Working in Photoshop CS6

My little netbook bit the dust.  Very sad.  So...now I am trying to put together something to post and hopefully figure out what the heck I am doing in Windows 7.  At the moment, am totally confused, however, in spite of that, I managed to get this far and post.  Hooray!

 

Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon--All Rights Reserved

Monochrome Weekend--November 22

Here we are...another week has flown by and it is time for Monochrome Weekly.

Empty vessels are meaningful. During this Thanksgiving week, let us fill our empty baskets with blessings--the things for which we are thankful.

Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon

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Thank you Aileni for hosting this weekly event. To see participant's images go to:

Basket Using Studio Light

A studio light was in a box under a table in the garage of that estate sale last week. The price was so low I couldn't pass it up. This is strange because my studio lights are packed away and natural light has been my challenge. Anyway, home came the light along with a snoot and a strange attachment that appears to soften light without a soft box.

The results make me want to use studio lights again.

BASKET

A Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon 2009

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Perfect! And...there is a surprise...I love when a surprise shows up in an image. Check out the diagonal stripes on the inside of the handle.

Sometimes synchronicity works and hands you unexpected blessingS. Stay alert. Opportunities man appear anywhere, at any time.

Abandoned

At the estate sale last Thursday, this basket jumped out at me. So, had to bring it home (complete with dust and straw). Set it up today and struggled with lighting. Getting the sun to shine through the side was important and I may play with different angles and settings to improve on the lighting. The goal: to create a look and mood of abandonment.

BASKET IN THE ATTIC

Photograph by Elisaabeth Bacon 2009

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