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Went out today in the cold and did some engagement shots for my daughter Kristen and her fiance Dustin. Did I mention... It was Cold!!!!! They are such a fun couple to be around. You can feel the love oozing out of them. Do you think love really oozes? I swear, it oozes! =) They are both 24 and it is so wonderful to think of the life they have ahead of them. (and of course the grandchildren I will one day be graced with) Here are two of my favorites from the day. Marry Me Love! Let's talk a little about what I did in the processing. On the top one I changed to a black and white using a gradient map. I duplicated the image, went into the filter menu under Distort and added a diffused glow. Reduced the opacity of the glow layer until it was only around 20% opacity. Added in 2 of Nicole Van's textures for effect. On the bottom image, which I love, love, love!! It has the oozing love. =) I changed the image to a black and white using the gradient map again. Added a copy of my colo...

Just had to share my finished product. I used the quick page offered in my Valentine Package. (posted today at "The Shop" ) It includes a 4x6 frame that is complete with grunge, texture and it's own built in shadow effect. I love how the kids hands seem to work perfect! Thanks for stopping by... Hope you are having a Wacky Wednesday! ~kimi~

Brittney over at the Phaunt forum has started a blog called Unnoticed Beauty . Her goal is to post an image a week regarding the beauty she finds in everyday things. So with that in mind I went out in the cold this morning looking for beauty in my own unnoticed world. I found a frost covered Camellia flower freezing in my front yard. I give you my version of... winters petals. I did very little processing. Selectively sharpening just the center. I added the sugar plum fairy texture from my 12 days of Christmas give-away . I changed the textures blend mode to soft light, bumped the yellow up a tad and added a vignette. So my wish for you is to go out and find the unnoticed beauty in your everyday world. On a separate note... No, I have not fallin off the face of the earth. LOL! I am teaching an Beginner Elements class the last 2 weeks of January and I have been working on my lesson plans. Hopefully, I come up with a few goodies to share here. Hope the new year is treating you with lot...