Well, as Teddy's camera remains missing in action, I have made the momentous decision to go looking to buy a new one. I will be on the search for something similar to what he has. The poor little guy, he walks around saying 'Where is my camera? I need to take a photo.'

So there is my mission for today... I am still deciding... eBay or second hand shop?

Perfecting great photos

I was lucky enough this past week to have the honour of making a beautiful page for one of our clients. It was intended as a gift, and I still feel very special to have been able to scrap it. It was a lovely photo, but once I started to work with it, that background- which is only slightly distracting on the image- became REALLy annoying.

So I decided to take it out.

It took quite a bit of work- there is only one way to remove backgrounds, and that is slowly with alot of patience. I used

a tutorial from Take Out Photo which was fantastic for getting things started. The end result looked like this:

I know this is not a fantastic looking picture- some of you would probably prefer the original. BUT this picture was not intended to be left looking so stark and boring, because then came the best bit: adding in the elements!

I made a mask to fit the photo and also erased and added in bits. All in all alot of fun at this part! The final print has a lovely dreamy feel, and the focus is completely on this couple celebrating their wedding.

Credits: Phuong Pton- Tropical Oasis; Natali word art overlays

A big thank you to Eliza for allowing me to share her print with you all here. :)

Amateur photos- we love them!

Credits: Randi Oh: me Myself and I, Garden Delights, Shades of Blue; Maelia: Mysteryland; Kasia:Lavendar Dreams, Chocolate Fall, Sweet garden, the Spring is coming, Whimsical Poetry
I cannot tell you how much FUN I had making this fantasy page about Teddy's photography. As a rule I do not make fantasy pages, but I am starting to experiment with them more and more, and not only do they make a wonderful change from my standard approach, they also make me REALLY concentrate on my shadows and the small details of a page. I love altering the perspective and making the shadows lie flat on the ground.
Except for the photo of Teddy in the middle, all of the photos were taken by him. He loves his photography, and I loved making a page about his growing interest. And some of the photos are quite good- and some of them are close ups of the grass, and quite a few of his toes! BUT they are still his photos and they still are part of his story, doscovering the world and trying different interests until he finds ones that work for him.

ADSR Challenge 9

The current challenge for ADSR is up- that's the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race- and this one lookslike alot of fun. I've decided to make it into a real challenge for myself, and am going to scrap some of Teddys photos. I really want to make a page to capture his growing interest in photography and his fascination with the world. I have not decided on all the photos I will use yet, but this is potentially one of them...

Hmmmmmm.....