Singing in the Rain

A massive, huge storm front moved through our town last night. Not exactly moved. More like settled in for a few hours. The topper to a fun evening: power outage! Just as I was about to heat up dinner! So, after a cold dinner, we sat in the dark. And sat. And sat. It was only 7 but dark because of the gloomy skies. And it was dark because I got rid of most of my candles when the kid came along. Fire and kids don't mix.

So, since there was no longer thunder and lightening, and no power, we decided to do what everyone should do when it rains: play in it! My kid loves to play in the rain. And he loves to wear his rain gear. And I love to take pictures of him playing. It's a win-win situation.

I love that happy look on his face.



And I love the blue of his outfit. So I thought I'd turn it all black and white and bring out the blue. But I forgot to do the blue of his eyes! Oh well! I still think it's cute.



And here we are looking at the cool green/yellow sky that only comes after a storm.
This photo is untouched.


This one's been given a little tweak of the blue. Since you know I love blue!


And that's it! Our power came on not too long after this. But we sure did have fun!

The Eyes Have It

Someone once said "The eyes are the window to the soul."

My son has the most beautiful baby blue eyes. Not that I am biased or anything. He was born with them and they stayed the most gorgeous blue. Even though I can lay no biological claim on my child, it's amazing that he and I have the exact shade of grey/blue eyes. And even though my husband has blue eyes, too, his are much more clear than ours. Sam gets to look like his daddy, the least he can do is have my eye color!

So maybe that is why I love photographing them.

And why I love making them pop!

A little brush, and little change in opacity, sometimes a little tweak of the tint. That's all it took to make the eyes shine.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

BLACK & WHITE WITH COLOR TINT: maybe I should have tinted more?

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And in closing, to quote Elton John: Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen!

Just A Little Color

It's amazing how boring our pictures are straight out of a camera! Take this picture:

Cute kid. Cute picture. But it lacks a little oomph. So, I boosted up the color levels and painted over his irises with a low opacity brush to make them pop. And VOILA!




What a difference a little PhotoShop makes!