So this week we had to photograph what says "Good morning" to us. I am NOT a morning person, so I prefer that no one say "Good morning" to me too loudly until I've had my shower...and poured my first cup of tea.
A summary of this week for me: I am working with just RAW photos, which I love! And good thing because all of my photos were underexposed (my house is so dark!), so I was able to adjust the exposure. AND...I have figured out those crazy layer masks!
Here was my first SOOC:
And here is my new and improved teapot:
To begin with, I used all of Ashley's adjustments she suggested last week: the high pass filter and then setting the blend mode at soft light. I then ran Coffeeshop's Urban Grit action. Then I added a scratch texture I got from DeviantART; I brushed back on the teapot with a brush set at 75% opacity.
My second SOOC of my delicious tea:
My edit:
After I completed the adjustments Ashley suggested last week, I added a gradient black/white layer which I brought down to 25% opacity.
My SOOC shot of my favorite mug:
Minnie and Goofy now:
Yep - Ashley's edits. Then Coffeeshop's Soft and Dreamy action, painted it off the Disney mug, added a black/white gradient fill layer, adjusted opacity. Then I painted back the mug.
Last, the SOOC of my tea cups:
And my new tea cups:
High pass filter, set blend mode to soft light. Ran Coffeeshop's Johnna's Tea Party (appropriate, no?). Added Coffeeshop's Vintage Valentine texture. Brushed off the front cup with brush set at 50% opacity, brushed off back cup with brush set at 35% opacity. I then added a black/white gradient fill layer and adjusted the opacity appropriately.
And that is it! What a fun tea party!
31 comments:
Those are just cool! All of 'em! :O)
You totally ROCKED these - the tea shot is GORGEOUS! Love them all!
Blessings,
Jill
oh wow! you have so many, but i must say the tea is beautifully edited, love the pop of white :) thanks for your comment & happy thursday!!!
wow, all of these edits are gorgeous! love the softness of the first and last one! so pretty!
Oh, my goodness! These are totally awesome! Look at you go!! I love how your tea leaves/stuff shot turned out - but my favorite is your coffee mug! Love how it's brighter and not yellow-cast anymore!
All are awesome edits but the tea shot is my favorite. It's the colors :)
The last shot, the teacups, was the best! But I couldn't see the sooc shots, so I can't compare them. But the edits are all great!
These are so so good! I think my favorite may be the second and last edits. But seriously, wonderful job!
I enjoyed then all! I have a couple of favorite coffee mugs and one of them is Mickey Mouse! :)
amazing edits!!
These are all so beautiful! Great tea party! The first one is my favorite, love the texture. It fits so well! My Uncle has a pot very similar, he got it ordered in from Japan, so authentic! I want one! xx
these are beautiful. i love what you have done.
Wow!! Yeah...wow!! You are getting REALLY good...is this a relatively new thing for you, or did I just never notice what an amazing photographer you are?!? This was a REALLY cool post!
And...thanks for posting the MM button!!
Really great job! Love them!
Those are cool edits - I love how you did that disney cup.
Oh my goodness- I love that shot of the Mickey & Minnie mug amongst the plain ones. What a striking shot.
Thanks for stopping by today. Glad you liked the cookies
I wasn't able to view any of the 'before' shots, but the edits are wonderful!
can I just say WOW!!! to the shot of the loose tea, beautiful, beautiful colors, composition, just beautiful!
LOVE all your edits. Dramatic differences in your shots. Great job!
Okay, you made it hard to pick a favorite! I love the edit to the tea and the Disney cup is just wonderful! The others are great too ... but those 2 are my favs.
Wow!! Great edits.
Those shots were great SOOC, but wow loving the edits! I feel like I could reach into the screen and grab a bit of that tea. ;)
AWESOME GIRL! You edits are great. I love the mugs! It REALLY pops.
I love your edits, they are fantastic!
You are doing great! I really love the tea pot and the Disney ones.
I'm a new follower! LOVE your photo's and editing....great job!
The Minnie mug photo is Amazing......Awesome shot!
Your edits are ALL awesome...my fav is the lovely teacups!
Beautiful edits & you taught me about some Coffeeshop stuff I didn't know about...so thanks for that! I Think your last edit is my favorite & I could definitely see it on canvas. :0)
love these . . . especially the tea!
Wow I love all of your edits!!
The last one is my favorite!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Have a good weekend!! ;)
All of your edits are stunning! My favorites are the photo of the tea and the photo of your coffee mugs. I like how the Disney one really pops.
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