Ice and Branches

Point of View can make all the difference between a photo that is quickly sent to the trash on your computer and a photo that is more interesting to spend a bit of time on.

Here I chose to shoot from behind the icicles that formed on the church roof. Looking out to the dark branches and blue sky, I knew it was the view for me.

Often we see the icicles and take shots head on. I've done it and I've posted pics like this too. But after awhile these start to look all the same to me. So today when I saw these icicles I challenged myself to see them differently. And in order to do so, I needed to move and find an interesting point of view.

St. Ignatius Parish

Using texture overlays can enhance your images. With both of these images, I did the original processing from RAW in Lightroom and then brought them into Photoshop to add the layers. I chose one texture layer for both but removed the colour from the layer that went over the black and white image. Once satisfied I brought the images back into Lightroom, did a few more tweaks and outputted.

Christmas Question

Can Christmas come to the cold and hard places?