Hello! I'm back...my computer died on me and I finally had to face the fact that I was going to have to buy a new one...it's not that my old laptop was ancient or anything, I just bought it last July, but it's been a "lemon" ever since I got it. Good riddens!!! So now that I have a working computer again, I'm back to trying to tackle Photoshop! All I can say is, if I didn't have the help of my uber talented photography friend Traci, I would NEVER...let me say that again...NEVER be able to use Photoshop!!! It's tough! I have a long way to go before I know what I'm doing, but here's a few photos I altered with textures...
{carnations in vintage teacups from my home}
{a "carte postale" overlay on a photo from Halen's room...this one is fun to play around with}
{adding an old polaroid effect to one of the photos from the berry picking excursion from last Fall}
Enjoy your weekend...hope you find a little time to create!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tracey
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91 comments:
Dear Tracey,
I LOVE what you did to your photographs. BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to get photoshop, won't be getting it until this summer. YOU are so Talented. I LOVED your pictures before photoshop! It is really neat to see what you can do to them. I love all the different effects that you did! Thanks for sharing your talents with us
Take Care,
Maria
Oh I love the bedroom... neat...
Beautiful! You are so brave. I attempted photoshop and after the 30 day trail I was so confused.. I didn't bother to purchase it...Yet! I am hoping to figure it out when I get my new camera{whenever that may be}. I seem to be having the same problem with my camera that you have had with your computer! It would probably help if I knew how to take a good picture!;)
BTW.. I am now a follower!! Love your style!!!!
Melanie
Hi Tracey,
FAB! so happy you're back...love all your posts!
Shellagh
BEAUTIFUL post!
Tracey your photography is stunning! I love all the effects you used on these pics. I have photoshop too but I really don't know how to use it!!!!! And nobody explain me how....could you give me some tips? How do you create these amazing effects?
Hugs from Italy,
Federica.
amazing!!
so perfectly beautiful
now, could you AND traci give the rest of us a little inservice? :)
I love the one of Halen's room!! I haven't tried photoshop. You are making me curious.
Have a fabulous day!!!
Blessings,
Shawn
i met some girlfriends for lunch today and couldn't wait to get home and come visit you to see if you had any new pictures up. YEAH!!! they look awesome. are the first few from florabella. they are a perfect fit for your style. i might need to invest. i love the one of halena's room perfect. the possibilites are endless now.
Very cool Tracey- I especially love the postcard overlay! Your white carnation photos are incredible!
Hello! I found you through Traci's page. Your blog is gorgeous, as is your beautiful home! (and how AMAZING is Traci? I only wish she could live closer to me so I could have her photograph my children!)
You're doing great with the textures - they are a lot of fun and addicting. Have fun,
Best,
Stephanie
Love it all, Trace - like Maria said, you are so talented behind the lens - that with photoshop now, these pictures are above and beyond!!
xoxoxo
gorgeous photos, Tracey! happy weekend to you too! :)
I LOVE WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR CAMERA, PHOTO SHOP OR NOT! REMINDS ME OF THE OLD VICTORIA MAG. DREAMY!
JUDY
Have you contacted Victoria Magazine, Tracey? Your home...and your pictures...are so lovely!
Have a beautiful weekend!
: )
Julie M.
Oh wow -- so beautiful!!! You are so talented!
Have a great weekend!
Janet
Hello dear Tracey, I love the pictures of the lovely flowers in the teacup and what a beautiful bedroom.
Have a nice evening.
Lovely greetings from Mea
I don't know which I like more... you playing with the photos or the actual CONTENTS of the photos!!! The carnations are just GORGEOUS!!!
Have fun!!!
;-) robelyn
gorgeous! i love them! i don't think i've ever seen carnations look so beautiful! i love the carte postale one, fabulous! have a beautiful weekend. susan
Just lovely for the eyes!
thanks for sharing all your photos and inspirations with us!
love it!
rachelle
www.gypsylemonade.blogspot.com
Your soo talented..Your doing great with photoshop..love these images..Ohh to be so talented..I too have a lemon computer..can't wait for it to go to computer heaven so I can buy a new one..~lulu
Oh Tracey,
The photos are just beautiful! I especially love the one of your daughters room with the post card effect. I wish I could do photo shop, but it seems a bit expensive to get, at least for me. I will just live through your lovely photos!
