Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Sports Lightning

These are me trying something new. I found these backgrounds for free use and thought I'd try to jazz up some sports photos. I cut the guys from their photos and pasted them on the background using Photoshop. I was happy with the results. Although, I think I could have faded the football player with his hands up ready to catch and the photo may feel not as hard. But that's a learning experience.

For just playing around though, I'm happy with the results. Definitely something I'd like to do more of in the future.




Of course, I couldn't decide on a color background for the football player. With the school colors it was hard to put him on the reddish background. What color do you like best?

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Sheba for the New Year

Since Sheba did such an amazing modeling job for Christmas, I figured I'd do something small for New Years. She willingly, (and if I dare say, gladly) wore the head band I got her to say Happy New Year. She's such an amazing sport!

The first set of photos are done without the flash but with a little light by her to help brighten the room.
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The holiday season has worn her out! LOL! (I know how you feel dear.)
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The following photos are with flash. They have a bit of an airy feel to them. I'm not as big of a fan of these, but that may vary from person to person and what they like seeing.
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I tried something new with this next photo. It was to create a haze around the outside of picture. What did I use to get this look? A sandwich baggy. This photo is also WITHOUT the flash.
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This is the haze (with sandwich bag) with Flash.
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What do you think of the sandwich bag haze on the photo? It may not fit these photos, but it's something to experiment with. Do you enjoy these photos with Sheba? I will continue with different holidays with her.