Thursday, June 28, 2012

The 365 Project: Week 25

Water droplets on a leaf
For this week on Picaboo, the theme was converting your photos into black and white.  The photo above made into their weekly blog post of the best of the week!

Kaylie playing in the driveway

Sailboat on the bay

Black and white photos are one of my favorite.  They add a sense of drama with the stark contrast and added details.  Not that there's anything wrong with color, it's just more interesting without sometimes!
Trail to the beach

Not everything looks better in black and white though.  I find the best subjects for black and white are people, pets/animals, and dramatic landscapes (you know, like those awesome black and white mountain scenes), and urban landscapes (brick looks freaking awesome in black and white).

Fresh picked blueberries from my garden
Now I know you can probably take photos already in black and white with most digital cameras and I use the feature too but they tend to turn out more of a muddy grey and need more post processing.  If you are more comfortable with using this then go ahead.  I prefer to take photos in color and then change them to black and white.  This allows me to keep ones in color that I don't particularly like in black in white and also like I mentioned, it saves on some post processing if I do convert them.  For this week's photos I converted some of them using Picmonkey, a free online photo editing site, and some using Windows Live Photo Gallery, about the most basic yet very helpful photo editing tool for us not-so-Photoshop-savvy people.

Lavender in bloom
A vine in my planter called Silver Falls

Once you've uploaded your photos and converted to black and white, you're going to need to do some tweaking.  If you don't then you are really amazing!  All you need to do is play with the basic photo tools: highlight, shadows and most importantly, contrast.  Just play with it till the details begin to really pop!

Treasury Thursday

Another week already!  Here's a few of my favorite treasuries I've been featured in this past week!  Thank you all who have included me!

'Vintage Romance' by AngelaDesign

Victorian Chic Pin/  vintage heart pendant and remake vintage pin "Vintage Romance" - ArcaneMemory
Victorian Chic Pin/...
$18.00
la violette2. purple lavender violet flowers aqua feminine girly nostalgic romantic vintage style photo - 5x7 Fine Art Photography Print - joystclaire
la violette2. purpl...
$15.00
3 Vintage Magnets 1960s Romance Comic Magazine Illustrations - ismoyo
3 Vintage Magnets 1...
$6.00
Victorian jabot, necktie,green black, ruffle, upcycle jabot, vintage, spring fashion, feather, romantic steampunk , nude lace, one of a kind - Elyseeart
Victorian jabot, ne...
$55.00
Romantic Sheer ruffle Shirt Valentines Purple Shabby chic Blouse Rustic Glam Gypsy Rose Vintage Top Large - TrueRebelClothing
Romantic Sheer ruff...
$52.00
080 - Vintage Romance Village Shoes  - Download and Print - Transfer To Pillows, T-Shirt, Burlap, Tote, Bag. Print on Canvas, Paper - ChikUna
080 - Vintage Roman...
$2.00
bracelet wire wrapped antique gold gemstones vintage style shabby chic romantic dragonfly jade turquoise aventurine amber aquamarine - PiaBarileJewelry
bracelet wire wrapp...
$33.00
FROG PRINCE PENDANT "You have to Kiss a Lot of Toads" Altered Vintage Art Pendant, Necklace Charm: Green Frog with Crown - ImpressionsInTime
FROG PRINCE PENDANT...
$9.75
Vintage Lace Earrings sterling silver fluorite stone green brown gemstone artisan romantic style multicolor design handmade free shipping - modesign
Vintage Lace Earrin...
$28.00
Vintage purple poppy flower pendant - WoodClay
Vintage purple popp...
$12.00
Vintage cream,green blue, embroidered black flake, Multicolor Turkish Yemeni OYA Scarf ..bridal,scarf,authentic, romantic, elegant, fashion, - WomanStyleStore
Vintage cream,green...
$34.00
Floral Heart Necklace - Pink Mum, Red Rose or Orange Daisy - Pick one - saylorrose
Floral Heart Neckla...
$24.00
Grey Silk Wrap Bracelet or Anklet With Rose, Wing, Key, Heart Romantic Charms - Charmed - heversonart
Grey Silk Wrap Brac...
$18.00
Spring of Violets Digital Postcard - Best wishes - romantic - purple - flower - remember - modest - sweet - Victorian - no.230 - HouseonCherryHill
Spring of Violets D...
$2.00
Purple Flower Earrings - Vintage Earrings - Estate Style Romantic Neo Victorian Vintage Inspired - stonehorsedesigns
Purple Flower Earri...
$16.00
Quaint Antique Plum Woody Country Road Alice in Wonderland Secret Garden Angel Jane Austen Dress - RiverOfRomansk
Quaint Antique Plum...
$45.80

