2 November 2009
Brian and Lindsay were the first (and so far the only) couple who courted that we were able to watch first-hand. Their commitment to remain pure in their relationship was beautiful and that purity manifested itself on their wedding day.
On October 3rd, 2009, they were married. It was a day I will never forget.
The beautiful bride awaiting the moment when she would join the love of her life.
The bride with her bridesmaids (who were her younger sisters).
The ceremony was one that glorified God, both through the message and this dear couple’s commitment to keeping their relationship Christ-centered.
Primo bacio. First kiss.
The very happy couple.
These photos were taken near where Brian proposed to Lindsay four months earlier.
That day was a wonderful day.
It was the beginning of a marriage and the start of a new family
who is dedicated to serving the Lord in all things.
We consider ourselves blessed to have been involved in such a Christ-honoring occasion. Daddy was a groomsman, Momma helped with the food, Breezy played
the piano (and even composed the piece for the bride’s entrance),
and I was privileged to photograph their special day.
28 October 2009
The sunrise was beautiful on Monday. As the sun rose, the sky turned from orange to red . . .
. . . the bright and glorious colors rising all the while.
When the sun began to peak through the corn, the colors turned golden and the clouds began to look peaceful and almost surreal.
When I came inside from taking the photographs, the sun had made it to the top of the corn and the light was warming the room with is beautiful rays. What a beautiful reminder of the lovingkindesses of the Lord that are new every morning!
“The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
3 April 2009
For pictures of the lovely flowers at the Callaway Gardens, click here.
“Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
Sing the glory of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
All the earth will worship You,
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.’”
- Psalm 66:1-4 -
24 February 2009
A contest deadline was yesterday . . . and we made it in just in time. Just in time (I cannot stress that enough).
My project was to photograph a still life that gives glory to God. Fruit was my choice, as it shows God’s amazing creativity and care in designing even the little things.
They were positioned just right in an old enamelware bowl, propped up by an apple (who hid in the back).
In the background are two foam core boards which I painted my favorite color.
To brighten the left side, I had my dear sister hold up a white foam board which reflected light onto the darker side (a tip I learned from a previous photography judge).
The top pick is the one on the bottom left, which was sent away in the mail just yesterday. The photo shoot with the fruit has ended for now, but there will probably be another one some day.
As to the contest, the Lord is in control and His will will be accomplished! Praise be to God!
“Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord while I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.”
- Psalm 146:1-2 -
P.S. Just a little heads up, a new design of Simply Vintagegirl should arrive in a few days.
21 January 2009
Do you like it? You could probably guess that I did not just take this photo yesterday. I took it of the Purple Cone flowers in our herb garden last summer. Isn’t the little bumble bee so cute?
For the image above, I used both Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Both are great photo-editing programs that I enjoy working in.
Would you like to see the SOOC (straight-out-of-camera) shot?
There you have it — the SOOC! I took this with our Nikon D60 camera and the Nikkor 18-55mm lens (which I fondly call “the fifty-five“).
I really like the way this shot turned out, especially the fresh colors in the background and the soft detail of the petals. But I still played with it.
Below are the things that I did to give the above image a vintage-ness. Since I’m not showing you the step-by-step, I call this the . . .
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“SORTA-TUTORIAL” on
photo vintage-ness
just one of the many ways you can give your photos a vintage appearance
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First, editing in Lightroom!
• Warmth — warmed up the temperature and tint, which gives the photo a glowingly reddish-yellow cozy look.
• Tone — enhanced the exposure and black content, which gives the contrast a nicely adjustable boost.
• Presence — added high clarity, extra vibrance, and removed some of the saturation (coloring).
• Vignetting — darkened the corners and edges to bring more attention to the center of the image.
After the Lightroom editing, this is what the photo looked like:
It turned out very pink with the other colors washed out and plenty of added contrast.
(The above Lightroom settings will probably not work well on every photo.)
Time for Photoshop!
• Background — a scan of a fallen out page of an old G. A. Henty book, edited for a bit more of a framed look.
• Text — in the font “Overdressed” is the word inspired (with several added effects for lovely visibility).
• Cracked Texture — a scan of the cover of an old cooking school lesson book, blended as an overlay.
And that’s how I made the finished product!
I hope you enjoyed the “sorta-tutorial”!
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P.S. I also used the cracked cover and page of the old books in the Declaring His Righteousness art print, which is available in the shop!
