Bring on the Eyes!

Now that my wonderful weekend with Nick has ended, I am sad, but also happy to have my time to myself back. It's always so hard when he comes home because we have to run around and make sure we see everyone (family, friends, etc.) in a matter of a few days, which definitely gets tiring. It's also hard because with him being away all of the time, I am very used to being able to do whatever I want. Whenever I want. This is not the case when he is home because we want to spend all of our alone time actually hanging out - different than a couple who sees each other all of the time.

So anyway, as much as I didn't want Nick to leave, I am excited to work on some things that I really need to get done. My cousin's wedding invitations for example. They are basically done and now that there are only a few minor changes to make in order for them to be printed, I'm putting it off until the last minute. More about these in a later post - when they are printed! And assembled ;)

As for today's post, I have an amazing picture of my niece that I have made even more amazing - if that was even possible because she is perfect to begin with!

The first photo below is the before, which I actually cannot take credit for capturing. It just so happened that the few minutes I actually let Nick use the camera on Sunday he was in the perfect position for this shot.

The second photo is the after shot with cropping and actions applied. I did a series of things to get the look I was going for. First, because Addy has gorgeous blue eyes, I wanted to make them stand out more than they already do so I applied the 'Bring on the Eyes!' action from PW. Next, I wanted the photo to be black and white so I applied the 'B&W Beauty' action. However, I didn't actually want the entire image to be black and white. I wanted her eyes to stand out and be blue. How do you do that you ask? Well, I made sure that I was on the black and white layer in my photoshop file and then clicked on my eraser, selected the corrected size circle and erased out the B&W area from Addy's eyes to reveal the blue. The result is what you see below! Also, just an FYI, if you apply the 'Bring on the Eyes!' action and then the 'B&W Beauty' action on TOP of that, you will still have brighter eyes, just in B&W form so it really is worth it to layer actions.

SOOTC


ACTIONS: 'Bring on the Eyes!' and 'B&W Beauty'

New Posts on the Way

Thanks for the feedback, Caili. :) I was actually thinking of posting a 'how-to' on these amazingly delicious STUFFED (working on getting that part right) s'mores cupcakes that I made over the weekend. When I get another chance to make them (possibly this weekend...), I will most definitely post a 'how-to' because EVERYONE needs to know how to make them.

Also, I will be doing more photography posts in the very near future, hopefully outlining how I utilize PW's action sets.

In the meantime, however, please ponder the logos below. I am FINALLY starting my own etsy shop (site not yet ready) to sell my photography, stationary, monograms and invitations. If you are checking this out, please take the time to provide feedback. It's MUCH appreciated!!!!

We Believe!

Photo: 'We Believe The Movie'

Ok, so this is a shameless attempt to get a song by my cousin's band into a movie. It called 'We Believe The Movie' and is about the Chicago Cubs. There are currently 30 songs in the running to be in the movie, but only one winner will make the cut. Please go this page on the 'We Believe The Movie' website and vote for them!

Their band name is Inchworm and the song in the running is 'Silent Observers'.

Keep your fingers crossed that they win!!!!!!!

P.S. My cousin is the drummer.... he's awesome!
P.P.S. Please vote early and often ;)
P.P.P.S. Click on the star farthest to the right to give them 5 Stars!!!!

Thanks!!!

Oh, and one more thing:
GO CUBS GO, GO CUBS GO! HEY CHICAGO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? THE CUBS ARE GOING TO WIN TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!