I usually mark spring’s arrival not by the calendar but by when flowers start to bloom, butterflies start flitting around, and when my lawn needs to be mowed for the first time in the year.
Flowers in bloom….Check.
Lawn needs to be mowed….Check.
Butterflies flitting around….Check.
Spring has sprung, my friends. Get outside and enjoy!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
For those new to the world of Photoshop (all two of you out there), making custom brushes or shapes may sound like a daunting task but it really isn’t that bad. Sure there are a few steps and it might get frustrating if you lose your place but time, focus, and practice is the key. Once made, brushes and custom shapes can make your life a whole lot easier.
While creating some brushes to watermark my photography, I came across a tutorial online that showed me step-by-step how to take my signature from the page to a custom shape in Photoshop. And, from this custom shape, you can make a custom brush.
Instead of me writing out all the steps, it might be easier on all of us if I just point you to the tutorial I stumbled across –>” Turn Your Signature Into A Photoshop Custom Shape.”
This tutorial is straight forward, detailed, and not too difficult to follow for those Photoshop savvy folks.
Now what to do with this custom shape once you’ve made it? Well, that’s up to you. You can use it like a watermark like I talked about a few posts back. You can photograph (or scan) artwork, bring it into Photoshop, and use your custom brush to apply your signature. Or you can do like I did a while ago and take some small address labels and make stickers with your signature on them (they‘re handy to apply my signature to prints)!
The possibilities are limited only by your imagination and creativity. Give it a try!
Until next time….
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~A.M.
That’s right, folks. My photography was published again!
During my job photographing publicity images for the UMF theater group’s production of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, I agreed to let a local Maine newspaper, the Franklin Journal, use a few of my images to help advertise the production.
I was expecting the paper to allow just one image to grace a small corner of a back page but to my surprise, when I received a copy of the Friday, April 20th edition, I found that three images were utilized. To make that even more awesome, two of those photographs made the front page! The third wasn’t far away, gracing the third page of the paper!
Front…freaking…page!
I’m so proud of myself! I’m also proud of the cast of the show! They were so awesome to work with!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
Posted in Photography, Publication
Last night I had the insane privilege of shooting publicity photographs for the University of Maine at Farmington Theater Group’s rehearsal of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
I adore The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so when this opportunity was brought to my attention, of course I jumped at the chance.
I would like to thank the cast and crew for making me feel welcome and making my job so easy and hilariously fun.
I would also like to thank my cousin, Christina, for suggesting me to the group for this job. And thanks to the director, Amanda, for accepting Christina’s suggestion and being awesome through the whole process!
I had a blast working with the entire group and I can’t wait for the final performance next Sunday!
Until next time…
“I see you shiver with antici.…pation.”
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~A.M.
You come across something so totally awesome, or so totally funny, that you just HAVE to share it with others.
This fits into both the funny and awesome categories.
What happens when photographers get thirsty? They reach for this…
Or maybe this…
Aw yeah! I’m so getting one of these! Probably the first one!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
Audrey May Photography 