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Friday 31 May 2013

JUST A QUOTE FOR FRIDAY- DEB'S CHALLENGE

When catching up with some blog reading earlier this week, I saw that DEB TURTLE had thrown down the gauntlet, in the form of a challenge based on her 'JUST A QUOTE FOR FRIDAY' posts.... NOT ONLY to add a quote to a picture she sent, but ALSO to alter it, using some kind of computer programme!

This is Deb's original picture:



Now, I don't even POSSESS anything remotely as advanced as PHOTOSHOP, but I use an old programme called ROXIO PHOTOSUITE 7, which suits my very basic needs when it comes to editing and have started working between it and PICMONKEY.

So off I went and had a 'fiddle' and this is what I came up with:


I BELIEVE that I 'posterized' the original, changed the colour slightly, did something called 'focal soften' and then added a texture called 'burst'.....next time I do something like this, I shall pay more attention, but in the meantime I'm rather pleased at having tried something new- and of how it turned out!

I must confess to having to look long and hard for an appropriate quote...no doubt something better will pop into my head as soon as I press the 'publish' button!

Thanks Deb, for encouraging me to extend my creative boundaries today!

Wishing you all a happy weekend!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx



16 comments:

  1. I'm impressed. Love the rays. Have a great weekend x

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  2. Love this quote, your edits to the photo suit it!

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  3. A great altering...and a lovely quote.

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  4. I love the softened red hue you have here and the rays. Great job.

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  5. Hooray for you, Alison! I LOVE what you did with my photo, and also the great quote you used. I think it's so fun that most of us who participated this week had to stretch our boundaries when it came to the editing process. I even learned some stuff! And I'm usually the same way each week when I look for a new quote...search until something grabs me and then I'm good to go.

    Thanks so much for participating in my challenge this week. Have a lovely weekend! xo

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  6. very artsy Alison! and I love the quote.

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  7. love how you changed the texture of the parasol and great quote

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  8. Congrats on trying something new...I would say you achieved big time with this one!

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  9. This is absolutely lovely Alison and I think the quote is perfect.

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  10. What a great quote that is!

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  11. Very nicely done and a super quote which is new to me. Glad that learning something new was so satisfying :).

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  12. I think your quote is perfect! That challenge would have terrified me on a computer, but I would have loved it using all of the photo editing apps that I have on my phone. Somehow they don't seem so scary on an iPhone :-) I tend to download the apps when they have a free promo and have quite a collection of them ... I really should use them more.

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  13. Tat Deb is so clever. I'm gojng to have to think abut this.

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  14. You did a great job with that and I love the quote x

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  15. I know I'm way behind on this, but I love what you did. The teal lettering is perfect.
    Rinda

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