Texture Tuesday – Page 7 – melinda anderson photography

Seek Beauty

I rarely desaturate a photo to this degree- and I NEVER EVER use a white vignette. Never say NEVER!

I started with a Lightroom preset from Matt Kloskowski (he offers them free on his blog); this one is called Wedding Fairytale. I’ve actually used it a few times for flowers (it would be great for newborn babies too, I think); it’s a good one! I added a layer of Kim Klassen’s 1301 texture and this quote from Bill Cunningham, a street fashion photographer for the New York Times (this week’s Texture Tuesday’s challenge is to add words to our photos).

Speaking of beauty, head on over to Kim’s site for some links to beautiful textured photos; the link is at the bottom of the page.

April 30, 2013April 29, 2013

Melinda10 Comments

Look for the Helpers

In the wake of last week’s tragedy, I thought of this clip I saw on Facebook a few months ago. Such wisdom from Mister Rogers . . .

For Texture Tuesday- edited with two layers of Kim Klassen’s 0303 texture.

April 23, 2013April 21, 2013

Melinda14 Comments

Grandma-to-be!

Our Book Club has a tradition- we celebrate the impending birth of member’s first grandchild with a Grandma Shower! At last night’s meeting, we honored Diann, whose first grandson will be born in a few weeks. After a taco salad dinner, we ate a delicious cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes and actually talked a bit about the book (The Girl With No Shadow by Joanne Harris). Then Diann opened her gifts- lots of books and clothes and a pack ‘n play from the whole group. We certainly know how to welcome our friends to grandma-hood!

Here’s Diann getting ready to eat taco salad.

And here she is getting ready to read Goodnight iPad to the group.

Appropriately, this week’s Texture Tuesday topic is celebration. This photo of the beautiful cake (with sweet peas in the background) is textured with Kim Klassen’s sybil texture.

April 16, 2013April 15, 2013

Melinda7 Comments

I Heart Tea

It’s more closeup shots today- these feature my heart-shaped tea infuser with one of my grandmother’s teacups. I edited both with one layer of Kim Klassen’s sybil and another of return for this week’s Texture Tuesday.

Head on over to Kim’s site to see some beautiful textured images!

April 9, 2013April 6, 2013

Melinda10 Comments

Backlit Tulip

It is the end of the tulips, I’m afraid. I just have a few left- the purple ones. This shot is backlit- I love how you can see the light through the leaves. This image is textured with two layers of Kim Klassen’s 3003 texture.

For more images edited with Kim Klassen’s textures, head on over to Kim’s site.

April 3, 2013April 1, 2013

Melinda7 Comments

More Tulips

I told you the tulips would be back- and I haven’t even posted any of the purple ones yet! This image is for Texture Tuesday- textured with Kim’s Sybil texture again.

March 26, 2013March 24, 2013

Melinda14 Comments

Nervousness and Hysteria

I have been on a decluttering spree. You could have filmed an episode of Hoarders in a couple of my closets- but no more! One of my missions was to organize my yarn. Photography has replaced knitting as my obsession, but I still love knitting and am not ready to give up my precious yarn (which is now mostly boxed up in labeled storage containers, thank you very much!). I had not knitted since my carpal tunnel surgery, so, when I found a half done scarf, I got inspired and am slowly finishing it. And, of course, knitting is a great subject for photography!

The challenge for this week’s Texture Tuesday was to use words in the image. The below is actually my favorite knitting quote- by my favorite knitter- Stephanie Pearl McPhee (aka the Yarn Harlot)- but it was a bit too long for the photo:

“In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard to believe because, until you get good at it, knitting seems to cause those ailments.”

Hahaha! You have to be a knitter to really get the truth of this! But, now that I think of it, you could substitute the word photographer for knitter and photography for knitting– and we could all relate!

I came across this quote from Elizabeth Zimmermann, the mother of modern knitting, which I think speaks to the meditative quality of knitting.

I spent WAY too much time on this photo edit: FOUR different Kim Klassen textures to get the tones I wanted (havana, sybil, reentry, and 0303), a hue/sat layer, a levels layer, a blur layer- HOLY COW! I know there was an easier way. . .

March 19, 2013March 17, 2013

Melinda15 Comments

Subtle

Yesterday’s flower photo was pretty dramatic; today’s is subtle. They are both macro images from the same Trader Joe’s bouquet- I always get a lot of mileage out of those! This one I converted to black and white, adding a layer of Kim Klassen’s Anna texture for a bit of warmth. Happy Texture Tuesday!

March 12, 2013March 10, 2013

Melinda12 Comments

Orchids

The Botanical Building at Balboa Park was one of the highlights of our San Diego trip. Orchids were everywhere! For Texture Tuesday, I textured this image with 3 layers of Kim Klassen’s Sybil (my new go-to texture. . .) , using different blend modes and opacities.

March 5, 2013March 4, 2013

Melinda9 Comments

Dream

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. – John Lennon

Texture Tuesday- dream edition!

I used textures from Kim Klassen’s Downton collection- two layers of isabel, two layers of sybil.

February 26, 2013February 25, 2013

Melinda12 Comments

Blooming

Last Friday, I photographed this blossom- one of the few on my flowering plum that day. Today the tree is covered with blossoms.

I used 3 layers of texture in my edit- more than usual for me- because I was attempting to tone down the pinks (the blossoms) and the blues (the sky) in the background. Much as I appreciate the springtime colors in my otherwise drab garden, the effect in the photo was giving me flashbacks of the wallpaper in my childhood bedroom. I loved it when it was put up, but as I grew older I found the pink and blue flowers babyish and frilly and girly. Daisy and Sybil from Kim Klassen’s Downton textures muted the background, while Cora kept the blossom pink. 🙂

I’m still reeling after Sunday’s Downton Abbey finale! I knew something major was going to happen- and I’m still getting over the earlier tragedy (not specifying in case you aren’t caught up). Too much action for one season= but I do think this opens up lots of plot possibilities!

Follow the link at the bottom of the page to see more photos using textures from Kim’s Downton collection. Happy Texture Tuesday!

P.S. I removed the footprints from yesterday’s beach photo- the incompleteness of them bugged me. Next task: add MORE footprints to the black and white version- MAYBE! Check out yesterday’s post for the update.

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013

Melinda14 Comments

LOVE

After 41 years- it must be love!

Today’s theme for Texture Tuesday is love. I conceived this photo originally in response to a Clickin Moms’ creativity challenge, Body Language, and thought it would be perfect for Love as well. And I got another excuse to wear my favorite valentine socks from my teaching days! 🙂

I played with this one a bit, converting it to black and white-and then adding a layer of Mary, one of Kim Klassen’s textures from her new Downton collection. Since Downton Abbey is my most favorite TV show, I love having these new textures named after the the Crawley women. I wanted to use Sybil, but the tones of Lady Mary’s texture worked better with the image I had in mind. Next time, Sybil!

To see some beautiful textured images centered around a LOVE theme- head on over to Kim Klassen’s site.

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013

Melinda10 Comments

Color POP!

It’s Texture Tuesday- and the challenge was to create an image with a POP of color. Not thinking outside the box, I headed to the store to buy some gerbera daisies, my go-to flower subjects and favorite cut flower. And I used my go-to texture, Kim Klassen’s bent edges, which I desaturated and mostly brushed off the flower itself.