First photoshop experience -- almost a nightmare

Today was rather exciting. For the first time ever I began to use photoshop. Now I will not call myself an expert because photoshop is incredibly confusing, and I feel like it could take months to figure out the endless possibilities it is known for. However, I was able to figure enough of it out to design three pictures.

This being the first of my creations. There are four separate images in this one picture. I figured out how to use layers and change opacity to give my images the effect that they are blending into together.

This is my second image, and my favourite. I used three separate images, and played around with opacity and texture. 

This is my last one of the day. As you can see there is a lot more detailing in it. Textures, dots, opacity, text, and various different images. However, for a beginner like myself this took pretty much half my day. I imagine as i become more familiar with photoshop. For the animals I had to individually go around them with a cropper and get each like the best I could. That is what probably took the most time.

Hope you enjoy. :)

Photography Challenge Days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15

So I am finding it hard to maintain my blog (and photography challenge) between work and my somewhat social life. So I have decided to add time management to my list of goals. This essentially means I need to stop watching useless crap on television, aka my laptop and spend more time writing or reading books. 


Lately I have found it much harder dealing with my father's death. I find that it is slowly sinking in that I am never going to speak with him again, and I really miss him. I find that people are awkward around me when I mention anything to do with him, like I am so fragile I cannot handle talking about it. Yes, sometimes it is very hard to talk about and I will find myself tearing up or getting very emotional, but it doesn't mean I am going to break every time. Sometimes talking about him really, actually helps.


Anyways, I wanted to post my most recent pictures for my photography challenge because YES I am incredibly behind. None of these pictures I actually love, and yes I know that I am my own worst critic, but I know when I try and when I take good pictures. I promise the next ones will be much better after this.

Day 10: A Childhood Memory

So this is my childhood memory; balloons. Not any balloons though, no, no, no. Do you remember when as a kid you were invited to a birthday party, or at your own birthday party, a common occurrence were balloons tied to something at the end of the driveway. You would be in your mother's car and out of nowhere you would see them, these bright colourful balloons and you knew that the next 2-3 hours were going to be the best of your life.

Day 11: Something Blue

So what I need to explain about this picture is that it is something blue in a very natural moment. I had spent all day looking at blue graffiti, blue shop windows, blue everything and anything. When I was at home going through my pictures I noticed this one. Nothing special, I don't know why I took it, I think I liked the building, but then I saw it; blue! The sky is blue, the reflection on the windows is blue, the awning for the cafe is blue, the car is blue, and even the girl standing in front of me, is wearing blue. I unintentionally took my blue picture.

Day 12: Sunset

Day 12: Sunset

Day 12: Sunset

I couldn't pick one. Each of these shots, taken while the sun is setting, are each unique. A sunset can be very boring to shoot, but at different angles and different places you can take the same thing and make it completely different.

Day 13: Something Old

A tree? Yes a tree. No judgement because these are some of the oldest living things on this planet.

Day 14: Eyes

Very creepy clown eyes, staring at you as you either enter or leave Granville Island, but staring at you nonetheless. 

Day 15: Your Shoes

My shoes. I love these boots, worn with my huge grey gap socks. I could walk for hours in these guys and my feet will never get sore. As far as shoes go, these ones are true winners.

Ok, so I know I am still behind. Fortunately I am off early tomorrow and then have the next two days off. Yay! A well needed break for sure. I plan on catching up to the rest of the challenge between cleaning my room, doing laundry, going to class, and reading! I have decided to commit myself to a TV free weekend. Monday my friend is coming over so we can create vision boards, I will make him dinner, and then and only then, we will probably veg in front of the television for awhile.

i have no special talents, i am only passionately curious - albert enstein

Yesterday I spent countless hours strolling through Etsy, pinterest, and other social creative sites looking at all the beautiful things people make. I thought to myself if only I could knit or sew, or something of the equivalent I could make and sell beautiful things like these people.

I have to start accepting the fact that I am good at what I am good at and those people are good at what they are good at, and we all can't be good at everything.

Ahh that was a mouthful.

However, to showcase some of my passionate curiosities I created these to inspire and motivate you.

I know I am good for something, I just haven't found it yet.