Photoshop Technique #1

Yesterday, using my recently purchased The Adobe Photoshop cs3 book for digital photographers by Scott Kelby, I learned a trick known as double processing. I never knew it was possible to capture what the eye can capture but Mr. Kelby and the folks at Adobe have made it possible! Hoorah! Check out the two photos below:

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After:

Close me up Scotty!

I love my new Canon 250D Close up lens that I use on my 50mm f/1.4 lens (a gift from my lurrrrvely seestor!). When at Pike's Place Market in Seattle, we bought a sunflower for a buck and had fun snapping! Here's what we conjured: