Rosy Dreams

[Christopher Miller]

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. Been real busy with printing notecards to sell at the local farmers' market and a local gift shop. This is an old photo that I had processed a few weeks ago. I desaturated the image a bit and then added two of my textures and an orton effect. I also used a number of curves layers to get the look I wanted. Any comments and suggestions would be most appreciated!

[denise ippolito]

Lovely composition and terrific colors. The only thing I can think to help improve this is maybe toning down the couple of whiter spots. Not that they are hot or anything but they grab my eye a little. The textures look very nice. Congrats on the note cards!! You have some great stuff!!

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Christopher, good to see you posting. Lovely soft colors and textures! Agree with toning down those few spots to match the rest of the image. Maybe a tiny crop from the right for me. :)

[Julie Kenward]

Love the texture and the overall feel of the image Christopher. (I wondered where you'd been!) I also think toning down the white areas would add to this.

[Cindy Cone]

Beautiful image, Christopher. I like the comp, colors and texture. I agree about toning the whites just a bit.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Agree with toning down the brighter spots Christopher. But the feel is fantastic. Do you Orton the whole thing or just the rose?

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the comments. I see your point on the white spots and will repost later if I get a chance. Jackie, the Orton effect was applied over the whole image after adding the textures.

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful effects. Others already mentioned the lighter spots. Good luck with selling your cards!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Christopher, beautiful use of textures. Lighter spots covered. Good luck with your cards:)

[Christopher Miller]

Here's a repost with the light spots toned down as suggested. Thanks very much everyone for your comments! :)

[Anita Bower]

Here's a repost with the light spots toned down as suggested. Thanks very much everyone for your comments! :)

Excellent!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I think it looks better Christopher.

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks Anita and Jackie! :)

[Susan Candelario]

Beautiful image and a very nice job on the pp treatment, Christopher! Your re-post made it even better. Good luck with your cards.