The image of this little bird should really be a reminder to me of how grateful I am to my oldest son. Several years ago Will urged me to start using Photoshop. He saw my photographic interests and knew that it would be a program that would challenge me.
Will is a professional Steadicam operator so he is constantly dealing with light and shadow, movement and line, morning light and evening sun. I finally shucked off the parent-like resistance to advice that clouded my thinking and bought Photoshop.
So, a couple of years later, I'm still learning.
Here's what I did to this image.
1 -- Cropped it in real close.
2 -- Gave the entire image a canvas texture.
3 -- Added angled strokes to the image.
4 -- Brushed more green into the two leaves on the ocotillo.
5 -- Used reds and pinks to highlight the colors in the bird.
6 -- Spotted a tiny white highlight to the eye.
7 -- Resisted the temptation to play with the shadow.
8 -- Added a thin black border and the copyright text.
Here's what I started with.
Learning Photoshop is like having a sewing machine with lots of bells and whistles. There is always some aspect of the machine or the craft to be learned.
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As a reminder, if you want to see a photo in this blog up closer, click on the image.
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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