Texture Photo Challenge - I {heart} Faces Photography

So I was just talking about messing around with textures in my previous post, and stumbled upon this fun website:

And, there is a contest going on with textures. Since I had just done the previous two, I thought I would enter one of them. And, although I adore the one of Bean, I thought it would be a super cool surprise for my sister if this picture made the top ten...since she is the one that snapped it...I edited...but she did the hard work! AND, I love my little babe so much, that this picture is still one that I treasure! So, I am posting that picture again except I converted to black and white, and like it this way too! So, here it is...and here is hoping that it is picked as a winner!

Procrastinating...

That is my name right now. I have many other things to be doing, and one being packing for our trip on Tuesday. I have the kids clothes packed...but that is it. Instead of packing, or picking up toys, or folding the rest of the laundry, or doing dishes, or getting some much needed sleep...I worked on editing. Not anyone's session because I am all caught up, which is a very rare occasion. At least I didn't procrastinate finishing sessions until after our trip! :) I am intrigued lately with adding textures to images, and I have found a bunch of super cool ones that I have downloaded but haven't had a chance to play with. So, tonight, I did that. I took two older pictures, ones that have been posted here before, and tweeked and played with them a bit.

Here is the first one...a favorite shot of Butter and I at our girls' only weekend trip.

The original: saturation on this was already lowered...



Texture effect: Stained Paper Towel I also changed the original picture to have a slight sepia effect... I am loving this!
Session with the kids back in October. This was one of my favorite shots of Bean. She was so serious about posing and she is so darn beautiful that it kills me. It was like I was seeing her 10 years from now...sigh.

The Original:


The effect: Stone Overlay. The saturation of the original was also lowered, and I also erased the texture from her sweet little face. My only complaint about this one would be that you can't see the beautiful blue eyes that she has...I could fix it, but like I said, I am procrastinating as it is!

So that is it. That is what I did for the past half hour or so...played. I love the editing and playing part of my job...almost as much as I love being with my clients and their cute kids! Now off to pack...at least a little bit!

I also am working on a few things that you won't want to miss out on! The end of this month marks the TWO YEAR anniversary for T.R. Armstrong Photography. I am blessed by its growth, and am thankful to all of you sweet clients that have made this a success. More on that later though...seriously off to pack...or... sleep!