by Leslie Nicole | Nov 12, 2015 | Photography
A few tips for picking and prepping flowers and plants before photographing them. Includes choosing plants, when to pick, basic clean up, and creative edits. The roses in the featured image above were perfect as is. If I’m walking in the garden and see a...
by Leslie Nicole | Oct 30, 2015 | Design, Photography
The teaser for a series of posts on photographing flowers and plants and post-processing in Photoshop and Illustrator as design elements and illustrations. Photography to Post-Processing Teaser These days I’ve been obsessed with photographing (mostly) my dahlias...
by Leslie Nicole | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized, Using Textures
This photograph of a French tower was created with filters, selective desaturation, and the addition of a watercolor texture. Intermediate to advanced level tutorial. Processing The Photograph In the illustration above, the photograph on the left is my photograph with...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 14, 2015 | Inspiration, Photoshop Brushes, Using Overlays
Recreating a design by breaking down its elements is a great way to learn and expand your skills. Click To See The Design Larger Why Recreate A Design? I love creating and using Photoshop art, grunge and vintage brushes and overlays. These are the elements of design....
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 7, 2015 | Before & After, Using Textures
Quick texture example using a macro photo of a Love-in-a-Mist flower with a painterly texture. Easy Texture Recipe Example Here’s a really quick example of an easy textured flower. I photographed this Love-in-a-mist flower in my studio against a white...