Since it was a daily create I didn’t spend too much time on it. I switched it to B&W and then added some Sepia filter. I used the paint brush and a splatter pattern that took out pixels. I added dust and scratches – although those didn’t come out like I thought they would and not even sure they are there.
I then pulled it into and iPad app called Bazaart and added a vingette and played with some effects. I just deleted most of my photo apps on the iPad to make room for recording audio for a project. There are a few that would age and do this well – but didn’t want to find the apps at the moment.
I have taken old photos and tried to fix them up and look newer and an assignment for #Prisoner106 did need aging such as this for a book cover. Nice spurt of activity to try some things out and not worry about a full project. 🙂
With more time – the photo could still use some aging…..
A neat place that I love is Monches Farm in Wisconsin. It it such a wonderful place. The gardens, the history, the photo ops, the people who tend it and run it – a true escape and relaxing time whenever you visit.
I can never leave there without MANY pictures – but chose one for the DC today. The farm has many garden areas to sit and enjoy and reflect.
Daily creates are an important part of maintaining creative flows and really do boost deeper thinking and learning. They also feed and nurture keeping your head up instead of looking at your feet so that you are not missing possibilities when doing more involved creations.
You can’t do them wrong – except not to do them at all.
Because of some larger projects I have been neglecting and skipping doing the TDC – although I do check each day and I LOVE seeing what others do. But like any exercise – you just gotta do it and it will become part of you.
TDC 1328 was to take 10 things that show the essence of yourself and create a 1 minute video. Since I am in the 5 decade of life I seem to be little more complex than 10 things. It reminds me of learning the lesson of interviewing professionals for positions who were on the latter end of their career or for part time positions where a seasoned veteran was a good choice. So much to share that interviews took too long. I finally figured out to phrase each question with time parameters of “in the last 6-18 months” or ” if you had to give only 1 example and only one what would it be?”. That’s how I felt – too many things and not enough structure or parameters for what “essence” was to be.
Then remembering this is a daily create – DON”T THINK SO HARD!
I set my timer for 20 minutes and went forward not worrying about this being my only opportunity to share or create.
Opened my Photos storage and selected some photos quickly along with some short video clips.
I have a few video editing programs because of my former job position which required me to review and check out different tools. Choices were:Â iMovie – which hasn’t bowled me over lately, Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premier – too complex for a TDC, Camtasia – love it but for different application and Wondershare by Filmora which I haven’t really tried other than look at the demo – so it won the toss up.
I like the bells and whistles provided and that it is a little more updated than templates in iMovie. It is a tool for doing the greeting card – short type videos IMHO – not a production. Some limitations on manipulations. Easy to use as claimed though. I could see using some of the bells and whistles in short clips ant then exporting them out to another editor for use.
Dropped the stills and video clips into the editor in a random fashion. The only thing I wanted to make sure of was that the photo of me and my husband was last to end the video.
I then had fun trying every transition and used multiples – which in a production video can be counter to the story.
There were also some filters and enhancements so I popped a few of those in.
Added a title and a closing.
The tool will upload to Youtube – so that cut some time.
Done. 🙂
Stuck to the 20 minutes – sometimes the write ups take longer than the TDC! Those in an active session -I advise starting a draft post of your weekly summary and stick them in it as you do them – two birds with one stone – especially on the busy weeks. Of course – definitely do a full independent write up especially when you have done something that others might learn from when reading.
TDC1298– Make a drawing with a cut out for clothing. Take a photo of your  card and environment to complete the image
Well – sort of took liberties. I did not do a drawing only a photo. Short on paper and drawing utensils and didn’t think of my Paper53 until after doing this.
I found paperdoll cutout PNG form :So Love to Sew Like the Boys. I could not find terms of use – so hopefully attribution is what was needed.
I reversed the image so the cutouts were transparent and then dropped some fresh photos of the garden behind them. Seemed just right for today. 🙂 I am really getting attached to the Goldilocks Principle since doing the video of the 3 Bears! Learning how just right might not always be more, but you do have to do some futzing.
I used PhotoShop in its most basic format. 2 layers. Magic wand choice. Fill with color.
Photos of Cow and Bull layered into sky  are original paintings and photos by KOnarheim (me) Creative Commons license 4
Cropped and copied photos of the paintings.
Dropped into Photo shop and layered in.
Used large smudge brush to blend into sky and remove rectangle feeling.
Color replacement tool and brightened up the mid ground mountain range.
Fun! Thanks Karen. @kfasimpaur I love cows! – and other things too! – 😉
