Images by Bren & Ash Ryan
One of the challenges in the WordPress Photo Challenge that has been held was on the topic of Lines. Lines can be straight, crooked, angular and are found everywhere. So to achieve this challenge I used a photograph taken over this Bank Holiday Weekend, went we went for a short stroll around Ashenbank Woods. To … Continue reading Lines WordPress Photo Challenge
I have to say there is some advantage to having a husband who works on site.. and that is to be able to get views across the City of London. Yes he was about 19 floors up in a man-rider when he took this shot across Stratford in London on his Samsung S6 Edge Mobile … Continue reading Up in a man rider – Lightroom Classic 7.3
I have to say that the topic this week for the WordPress Photo Challenge called Favourite Place has me thinking of a place that is close to where I live.. called Ashenbank Bank Woods near Cobham in Kent. Just a few minutes drive from us is this wondrous place which brings nature to our doorstep. … Continue reading Favourite Place WordPress Photo Challenge
Oh my this week's challenge has me thinking of Spring... something that is Out of This World is the topic of this week's challenge and there is nothing like a walk in the woods to take you away from the troubles of the world. So for me.. after last week's bitterly cold days and being … Continue reading Out of this world WordPress Photo Challenge
If you are a Creative Cloud subscriber like myself then you automatically get Photoshop with the Photography Plan. For some Photoshop is rather daunting and people sometimes want to steer clear of it.. and at times I feel that way too. However, on saying that Photoshop is an ideal place for using your various … Continue reading Using several editing programs on an image.
Well last year just seemed to fly by... and our photography took a back seat... now we are in 2018 and we are determined to get our photography back on track. So for me with the WordPress Photo Challenge the topic of Growth has two meanings for me. Firstly growing our photography portfolio and getting … Continue reading Growth WordPress Photo Challenge
I have been really busy lately with real-life events, yet again! And that means my photography has had to take a back burner seat, much to my disapproval, but hey-ho, we can't have it always. Anyway today I decided to get my laptop out and boy what with Windows Updates and Software Updates it hasn't … Continue reading Luminar 2018 Trial and what a Transformation
Finally I am getting there... I have am catching up with the WordPress Photo Challenges I have missed.. and boy was there a few. The final topic, which was last week's topic was called Rounded. Objects which are rounded and have curves within their structure are all around us, whether it be flowers or architecture. … Continue reading Rounded WordPress Photo Challenge
It is Wednesday evening and a new WordPress Photo Challenge called Windows has just been set. And to be perfectly honest the weather is dank and miserable here and my garden is not in a very good state at the moment, so I thought for this challenge I would think about the kind of view … Continue reading Windows WordPress Photo Challenge
Layered is the subject for this week's photo challenge curated by WordPress. And there is nothing like the layers of branches on a tree full of red coloured leaves like this one at Sheffield Park Gardens, taken only last week. Sheffield Park Gardens is one of my favourite places to visit.. I love autumn colours, … Continue reading Layered WordPress Photo Challenge
It is Wednesday evening and a new WordPress Photo Challenge called Windows has just been set. And to be perfectly honest the weather is dank and miserable here and my garden is not in a very good state at the moment, so I thought for this challenge I would think about the kind of view … Continue reading Windows WordPress Photo Challenge
Now if I can stay within one program to do all my processing.. I am one happy bunny. Simply because a) my computer is not very good at handling loads of photo-editing programs all at one time and b) it is easier for me and I like the easy life. However, when it comes to … Continue reading Lightroom -v- Photoshop -v- Photomatix for Interior HDR Shots
Honestly, that was me yesterday... Waiting to get some peace and an afternoon nap... You see the day started out with a loose kitchen tap... yes it needed tightening up and I got a phone call from hubby saying, 'If you clear the under-sink cupboard out and find the monobloc spanners, which are in the … Continue reading Waiting WordPress Photo Challenge
The topic for this week's photo challenge is called Corner and you are asked to type of corner evoke emotion within yourself. Well for me it has to be corners in Architecture. Especially when you have such great architecture like the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco with its columns and the intricate mouldings … Continue reading Corner WordPress Photo Challenge
Back in 2016, I processed a photograph of a Little Egret which I took at Northward Hill Nature Reserve and processed the image in a blue wash. Today I decided to rework that image.. and the first thing I did was to flip the photograph horizontally. I wanted to do this image in black and … Continue reading Rework of a Little Egret
On Sunday we took a trip to Sissinghurst Castle... in Kent. Albeit under protest at the last controversy surrounding the outing of a squire as being gay, which I didn't approve of. Anyway, we decided to go and I shot this photograph of some red flowers and wanted to see if I could create a … Continue reading Creating Watercolour Effect Photography
When it comes to processing images, one part of my work flow is to dodge and burn an image to depth and highlight light sources and shadow sources. To me dodging and burning gives a new dimension to a photograph. It was only yesterday I was speaking to a friend who runs a blog called … Continue reading Friday Quick Tip – Lightroom – Dodge and Burn
Satisfaction So what is satisfaction? For me it is when I accomplish something that I only dreamed of. Like taking a photograph and transforming it into something else. My original image was this deep cerise flower. Even though I liked the original image I wanted to create something different and the colour I had in … Continue reading Satisfaction WordPress Photo Challenge