Peepadeedle » Photoshop http://www.peepadeedle.com Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:49:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Messing With Conversions http://www.peepadeedle.com/messing-with-conversions/ http://www.peepadeedle.com/messing-with-conversions/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:59:50 +0000 Christi http://www.peepadeedle.com/?p=3243 20090925_0532I’m always searching for the perfect black and white, even though I love color the best. Christian looked all moody and sad here, although he was really just deep and thought, and I decided it needed a moody, grungy black and white. I added a little grain and texture in an attempt for a film look. I have no idea if that worked. It is a sweet picture of my man either way.20090925_0532bw

]]> http://www.peepadeedle.com/messing-with-conversions/feed/ 1 To Pop or Not to Pop, That IS the Question http://www.peepadeedle.com/to-pop-or-not-to-pop-that-is-the-question/ http://www.peepadeedle.com/to-pop-or-not-to-pop-that-is-the-question/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:51:33 +0000 Christi http://www.peepadeedle.com/?p=3210 20090920_0434I don’t know if I mentioned this, but I have a serious relationship going with Photoshop. I love it and use it on every picture I take. My edits tend to be fairly natural. I figure I want to look back and see what my kids really looked like. I’m always trying to find a happy balance with that and my love of Photoshop. Now don’t get me wrong, I sharpen, I bump contrasts, I lighten and brighten, and boost colors. If I’m going more for a portrait, which is rare, I’ll even clone a bug bite or scratch and sometimes even out the skin. But, most of the time, my pictures are snapshots of our daily life, and that comes with scabby knees and snotty noses. It’s who we are, and I for one am okay with that. I look at a lot of fabulous photographer’s blogs and can’t help but love their different styles, some with color pops and some with funky edits, and I find I try these things from time to time. Can you tell?20090920_0434ceBut the truth is, the first pictures are more true to life. Does this mean that I don’t like the color pop? Hell no. I love it. Was my son’s t-shirt such a vibrant green and was the light shining on him this golden? Well, no. Did my baby look cute either way? Absolutely.20090920_0438I don’t know which one is better, and really, I like both. I think I’ll just continue on with my eclectic ways and decide that mixing it up is in fact, MY style. I like the color pop on the first picture, and the more natural edit on the second picture. Maybe each image is different and should be treated as so. Maybe I should shut up, quit worrying about it so much and go to bed. Any opinions on this matter? The color popping, not the shutting up. 20090920_0438ce

]]> http://www.peepadeedle.com/to-pop-or-not-to-pop-that-is-the-question/feed/ 1 Bubble-Gum Batman Strikes Again http://www.peepadeedle.com/bubble-gum-batman-strikes-again/ http://www.peepadeedle.com/bubble-gum-batman-strikes-again/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:20:38 +0000 Christi http://www.peepadeedle.com/?p=646 20090409_5237ed

This kid can go through a pack of Bubblicious like nobody’s business. I’m the same way. Once it loses flavor, what’s the point?? Okay, what about the funky processing?? Yeah… No… What? Retro tee deserves retro processing. Sorry Mom, is it driving you crazy?? Just for you, here is the original, a little funky, and a little funkier. Be honest, I know you will Mom, lol. Peace, Love, and flavorful bubble-gum!!bb1

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