Today’s picture. No where in the rules does it say I have to smile (Dad) ;p
I figured I would go ahead and get my POD out of the way during work so I don’t have to interrupt the mass amount of sewing I need to do tonight. More on that later .
Playing with Portraits Of My Dearest Part 2
Original shot.
Light photo correction, mainly exposure and levels.
Warmed up a bit.
Curves adjusted for a vintage wash.
In this version, I used a mask to make his skin lighter for a washed-out (sloppy) vamp effect.
This version looks a lot like the warm version, just achieved a different way.
April 6, 2011 – Playing with Portraits Of My Dearest
I’ve had it in my mind for awhile to play with portraits in Photoshop and have recently found a bevy of tutorials to help with inspiration.
With this first set, I decided to eschew the tutorials and instead play with one of my favorite effects, lomography, and different textures.
This is the original untouched version, taken during lunch this afternoon.
This version incorporates some light color correction and some fairly hefty blurring/halftoning of the background. I hate the car, but short of creating a mask and running the risk of making my DH look like he was somewhere he was not, I decided to (almost) live with it.
This version was run through a simple lomography action set in Photoshop. I love the green tones and popped colors.
This version incorporates two different textures with the lomo (see below); a distressed metal/burned film texture and a copper bokeh pattern. I like the end result; my DH says it makes him look old and vaguely creepy. I don’t see the old, and I happen to like vaguely creepy portraits. Bonus: I hardly even notice the hated car in the background.
April 5, 2011
Finally! At long last, the split pea soup my DH has been asking for for months. (yeah, I know, bad wife. Better late than never)
April 4, 2011
A portion of the Star Wars lego tableau staged on my headboard run through a Lomography action in Photoshop. What? You doubted I was an utter geek? Star Wars is awesome. Star Wars + Legos is even better.
Thrown Together Simple Tomato Pasta
After stopping to photograph the heirloom tomatoes for posterity, I threw this quick pasta together for lunch in under 10 minutes.
1 Serving rice noodles
Olive Oil
Double handful tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1 handful parsley
Big pinch red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper to taste
Take 1 serving thin angel hair-style rice noodles, place in a medium pot. Add cold water until half full, place on burner on High. Cook according to package directions (approx. 3 mins.) drain.
While you’re waiting for the pasta to cook, slice 1 clove garlic super thin and chop 1 handful parsley. Rinse a double handful tomatoes.
Over medium-high heat, bring 1 Tbsp. olive oil up to just shimmering; add garlic and stir. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring frequently to avoid burning, until tomato skins begin to split and garlic is deeply golden (but not burnt!)
When pasta is done, add it to the pan, salt & pepper to taste and add a shot of olive oil if the mixture looks dry. Add parsley and a pinch red pepper flakes. Toss to combine and serve.
Serves 1 for lunch.
Tiny Heirloom Tomatoes
These globes of summer sunshine came in my last CSA box and looked so good, I thought I’d take a picture.
April 3, 2011
Table detail at The Daily Creative Food Co. where we ate an early lunch.
April 2, 2011
Beaded curtain in the lobby of Cinebistro–an adults-only drinks, dinner & a movie spot with pretty decent food and really comfy leather rockers.
April 1, 2011
Do you see what I have to deal with? It’s a wonder I manage to get any work done around here.
Gastography 