I’ll do anything for a little alliteration! In my Swan Dive class, we spent week 1 exploring and experimenting with resources out there for post-production, specifically, Pic Monkey (made by the same folks who made Picnik), Photoshop Actions, iPhone apps, Lightroom Presets, Pixlr Express and Pixlr Online Editor. I am so far enjoying playing around with Pixlr Express the most. Below are some of my results. There are so many options to explore!
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Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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Nice work! Pixilr is absolutely amazing – in that it’s free, fast, stable, and gets done much of what we’d otherwise be using full-on software like Photoshop for. Cool post.
I love your photos. I am not much of a photo enhancer, so I just loved that you shared information on how to make the ordinary, become extraordinary.
I had so much fun playing with pic monkey. My daughter loved it, too.
Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
wow, Naomi…..really, really beautiful!!!
so inspired:)
-Jennifer
What fun! Great pics and really neat edits. I will have to check out the photo processing tools you mentioned!
I think PicMonkey has some fun edits too. Have fun!
These are all such beautiful shots – really love the dandelions. Have to say the Swan Dive course has really made me try different things with my photos this week – great fun!
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Oh I agree and it IS so fun to have permission to experiment. 🙂
Such great photos! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
great photos, thanks for sharing your process, it is interesting to see/learn how people come to the final image!
I love the dandelion photos…very nice.
Thanks! I can’t stop!
Wonderful shots! I love dandelions too! I’m tempted to tell my neighbors that I am loving their field of yellow (aka their backyard) but I think they *might* think I was being snarky that they havn’t cut it yet! Others might care, but I don’t. My lot is tree-mated so no dandelions at all.
Lol. I’m with you on loving all the wildflowers this time of year brings forth. I am constantly seeing pictures I want to take.