Katie's Journal

Here’s an example of an effect applied only to the background:

The background effect is the Photoshop’s Glowing Edges. You can see I didn’t get the antennae captured with the lasso, so they’re glowing. Very psychedelic. It’s fun playing with this kind of effect, and it’s something I think I’ll keep working at. You never know [...]

This past weekend I attended driving school at Rocky Ridge Acres with Fred and Jessica Kiger. I can’t remember the last time I had more fun. Driving is something I’ve always wanted to learn, but it was hard to find someone. I’m glad I found Fred – he was a patient teacher, and he had [...]

I think I need to find something more interesting to take pictures of than flowers. Or at least somehow expand my photos beyond the back yard. Ah, well. It’s here, it’s convenient, it works. I didn’t get anything too fascinating on its own, but I played with some Photoshop effects, and ended up with a [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to posting, largely because of school starting. There’s always a rush to get back into the swing of things, but life should start to settle down in the next few weeks. Anyway, it was a nice morning, so I toted my camera outside to try again to get [...]