'Woodland' by FleetingStillness

Ceramic Heart Necklace Copper Wire Wrapped - I Heart You OOAK CLEARANCE - heversonart
Ceramic Heart Neckl...
$16.00
Linen napkins. Set of 12. - imali
Linen napkins. Set ...
$42.00
Mushroom Pincushion - Made To Order, Brown on Spring Moss - Nature Themed Decor - FoxtailCreekStudio
Mushroom Pincushion...
$26.00
Adorable Eco-Friendly Felt Dog Bow Tie (Choose from 25 colors) - CharlieHeartsDiesel
Adorable Eco-Friend...
$15.00
floral stacking mugs / vintage stoneware mugs - RustBeltThreads
floral stacking mug...
$22.00
Wood, Glass Seed Beaded - Beadwoven Statement Bracelet -Tapestry - Beadwoven Jewelry - Handmade Fashion - balanced
Wood, Glass Seed Be...
$120.00
Travel Ready & Camping Friendly Antiseptic Duo - Facial Wash and Herbal Healing Balm - WinsomeGreen
Travel Ready & Camp...
$22.00
Praying mantis ceramic bowl, insect dish for him - catherinereece
Praying mantis cera...
$18.00
SALE 20% Off Picasso Czech Glass beads mix - brown, olive green, red, black - earthy colors - 8mm - 20Pc - 025 - MayaHoney
SALE 20% Off Picass...
$2.85
Enamel pendant necklace. Green olive green brown. Copper and pearls. OOAK. by Alery - alery
Enamel pendant neck...
$40.00
Scottish Thistle  - Stained Glass - Suncatcher - Original Art and Design (Copper Patina) - 4-1/2 inches - recircles9
Scottish Thistle -...
$30.00
Beach Finds Installation - Driftwood, Seaglass, Coral, Shell  - Wall Hanging - GiftsandStars
Beach Finds Install...
$87.00
Flower Brooch pastel green and pastel brown, Zipper Pin. Approx 2,8 in/ 7 cm.- eco friendly,Recycle jewelry - ZipperDesign
Flower Brooch paste...
$19.00
native fox- orange and green hand painted wooden fox necklace - iamabird
native fox- orange ...
$25.00
Dogwood branches  -  Fine Art botanical print  watercolor green leaves tree branch spring brown minimalist art print 8x8 - ArtGarden
Dogwood branches -...
$20.00
Organic free form series Seed beaded free form bracelet in shades of green and brown with agate bead and handmade polymer clay bead - Moussycrafts
Organic free form s...
$49.00

'Pink and Blue are Summer Hues' by LittleAppleNY

Crochet lariat scarf with Leaves in Magenta, Necklace, Pink, Feminine, Trendy, Spring, Summer, Harvest, - Iovelycrochet
Crochet lariat scar...
$27.00
SALE.. Cotton Top in Turquoise, Large Size - oOlives
SALE.. Cotton Top i...
$25.00
Pinky Purse - URSAURSA
Pinky Purse
$18.00
Multicolored Earrings - Matrix by Amber - byamber
Multicolored Earrin...
$20.00
handmade linen straw hat.. hemp and blue linen cotton with large wire brim. one size. in stock. - WhatsOliviaWearing
handmade linen stra...
$85.00
Best quality Turkish Towel, Natural Soft Cotton Bath and Beach Towel, Peshtemal, Claret Red - TheAnatolian
Best quality Turkis...
$28.00
Sterling Silver Hoop earrings With Turquoise Beads. - LovePotionDesign
Sterling Silver Hoo...
$65.00
Blingy Crystal Square Cocktail Ring with Magenta Swarovski Crystals - BevaStyles
Blingy Crystal Squa...
$20.00
NO.8 Magenta Cotton Asymmetric Hem Top - JoozieCotton
NO.8 Magenta Cotton...
$30.00
Dandelion Scrabble Necklace Hand Painted Vintage Scrabble Tile in Teal or Fuchsia -Dandelion Wishes - heversonart
Dandelion Scrabble ...
$18.00
Magenta Blue Owl Hair Combs Birds Woodland Regency Shabby Chic Hot Neon Pink Trendy Cottage Not Steampunk Whimsicle - glamasaurus
Magenta Blue Owl Ha...
$15.00
Turquoise Clutch - ShibangDesigns
Turquoise Clutch
$70.00
Porcelain Jewelry, Los Cabos Porcelain Ring ,Turquoise and white Color,Custom Ring - MaaPstudio
Porcelain Jewelry, ...
$52.00
Rose: Wool Felt Bow French Barrette - LoftFullOfGoodies
Rose: Wool Felt Bow...
$12.00
Turquoise leather long belt with gold studs - LunaBluandCo
Turquoise leather l...
$23.00
Turquoise and Pink Cluster Earrings Gold Wire Wrapped Earrings, Gemstone Earrings, Turquoise Magnesite and Pink Agate, Summer Earrings, OOAK - coalescencedesign
Turquoise and Pink ...
$36.00