Week 5 Shoot and Edit Hearts - the edit

This is Week 5 of the Good to Wow photo challenge.  This week was a challenge for me.  I took a photo specifically for this (rather than go into my computer photo files) and edit it  I didn't have a lot of fun with it-but I did learn a few things and that is the point of doing this: learning.  I surely see the benefit of learning to use the camera more effectively.  Will try more of a stretch next week with developing camera skills.

This is SOOC

This is the edit.  I tried so many things I don't know what I ended up with. LOL!  It looks pretty fakey and I lost the depth.

Second edit - this was added after Ashley's comment.  I think I'll go back to photographing my kids :)

Day 10 Joy of Love "spaces"

This is Day 10 Joy of Love.  Today is "spaces".  I took this photo during a choir practice.  The girls were up front and I was shooting pictures from the balcony.  The empty rows of pews struck me - the way the light played on them, etc.

Week 5 Shoot and Edit Hearts

 Week 5 of the Good to Wow weekly challenge.  This week's theme is  ♥Hearts♥  These are my SOOC shots - a pink cookie cutter on top of a red styrofoam plate.  For this week I actually took a photo instead of searching my computer.  I had the camera set to automatic.

Joy of Love day 08

What could I do? Last spring I was looking forward to the first blooms in my garden.  I particularly loved the orange tulips.  I discovered that Red liked them, too.  He came to me with a triumphant smile and my tulips clutched in his little hands "Here, Mommy!  I picked these for you!"

What a clash of feelings!  Indignation that my flowers had been picked was pushed aside to not squelch the joy in my son's face.  As I hugged him and kissed his little face I said "thank you, Sweetie"  and then another hug and a whisper in his ear "but let's leave the rest of them alone."

This post is part of the Love of Joy challenge.  Today is Day 08 and we are to post a picture showing "Love from the Heart."  I've had little time to take new pictures but found this "gift" that my son gave me.

Joy of Love 06 & 07

Continuing with the Joy of Love class.  I'm having little time to take new pictures and so am delving into my store of photos on my computer files.  I need to learn a lot more on enhancing faces.

06 who THEY love

Hubby on his birthday with his adoring children.

07 generations

 Red with Sir's father.

Red with my father.

cheesecake red

Oh I think I like this!

Shoot and Edit: Red

This is week 4 for the class - and week one for me :)
I must preface this and say I really don't know what I'm doing. I'm visiting others in the class and they are doing such a fine job of explaining what they did.  I keep moving adjustments until I see something that I like.  I am hoping that some of the professional jargon will start sinking in and I can be more purposeful in my edits. As it is I can't tell you what I did.
The program I used was Picasa 3 and Piknik.  I also have Corel Paint Shop, Paint, and Photoscape.  These are all I have to work with unless someone knows of a freebie program out there that would be good.

I like this edit - I know it doesn't look natural but I'm getting a kick out of the colors.

What I really wanted to do was have b&w with just the red coop.  But I haven't figured that out yet.

UPDATE: second edit:

A third edit (Thanks Kathleen)

joy of love: day 03

The Joy of Love:  Day 03   There are some very fine photographers in this group.  I'm such a newbie! LOL! I am having fun :)

Today's theme is "Then and Now".

 I can't take credit for this photo - taken by my uncle.  I love this picture of our hands.

My husband's hands as they rested while he was pondering an invoice. Taken this summer.

I am joining another photo blog/class.  So you few that are following me may seem some different posts for awhile :)
I'm more than a bit excited about this class - it's on photographing people.  I LOVE taking photos of people.  The class is the Joy of Love and it's not too late to join.
 This should prove to be interesting :)
Day 02 - How they look

Day 01 - What they do

I'm joining up with with Forever and Ever for the weekly photo challenge.  I plan to do some learnin' !
This is the chicken coop that sits at the edge of our woods.  It is now the "cat house" as our numerous farm cats have taken abode there.
 
I decided to add a few more SOOC Red photos.