OK, so actually, it's very snowy here. We're supposed to get 3-5 inches by 6:00 this evening. No, the title refers to the photo I am going to share with you (actually, I guess I'll be sharing three separate edits of the same photo...). Maybe I'm already wishing for spring, and that's why I was inspired to work on this particular photo, yet again. Whatever the case may be, it was a fun project to work on.
This is actually the most recent edit of this photo. I took this photo over three years ago on a photo outing with my Dad and sister. It started to rain, and she was prepared with her cute umbrella. I was thrilled to get the shot, it was so pretty. Unfortunately, this was taken with my first ever digital camera, a Nikon Coolpix L6, a tiny point-and-shoot. It was a Godsend at the time, though, since I couldn't afford anything better. It was tons better than the little hand-me-down film camera that I had had before. Definitely a step up.
Since it wasn't the best camera ever, the photo was a bit noisy. Luckily, noise can be solved easily with texture!!! It just blends right in. (Part of the reason I love playing with textures in my photos. It hides a lot of mistakes.) And so, for all three versions, I have added texture of some nature.
If you are curious, here are the previous two edits of this photo:
As you can see, I changed quite a lot in the third edit. I desaturated everything, tinted the photo to a blue-green color and changed the umbrella to a red color to contrast with the background. I added a lot more texture this time, and kind of went nuts with it. I did a quick search for quotes about rain and found that perfect one in a couple seconds (got to love Google). The quote, by the by, is from Rachel Carson, who I know nothing about, but she gave us at least one good quotable quote.
Anyway, that's that. I hope you enjoyed my rambling post of repetitive photo edits. :) Until next time!!
