in Photoshop CS  (I haven’t found a way to make the exact same thing in Elements so far,  but I only have PSE7.  So if you have a newer version of PSE and the feature is available,  let us know!).

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The magic of catchlights

October 24, 2011 by Isabelle 7 Comments

Catchlights make any portrait come alive,  with just that glitter of light in the eyes,  your portrait takes a whole new dimension. But the tricky question is,  how to get them?

Well,  if you’re in studio and have control over your lighting, then,  that’s easier. Take a test shot, position your umbrellas or reflectors so the catchlights look natural,  pros suggest a catchlight placed at 10 or 2 o’clock (imagine the eye is a clock).   A catch light at the bottom of the eye is not as appealing.

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More from this series. It’s such a simple set up More from this series. It’s such a simple set up but it really worked in conveying what I had in mind. Why complicate things then? 😃
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Bought this to use as a jewellery dish, because my Bought this to use as a jewellery dish, because my rings, earrings and bracelets end up scattered all over the place. Turns out it makes quite a nice prop, I expect to see it pop up on my grid from time to time 😉 
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I hope everyone had a nice Easter, here’s some f I hope everyone had a nice Easter, here’s some flowers and a cute butterfly to start the week ❤️
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