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Sincerely,
Melinda
Oh how I hate computers at times...mine died a few months ago...with all my images..which could not be saved. I cried for days. You have me so wanting to try photoshop...your images are amazing. xoxoox
I love your photo with the overlay....beautiful, friend!
Beautiful! I love playing with photoshop and textures!! Yours are lovely!
Bonjour Tracey,
I really love that one with the Carte Potal overlay, very nice.
Your photos are fabulous, Tracey...with & without the textures! Have fun "playing" in Photoshop; but, watch out, it's easy to get "addicted" to it;) And may I ask where you found the "carte postale" overlay? Love it!
Beautiful - as always, Tracey!! Your photos are just GORGEOUS!!
xo
Anette:)
p.s. my answer to your question is coming soon;)
I love the photo effects and the photos themselves. Such a beautiful bedroom.
It is nice to see a new post from you! Lovely flowers at your photos. The photos looks so old-fashioned. Lovely!
ooohhh, I LOVE these! My favorite is the "postcard" one. Speaking of that room, where did you get her bedding, if you don't mind me asking?
As always, just lovely! I've never visited her site, so I took a peek and it's gorgeous! My new camera is arriving tomorrow and I can hardly wait! IT will be a while until I plunge into photoshop, however...
Those photos are beautiful! I like the play of texture on them. Glad you have a working computer again.
Hugs,
Victoria
Hi Tracey,
Your photos are so pretty. I'd say you are mastering it quite well.
My son gave me the software for Photoshop, but I have yet to give it a try. I have heard it can be quite intimidating. Oh well, I hope I can get somewhere with it.
hugs
Sissie
Beautiful pictures, I especially like the one of your daughters bedroom!
Tracey these are so lovely. It looks like you have definitely mastered PS. Just gorgeous, every one.
hugs
Carnations have never looked swoonier!
I just love the overlay on Halen's room, so pretty! You must be having a ball! Marcia
Gorgeous flowers and such a gorgeous bedroom, too. Nice to see what you can do in Photoshop.
I love what you did with your photos! I have been experimenting too with textures and really love your postcard overlay. Is this something that you bought? Love to know.
Fabulous! Your are off to a great start, such fun. ~ Angela
Beautiful pictures Tracey! Amazing what a person can do to a photo and make it look so different. Love the postale one!
I have photo shop on my computer and haven't a clue how to use it...I know... it is very sad. :(
Blessings~
Love what you are learning! The bedroom pic is fabulous! It is so addicting playing around with Photoshop isn't it? Have fun!
Whatever you are doing, you are doing it well! I love all these photos!
Hi Tracey- these are gorgeous! I'm going to have to get my daughter to teach me how to do this- looks like SO much fun!
i love them! I think your doing a fabulous job
Hi Tracey,
I'm having my first blog giveaway. I'm designing a special necklace for my giveaway and will announce the winner on Sunday March 7th. I wanted you to know because you have been such an inspiration to me! Let everyone know, I want everyone to have a chance.
Thank you and take care.
Sincerely,
Melinda
Beautiful! I am so Jealous you have Traci so close by to help. I love the looks so so pretty. Have a Great weekend, Jamie
Beautiful photographs, Tracey. You are doing so well with different effects. I admire you. I LOVE the one of the bedroom with the Carte Postale overlay.
Can't wait to see what you do when you have got even more into Photoshop. XXXX
Fabulous! Your are off to a great start,
Work from home India
Hey there.....good to see you back up and running!!!Nice photos indeed...love that hazy postcard look,your good!!! Well you have 3 crazy Canadian girls waiting with baited breath for their magazines...can't wait!! Have a great weekend,x0x0
beautiful! I think I love the postcard effect the best.
alicia
Your photos are always amazing...I love what you did to every single one of them:)
I think you are learning quite well:)
Those turned out fabulous:) Jeanne gave Lissa and I a little tutorial recently and I was lost. I am just not techy. You did great!
You're doing great with photoshop, Tracey!
I use it a lot; I'm not particularly good with it, but did change the look of the top of my header with it because there were some imperfections in the photo when I enlarged it. I also use it to adjust colors and block out parts of my kitchen counters. (And electric outlets, which seem to pop up all the time!)
Keep at it!
Happy weekend to you!
I love what you did with your photos. I have not yet learned photoshop because I have heard, just like you said, that it is difficult, but now that I see the french postcard printed over your daughter's room it makes it really tempting.
