Thursday, January 11, 2007

The nitty gritty

Taking pictures everyday and trying to keep them from getting monotonous is already getting tricky, and I'm only in the first week of this project! ;-) I downloaded a black and white action and played with it today. I have no idea what I'm doing in Photoshop, but I learned Paint Shop Pro by "doing", so I guess it will be the same with CS2. I haven't had time to really get into it yet, but there are tons of tutorials I have bookmarked and I also want to check out the Scott Kelby book. Here are a couple really gritty B&Ws that I was playing around with. Not perfect, or even good shots by any means, but it's what I did today so it's here on my blog!


12 comments:

Betty "CC" Gray said...

These look good. I swear by Scott Kelby. You really should get it. It will change your life. :-)

Anonymous said...

The grain is cool. I especially like the first one :) My Scott Kelby book is on the way!

Tara said...

I like the conversion. But i am a black and white junkie!

Robyn said...

The first one is nice. I also highly reccommend Scott Kelby.

Maggie said...

The conversion is awesome. I love the feeling captured in that second photo!

Anonymous said...

my scott kelby book is on the way, too! yipeee! i like the second way. she looks pretty happy with the wind blowing through her hair.

Sherri said...

i love that face in the second! priceless!

Monica said...

Scott Kelby's books are awesome.. very easy to understand!

I like your conversion and that second picture is too cute! Love her expression.

Alissa said...

love these conversions... #2 is great!

Ali said...

These are great!

D said...

Very nice!
Dawn

Amy (3 Peas) said...

I like your conversions :)
Ditto on Scott Kelby- his books were a great intro for me.