It is winter here in the South East of England and with that comes the closure of many gardens and stately homes. So for images it is delving into the archives and places we have visited during the years. Well…
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Category: Before and After
Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
Way, way back before we officially took up photography we went on a holiday to Dorset. And during our holiday we visited Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens. As we strolled around the gardens we came across this little wooden structure. The above…
Testing textures in ON1 Raw 2018.5
Adding a texture is one of the things I love to do to my images. I like to create artwork and I have a vast array of textures saved on my hard-drive. Primarily I would have used Photoshop and spent…
Comparison of HDR Software
Yesterday I processed the above photographed and posted it on this blog. The image was created using 3 photos and merged into HDR. Today I thought I would show you comparisons of three different HDR programs I use, Lightroom Merge…
Critiquing your own image
Must be one of the hardest things to do... I know I have found it hard. Well, let's start at the beginning. You all know I had a hard-drive failure and one of the images I lost was one I…
On the beach
Today I decided to use a photograph of an image we took which was just a holiday snap and before we even decided to take up photography as a hobby. I wanted to see how far I could process them…
Creating Watercolour Effect Photography
On Sunday we took a trip to Sissinghurst Castle... in Kent. Albeit under protest at the last controversy surrounding the outing of a squire as being gay, which I didn't approve of. Anyway we decided to go and I shot…
Processing of A Fallen Tree at Ashenbank Woods
I thought I would give you a guide into the processing I did on the above image. I knew in my mind I wanted to create a soft but saturated image of a fallen tree at Ashenbank Woods near Cobham. …
There it stood – one lonely daffodil…
To keep myself out of mischief today I decided to play around with a singular daffodil that was photographed in the greenhouse of Hall Place in Bexley. And believe it or not it is of a miniature daffodil. I wanted…
Mixing Filters and Styles on your image
For me Lightroom is my first port of call when processing an image. I like its simplicity, its versatility and for me the easiest post processing software to use. My main aim of using Photoshop is to remove elements that…
The power of texture
It was cold, it was murky and the sky was absolutely dreadful.. it was dismal and there wasn't any clouds that gave drama to the sky... but even with the sky as dismal as it was.. I still liked the…
On The Loch
Just over a week ago, I received an email from Jodi Robbins of Topaz Labs, who had seen my Duck Pond photograph; and she asked if I would be prepared to write an article for the Topaz Labs.. First of all…
Topaz Texture Effects Comparison – SOOC -vs – Lightroom Basic Adjustments
Well today is day 6 of my Topaz Texture Effects 'trial before buy' challenge. So for this challenge I thought I would do a complete comparison of using Lightroom and Topaz Effects and just using Topaz Effects. This is the…
Apricot Roses
One of the things I love about photography is post-processing... and taking photos to a whole new dimension. Lately I have been experimenting using Photoshop... which I am slowly becoming conversant with. The above image started out... being rather…
From Harsh to Delicate
I wanted to create a soft looking flower... and to see how soft and delicate I could make a harsh looking photo by using Lightroom and Photoshop. As you can see from the SOOC photo on the right, that particular rose…
Hever Castle Lake
As you stroll around the grounds of Hever Castle in Kent... you come to this wonderful lake.. and what caught my eye was that red little building beside the lake. As you can see from the original photo…
Sheer Drop
The above photograph was taken at Birling Gap in East Sussex, and was shot just by the houses that are very close to the cliffs edge. As you can see from the SOOC photo, there is a fence post…
Over the Gate and into the Distance
The above photograph is a HDR composite taken at Northward Hill Nature Reserve... it was only a brief stop and this was taken at an off beaten track near the actual farm. As it was in a dark…
Stranger on the Shore
On Friday we went to Seven Sister and Birling Gap in East Sussex... I have to say the drive down there was beautiful as we headed through the Kent and East Sussex countryside... and the views from Birling Gap…
Purple Flower of Quex
The above photograph has been processed in both Lightroom and Photoshop.... and was taken at Quex Park Gardens, near Birchington in Kent on the Isle of Thanet.. back in July of 2015. The gardens are spectacular and the wooded area…
Ivory and Fuschia
One of the places we visited in San Francisco was the Conservatory of Flowers... if you ever go to San Francisco make sure you visit this place, especially if you like flowers. Anyway for my Before and After…
Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 26 – Distance
Today in my WordPress Reader I came across a post by a blog I follow by Julie Powell and she had written a post about a Photography Challenge set by Hugh of Hugh's Views & News called Distance. So I thought…
Hydrangea in Bud
Normally I never shoot unless absolutely necessary in a ISO higher than 200... the above image was shot with an ISO of 400.. and there was some noise to the photograph. Initially I thought I might bin it, but…
Soft and Beautiful
When we visited San Francisco last years, we went to the Conservatory of Flowers in the Golden Gate Park... I have never seen such beautiful flowers... truly exquisite and delicate looking petals. As you can see from the picture on…
My favourite tool – the crop tool
I don't know about you but there are times when you think you have taken the perfect shot, only to find when you are back home and importing your photos into Lightroom that the image you've just imported it is not what…
Swanning around on my own
Today I wanted to create a soft looking feel to this photograph, which was taken at Leybourne Lakes in Snodland, Kent. It is an ideal place for the kids to run around, there is an adventure playground, and of course…
Surrounded by Bluebells
Today I watched a video that was created by Laura Macky about replacing colours in an image. And it was one from her expanding horizons tutorials. I had never thought about using colour range to change parts of an image. So I…
Cala Lily
The above picture is of a Cala Lily which was taken at Quex Park in Birchington, Kent. The grounds and gardens are beautiful at Quex Park and there are plenty of picnic areas and places for kids to run around. …
Surfer Girl
Tonight I thought I would try something completely different... I wanted to push the limits and process a photo in a totally different style to what I normally do. The first objective was to find a photo to use ...…
Tip Toe Through The Tulips
The above photograph was taken at Merriment Gardens in East Sussex.. earlier this month... as you can see there are a couple of trunks that distracted your eye away from the tulips... so my first job in Lightroom was to…