Wishing you a wonderful day!
These could seriously be prints from an art store! They look beautiful!
Gogeous! I am starting to learn those too, wish me luck, lol! have a great weekend! Isn't Traci the best!
Looks like you've mastered it to me!!! There's a lot of effects that are not really usable unless you want it to look like a oil painting.
I'm still struggling with it myself!
xxx
Waw! You seem to be very clever with photoshop!!! I've never used it, but may be I've to try!
A nice week end to you!
Vale
those textures are awesome.
kudos to your new photo adventure.
xo
I love the photos~ you take beautiful ones with or without Photoshop!
Have a great weekend!
Kerri
Hi Tracey,
These photos have turned out wonderfully and glad that you have mastered the art of photoshop.
Sweet photo of the children standing by the gate.
Have a happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
I just love your images anyway, but the layering that's available with Photoshop really takes them to the next level. But your creativity to think to do this is something that goes beyond Photoshop. Lovely as usual. ~Lili
Let's have Traci do some classes---I'll sign up!
Lovely photos Tracey.
annie
These are gorgeous!!! Lovely job.
Hi Tracey
Well I love these images of the white flowers and the overlays... they look great!! I really want Photoshop but so far have been holding out... not quite ready to dish over the big bucks!! Have a great weekend.. xx Julie
tracy, these are so beautiful! I don't have photoshop yet. I love the textures the most. someday... Jeanne was trying to show me a little bit the other night.
Thank You so much about the kind comment about my home! I appreciate it very much! smiles!
I Looooooooooooooooooooove everything that i see!!! What an source of insiration! Have a wonderfull weekend!/tess
beautiful depth with the texture! cs4 in hard, but so very worth it!
Ah it gives me hope, I've had elements for months and have let it intimidate me!!!!! I'll just have to forgo everything one day, and concentrate...
great work,
Hugs, Lisa
Isn't PS great?
I'm still learning, not enough hours in the day to master it all.
You're doing GREAT with it, girl! :-)
Anne
Hello from Spain.Thanks for your sensibility.You are special
You are so talented! I am so glad I found your blog. There's beauty in every single post. Thank you.
Tracy, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment! Guess what
my computor crashed on Friday. it was a 7 yr. old desk top, loaded down with a million pics! I almost cried. but I've been told they an be retrieved. So, now I'm the proud owner of a new lap top.
Still amazed by your beautiful blog and photos! Thanks!
Roxanne
Oh wow! Absolutely LOVELY!
What lovely romantic and harmonic pictures! Flowers always make my heart warm. Have a wonderful day.
Best
from Masy in Norway
Tracey: My daughter is a foodie (just like her mom!) and has a list of Paris restaurants and tea shops that we send to friends who are going to Paris. If you want, I will email it to you.
these are great!
i can't wait to get photoshop...but i am a little intimidated by it :p
chas
Beautiful! Looks like you're learning fast! I can relate on struggling with PS - it's tough.
Tracey these pics are stunning!
I love the bedroom/postcard!
I'm doing excercise with photoshop and I defenitely need more time...
Have a great week!
Tracey amor, I booboo'd on my last try :) lets see if I can get it right this time :) Tracey amor, what beautiful pictures to begin with, I love what you did with them afterwards...they look beautifully surreal. Besos, Rose
Love your blog and I am always inspired. Thanks for sharing!! Brandy
Lovely photos. Someone told me 15 years ago learn Photoshop and I should have! I'm stuck when it comes to the brushes and overlays.
those turned out just gorgeous!!!
Love the textures ... especially the postcard overlay.
I finally had to break down and buy a new laptop last night (gulp). This posted inspired me to order Photoshop Elements! Are you using elements or the full-blown Photoshop? (If full-blown, I'm mucho impressed as that is trick-y!)
These are so beautiful...and inspiring. But when you say photoshop is difficult, well then I hesitate to ever try it.
Gorgeous blog!! Wow!
My eyes are wide open and Im drooling :)
Im your newest follower!
Come visit me..
Deborah :)
Ooh pretty, Tracey.
I love Photoshop but know don't how to do much with it. Of course, I told my husband I couldn't live without it. Think a little course is in order!
Love your photos as always!
xoxo~Tracie
Hi Tracey,
Wow, I just noticed this post is from last year! I clicked over from my stats, what a dork. I love your photos just the same though!
xoxo
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