Changing the look

I'm trying to dress up my blog but I still want it to look professional.  I used to have the page solid black but I decided to try a background.  I can't decide which I like better so I'm wondering what you think.  Do you like this pink & brown background or the black background better?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And the winner is .........  Susan Ossola!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway & have helped me to get the word out about my business.  I plan to do more giveaways in the future so keep checking back.

Only 1 day left

Well, tomorrow's the last day to enter to win a free restoration.  I'm actually surprised that more people haven't entered, but maybe nobody has anything that needs restored or edited, right now.  I guess that just makes the odds really good for those that have entered.  Maybe I'll try another giveaway, down the road, & see if I can draw more traffic. 

Good luck to those of you who have entered.  I'll announce the winner on Sunday (Monday at the latest).

Enter to win a free restoration or edit, up to $30

This week I thought I'd offer a free restoration or edit, up to $30, to one lucky person.  The $30 can also be used towards a larger job.  You have until Saturday, May 29th to enter.

There are 4 ways to enter so you can get up to 4 chances to win:

1. Follow this blog & I'll include your name in the drawing.

2. Become a fan of my Facebook page, then come back & leave a comment on this post.  If you're already a fan, just leave a comment here.

3. Post about this giveaway on your blog, then come back here & leave another comment.

4. Post a Facebook status about this giveaway then leave a comment on this post.

Gardner Photo

It's always a lot of fun to watch a photo come back as missing pieces are filled in.  This photo was particularly challenging to fill in the details in the arm & hair but at the same time rewarding when it's completed.

 

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Deal of the week

I just received a photo, from a customer, that is missing quite a few pieces.  It's going to be a challenging but fun photo to work on.  Because of it, though, I won't be posting any other photos for the next week.


The deal of the week is:  $10 off for each customer referral that results in a sale.  Have them mention your name & I'll keep a credit for you.  This offer will run through May 22, 2010.

HDR

I took this photo at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens & added an HDR Saturated effect.  I love this look.  I love the original picture but it's also fun to play with different options.

 

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Too many people!

In April I took my kids to the Tulip Festival.  The gardens were so beautiful but there were way too many people.  Most of my pictures have at least 1 stranger in the background, so I decided to take them out.  It takes a bit of time so I don't know how many of my pictures I'll actually do, but here's the one I did tonight.

 

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New photos

So tonight I wanted to play around with my new Bamboo Craft.  It's a lot of fun & I can be so much more accurate when editing photos.  I found some old photos of my grandma (isn't she a hottie) & decided to see what I could do with them.  They were in pretty good shape other than being faded & turning brown.  Some of them had torn edges but that was about it.

 

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May 10th - 15th, 2010

This week only, I am offering 50% off to the next 2 customers who place orders with me.  You can place orders by emailing me or calling me (see contact info).

The Bamboo

So I got my Mother's Day present today.  Trent's been asking me if I wanted it yet, for a few days now, so I finally said ok.  He gave me the Bamboo Pen & Touch.  I had no idea he was even looking at it so it was a complete surprise.  For those of you that don't know what the Bamboo is, it's a big touch pad for the computer & has a pen that you use to write on it.  It'll work anywhere on the computer but is especially made for scrapbooking or photo editing.  I think it's going to take a little time to get the feel of it but ultimately it'll add a new level to what I'm able to do.  I'm going to have a lot of fun playing with it.

Special Effects

 

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Major Restorations

 

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More Simple Restorations

 

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Simple Restorations

 

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Advanced Color Changes

 

Sepia Tone with light True Colors

  

Sepia Tone with selective True Colors

 

Black & White with selective True Colors

  

Black & White with light True Colors

Simple Color Changes

Black and White 

          

Sepia Tone

Getting Started

Up until now I haven't really cared to start a blog.  Although I enjoy my life, it usually doesn't seem interesting enough to tell the world about.  But I am now trying let people know that I can do photo restoration & I want to have a place to share, with others, the work that I have done. I'm still learning how Blogspot works so my first few blogs should be interesting.  We'll see what happens.